User:XtraJovial/Osaka Metro 400 series

Osaka Metro 400 series
Entered serviceApril 2023 (planned)
Number under construction138 vehicles (23 sets)
Formation6 cars per set
OperatorsOsaka Metro

The Osaka Metro 400 series (Japanese: 大阪メトロ400系, Hepburn: Ōsaka Metoro 400-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type on order by Osaka Metro. A total of 23 six-car sets are to be built. They are due to enter service in April 2023 to replace the New 20 series units used on the Chuo Line.[1]

Design edit

The design of the 400 series will be reminiscent of a spaceship.[1]

Interior edit

Passenger accommodation will consist of longitudinal seating throughout, except for one car, which will feature single transverse seating. Passenger information displays will be install; they will provide information in four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.[1]

History edit

The trains were first announced by Osaka Metro on 9 December 2021.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "未来感あふれる宇宙船風、クロスシート車も…大阪メトロに新造400系" [A spaceship style full of futurism, cross-seat cars… Newly built 400 series for Osaka Metro]. レスポンス(Response.jp) (in Japanese). 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Category:Electric multiple units of Japan 400 series Category:Train-related introductions in 2023