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Odakyu 8000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1983· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Odakyu 8000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Odakyu 8000 series (小田急8000形, Odakyū 8000-gata) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan since 1983.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 190 kWpower output
  • built 160made 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 43 years ago, in 1983.
  • 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 43 years.

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

spec sheet

built
1983
in service from
1983
status
in service
number built
160
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyu Car Corporation
operators
Odakyu Electric Railway
top speed
110 km/h
power
190 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
4 or 6 cars per trainset
length
20 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11463068, Wikipedia: Odakyu 8000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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