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TRTA 3000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kisha Seizo· from 1994· subway train type formerly operated in Japan

TRTA 3000 series, photo 1 of 4
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what is it?

The TRTA 3000 series (営団3000系, Eidan 3000-kei) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by TRTA (present-day Tokyo Metro) on the then TRTA Hibiya Line from 1961 to 1994.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • built 304made 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 32 years ago, in 1994.
  • 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 33 years (1961–1994).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built
1994
in service from
1961
retired
1994
status
retired
number built
304
kind
metro
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Kisha Seizo
operators
Teito Rapid Transit Authority
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
2/4/6/8 cars per trainset
length
18 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7671514, Wikipedia: TRTA 3000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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