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Odakyu 10000 series HiSE

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1987· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Odakyu 10000 series HiSE, photo 1 of 7
1/7 Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (小田急10000形, Odakyū 10000-gata) (High-decker/High-grade/High-level Super Express) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway on Romancecar services in the Tokyo area of Japan between 1987 and 2012.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 140 kWpower output
  • built 44made 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 39 years ago, in 1987.
  • Served for 25 years (1987–2012).

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

spec sheet

built
1987
in service from
1987
retired
2012
status
retired
number built
44
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
operators
Odakyu Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
140 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC overhead lines
formation
11 cars per set

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7077239, Wikipedia: Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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