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Tobu 80000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kinki Sharyo· from 2025· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Tobu 80000 series, photo 1 of 1
1/1 MaedaAkihiko· CC0

what is it?

The Tobu 80000 series (Japanese: 東武80000系, romanized: Tōbu 80000-kei) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan. Twenty-five 5-car sets are to be built.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 250 kWpower output
  • built 15made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 1 years ago, in 2025.
  • 20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
2025
in service from
2025
status
in service
number built
15
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kinki Sharyo
operators
Tobu Railway
top speed
120 km/h
power
250 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
formation
5 cars per trainset
length
20.5 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q125521581, Wikipedia: Tobu 80000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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