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Meitetsu 7000 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1961· Japanese electric multiple unit train type
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Meitetsu7000-p6-kanayama-20070601: Linearcity· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 011: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Meitetsu 7000 Chukyo Racecourse 20160723: 土讃線すぺしゃる！ at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 021: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. 2008-04-14 Meitetsu 7000 series: tsuda· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Meitetsu 7000 at Toyohashi Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 001: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 004: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 008: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 014: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Meitetsu 7000 series (名鉄7000系) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1961 until December 2009. The 7000 series included the 7100 series, 7500 series, and 7700 series.
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- Served for 48 years (1961–2009).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1961
- in service from
- 1961
- retired
- 2009
- status
- retired
- number built
- 116
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Nagoya Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
- formation
- 2/4/6/8/10 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6810396, Wikipedia: Meitetsu 7000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.