2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 22000系: 浪速丹治· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Nankai22016 Express Hashimoto-KiiShimizu 19920503: Olegushka· CC0
what is it?
The Nankai 22000 series (南海22000系, Nankai 22000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type that was introduced by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan in 1969.
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 57 years ago, in 1969.
- Still in service after 57 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1969
- in service from
- 1969
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Nankai Electric Railway
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- / overhead line
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11408124, Wikipedia: Nankai 22000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.