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Kintetsu 16200 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Unknown builder· from 2016· sightseeing train operated in Japan by Kintetsu Corporation

Kintetsu 16200 series, photo 1 of 3
1/3 Karindoobatanbo· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Kintetsu 16200 series (近鉄16200系), branded Blue Symphony (青の交響曲, Ao no Shinfonii) is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway in Japan since September 2016. The train was converted from a 6200 series commuter train.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • built 3made 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 10 years ago, in 2016.
  • 20.7 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
2016
in service from
2016
number built
3
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Unknown builder
operators
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC, overhead line
formation
3 cars per trainset
length
20.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q26883278, Wikipedia: Kintetsu 16200 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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