KiHa 11

what is it?

The KiHa 11 (キハ11形) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the JR-Central Transport Service Company (TKJ) on driver-only operated rural services in central Japan. A total of 43 cars were built between 1989 and 1999, with the class divided into four sub-classes: KiHa 11-0, KiHa 11-100, KiHa 11-200, and KiHa 11-300.

who runs it

Central Japan Railway CompanyJR-Central Transport Service CompanyHSHitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato LineRTrail transport in Myanmar

base stats

• speed 95 km/htop speed
• power 246 kWpower output
• weight 27.8 tin working order
• built 43made in total

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 37 years ago, in 1989.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 37 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1989

in service from

1989

status

in service

number built

43

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Niigata Transys, Niigata Engineering

operators

Central Japan Railway Company, JR-Central Transport Service Company, Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line, rail transport in Myanmar

top speed

95 km/h

power

246 kW

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

formation

Single car

length

18 m

weight

27.8 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.