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- 1. JRH-kiha285 During demolition 20170305 NaeboWorkshop: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The KiHa 285 series (キハ285系) was a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type developed by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), originally intended for use on limited express services in Hokkaido, Japan. One three-car trainset was completed in September 2014 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, but plans to construct any further KiHa 285 series trains were cancelled the same month, and the trainset built was scrapped without entering revenue service. The "KiHa" designation derives from the classification system used by JNR. "Ki" indicates a diesel-powered vehicle, while "Ha" indicates an ordinary passenger car, as opposed to a green car.
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
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- retired
- 2017
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11226197, Wikipedia: KiHa 285 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.