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Kintetsu 15400 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Unknown builder· from 2011· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Kintetsu 15400 series, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Oka21000· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Kintetsu 15400 series (近鉄15400系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type in Japan rebuilt from two former Kintetsu 12200 series EMUs in 2011 for use on tourist charter services in the Osaka and Nagoya areas under the name "Kagirohi" (かぎろひ) operated by the Kintetsu Corporation group company Club Tourism since 23 December 2011.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • seats 94passengers
  • built 4made 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 15 years ago, in 2011.
  • 20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
2011
in service from
2011
status
in service
number built
4
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Unknown builder
operators
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
formation
2 cars per trainset
length
20.5 m
capacity
94 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q12061015, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 15400 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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