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Odakyu 30000 series EXE

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1996· electric multiple unit train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan

Odakyu 30000 series EXE, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Odakyu 30000 series (小田急30000形, Odakyū 30000-gata), branded "EXE/EXEα" ("Excellent Express/Excellent Express Alpha"), is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan on Odakyu Odawara Line and Odakyu Enoshima Line "Romancecar" services since 1996.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • built 70made 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 30 years ago, in 1996.
  • 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 30 years.

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

spec sheet

built
1996
in service from
1996
status
in service
number built
70
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
operators
Odakyu Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
6+4 car sets
length
20 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7077244, Wikipedia: Odakyu 30000 series EXE (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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