The Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series (山陽電気鉄道6000系, San'yō Denki tetsudō 6000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since April 2016.

[3] Details of the new trains on order were first announced by Sanyo Electric Railway in May 2015.

[1] Set 6001, was delivered from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe to the Sanyo Electric Railway depot at Higashi-Futami by road in November 2015.

[4] The trains entered revenue service on 27 April 2016, with a departure ceremony held at Sanyo Himeji Station.

[5] Initially used only on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line, the trains also began operating on the Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line from 17 May 2016.