8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 011: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Kiha160 at Tomakomai Sta: Sinryow· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2009-05-19 JR Hokkaido Kiha 160: iyoupapa· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 001: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 002: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 003: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 005: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. JR Hokkaido Kiha 160 series DMU 006: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The KiHa 160 (キハ160形) was a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on the Hidaka Main Line in Japan. A single car was built in 1997 by Niigata Tekko (now Niigata Transys) to replace the KiHa 130 DMU car (KiHa 130-5) withdrawn due to collision damage sustained in a level crossing accident in January 1996. From 2007, the unit was rebuilt as an experimental hybrid car, branded "Inno Tech Train", before being finally withdrawn in fiscal 2013.
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 29 years ago, in 1997.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 16 years (1997–2013).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1997
- in service from
- 1997
- retired
- 2013
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Niigata Transys
- operators
- Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 246 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- Single car
- length
- 18.5 m
- weight
- 32.5 t
- capacity
- 42 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11226201, Wikipedia: KiHa 160 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.