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Nankai 30000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Tokyu Car Corporation· from 1983· Electric multiple unit operated by Nakai Electric Railway

Nankai 30000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 日根野 (Hineno)· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Nankai 30000 series (南海30000系, Nankai 30000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan since 1983. Two four-car sets were built to replace the sole 20000 series set.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • built 8made 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.
  • 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
8
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Tokyu Car Corporation
operators
Nankai Electric Railway
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
(overhead wire)
formation
4 cars per trainset

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11408126, Wikipedia: Nankai 30000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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