4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Series 5000 of Sagami Railway: Lover of Romance· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Sotetsu 5000 7000 frontview: Cassiopeia sweet· Public domain
- 3. Sotetsu5000-2: にゆうてい at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Sotetsu5000: いなか· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Sotetsu 5000 series (相鉄5000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 71 years ago, in 1955.
- Served for 54 years (1955–2009).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1955
- in service from
- 1955
- retired
- 2009
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Sagami Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7667642, Wikipedia: Sotetsu 5000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.