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Meitetsu 2200 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 2005· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Meitetsu 2200 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Meitetsu 2200/2300 series (名鉄2200・2300系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Japan since January 2005.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • built 102made 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 21 years ago, in 2005.
  • 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 21 years.

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

spec sheet

built
2005
in service from
2005
status
in service
number built
102
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo
operators
Nagoya Railroad
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead
formation
6 cars per trainset
length
18.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6810377, Wikipedia: Meitetsu 2200 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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