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Seibu L00 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries· from 2026· electric multiple unit of Seibu Railway
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Seibu SeriesL00 L41: くだんした· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Seibu Series L00-L21 Free-space: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
- 3. Seibu L00 series Platform Detection Sensor L21 20260424-20260424 171515: SEMISAYAMASHI· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Seibu Series L00-L41 Outside-LED: MaedaAkihiko· CC0
what is it?
The Seibu L00 series (西武L00系, Seibu Reo-kei) is a people mover train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on Yamaguchi Line services since 2026. Three four-car sets are to be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries by fiscal 2027 to replace the ageing 8500 series fleet.
who runs it
base stats
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 0 years ago, in 2026.
- 34 m long: about 8 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
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- status
- in service
- number built
- 4
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- operators
- Seibu Railway
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- electric system
- (Third rail)
- formation
- 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 34 m
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q136832030, Wikipedia: Seibu L00 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.