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Meitetsu 1800 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Unknown builder· from 1991· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Meitetsu 1800 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Meitetsu 1800 series (名鉄1800系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1991.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • built 24made 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 35 years ago, in 1991.

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

spec sheet

built
1991
in service from
1991
number built
24
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Unknown builder
operators
Nagoya Railroad
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
2 cars per set

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

Sources: Wikidata Q20902354, Wikipedia: Meitetsu 1800 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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