3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JGR Kiha43000 Takatori-Hyogo: Katsusaburo NISHIO / 西尾克三郎· Public domain
- 2. JGR Kiha 43000: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Train set of JGR Kiha 43000: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The KiHa 43000 was a train and one of the first two streamlined diesel multiple units in Japan, the other being the Kihani 5000. Its development was inspired by the "Fliegender Hamburger" in Germany.
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
- First built 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Served for 21 years (1937–1958).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1937
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1958
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- Ministry of Railways, Japanese National Railways, Ministry of Transport
- top speed
- —
- power
- 179 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11421888, Wikipedia: KiHa 43000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.