2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tobu 5155: Cassiopeia sweet· Public domain
- 2. Tobu-railway-5154F-20060102-134214: LERK· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Tobu 5000 series (東武5000系, Tōbu 5000-kei) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan between 1979 and 2006. The 5000 series was created between 1978 and 1986 by modernizing the entire fleet of 162 former 7800 series EMU cars, built between 1953 and 1961, by adding new steel bodies based on the 8000 series design. The fleet was subdivided into 5000, 5050, and 5070 series types.
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 47 years ago, in 1979.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 27 years (1979–2006).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1979
- in service from
- 1979
- retired
- 2006
- status
- retired
- number built
- 162
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Tobu Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- formation
- 2/4/6 cars per trainset
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7811750, Wikipedia: Tobu 5000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.