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Meitetsu 9500 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 2019· electric multiple unit train type operated by Nagoya Railroad in Japan

Meitetsu 9500 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Meitetsu 9500 series (名鉄9500系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Japan since 2019. A two-car version is designated as 9100 series.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • seats 524passengers
  • built 92made 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 7 years ago, in 2019.
  • 18.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 524: 10 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built
2019
in service from
2019
status
in service
number built
92
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
overhead catenary
wheel arrangement
2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ (9500)
formation
4 cars per 9500 series trainset, 2 cars per 9100 series trainset
length
18.4 m
capacity
524 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q68191443, Wikipedia: Meitetsu 9500 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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