5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tokyo-Metro Series08-102: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Teito Rapid Transit Authority 08 Series: T. Hanami· CC0
- 3. Tokyo Metro 08 series EMU 001: 天然ガス· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Tokyo Metro 08 series Tokyu DT Line 20180519: ぬべすこん· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Tokyo Metro 17000 series and 08 series 20200516: 日頃の行い· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Tokyo Metro 08 series (東京メトロ08系, Tōkyō Metoro 08-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line in Tokyo, Japan since 2003. Introduced into service on 7 January 2003, a total of six ten-car trainsets were manufactured by Nippon Sharyo between 2002 and 2003 to augment the 8000 series trains following the extension to Oshiage.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- Weighs about as much as 45 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 1,500: 30 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 23 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2003
- in service from
- 2003
- status
- in service
- number built
- 60
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Tokyo Metro, Teito Rapid Transit Authority
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 165 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.3 m
- weight
- 270 t
- capacity
- 1,500 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7813946, Wikipedia: Tokyo Metro 08 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.