electric multiple unit

English

Noun

PESA ELF 27WE electric multiple unit in Warsaw, Poland

electric multiple unit (plural electric multiple units)

1. (rail transport) A multiple unit train powered by electricity, abbreviated EMU.

Related terms

• diesel multiple unit
• electric locomotive
• electric train

Translations

multiple unit powered by electricity

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 電動列車 / 电动列车

  Mandarin: 電聯車 / 电联车 (diànliánchē)

• Finnish: sähkömoottorijuna
• Hindi: इलेक्ट्रिक मल्टिपल इकाई (ilekṭrik malṭipal ikāī)
• Indonesian: kereta rel listrik
• Japanese: 電車 (ja) (でんしゃ, densha)
• Korean: 전기 동력분산식 열차 (jeon'gi dongnyeokbunsansik yeolcha)
• Polish: elektryczny zespół trakcyjny m
• Spanish: unidad eléctrica múltiple
• Tamil: மின்தன்னுந்து பெட்டி (miṉtaṉṉuntu peṭṭi)
• Telugu: విద్యుత్ మల్టిపుల్ యూనిట్ (vidyut malṭipul yūniṭ)
• Vietnamese: tàu điện động lực phân tán

Further reading

• Category:Electric multiple units, motor coaches and railcars on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• electric multiple unit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia