#5745· Taiwanese EMU800

EMU800 series

🇹🇼 Taiwan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 2014· Taiwan Railways EMU800 is a new series of electric multiple unit.

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. TRA ED827 at Qiaotou Station 20140502: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 03.13 總統參訪「台灣車輛公司」，與台車同仁及EMU800電聯車合影 (33371520736): 總統府· CC BY 2.0
3. 2015-08-21 EMU800 on the Western Line (Northern Section): 魏子棋· Public domain
4. 2019-07-19 EMU800 on the Western Line (Northern Section): 魏子棋· Public domain
5. 2022-01-30 EMU800 on the Taichung Line: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. A TRA EMU800 train near Daqing Station: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. EMU800首航(801&802)~~2014.01.02~17: F0153820· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. EMU800首航(801&802)~~2014.01.02~27: F0153820· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Taiwan EMU800 Commuter, Qidu (20240114a) (53561757360): Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. TRA EMU800 running a local train service on the Western Line: jason199567· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The EMU800 is a series of electric multiple unit train used by the Taiwan Railway Corporation. The then Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) purchased a total of 344 cars (i.e. 43 sets) of the series.

who runs it

Taiwan railway Taiwan Railways Administration

base stats

speed 140 km/htop speed
power 3.5 MWpower output
weight 320 tin working order
built 344made 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 12 years ago, in 2014.
Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
3.5 MW is about 41 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 53 African elephants (~6 t each).
165 m long: about 37 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: 2014
in service from: 2014
status: in service
number built: 344
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇹🇼 Taiwan
builders: Nippon Sharyo, TRSC
operators: Taiwan railway, Taiwan Railways Administration
top speed: 140 km/h
power: 3.5 MW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system: (nominal) from overhead catenary
wheel arrangement: 22+BoBo+22+BoBo+BoBo+22+BoBo+22
formation: 8 cars per trainset
length: 165 m
weight: 320 t
Dutch name: Taiwanese EMU800

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10915919, Wikipedia: EMU800 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.