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Tobu 634 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Unknown builder· from 2012· electric multiple unit of Tobu Railway

Tobu 634 series, photo 1 of 5
1/5 Ohtsuka Makoto· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Tobu 634 series (東武634系, Tōbu 634-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Tobu Railway since 27 October 2012.

who runs it

base stats

  • seats 59passengers
  • built 4made 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 14 years ago, in 2012.
  • 20 m long: about 4 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
2012
in service from
2012
number built
4
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Unknown builder
operators
Tobu Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
2 cars per trainset
length
20 m
capacity
59 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q12071172, Wikipedia: Tobu 634 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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