10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. キハE120 1 東北地域本社色: BandaiLine· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Gosen Station -E120: かときち· CC BY 2.1 jp
- 3. KihaE120-7: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. DC-E120-fare: Hksn127· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. E120-6 Tsuruoka 20100522: くろふね (Kurofune)· CC BY 3.0
- 6. JR East Kiha E120-1 IMG 1596 edited: DR17 Sagittarius Runaway· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. JR East Kiha E120-2 IMG 1594 edited: DR17 Sagittarius Runaway· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. JR East Kiha E120-3 Touhoku Coler DSC 00381: DR17 Sagittarius Runaway· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. JR East Kiha E120-4 IMG 1545 edited: DR17 Sagittarius Runaway· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. JR East Kiha E120-5 IMG 1592 edited: DR17 Sagittarius Runaway· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The KiHa E120 (キハE120形) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since November 2008. The "KiHa" designation derives from the classification system used by Japanese National Railways (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
- First built 18 years ago, in 2008.
- 331 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2008
- in service from
- 2008
- status
- in service
- number built
- 8
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Niigata Transys
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 331 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- Single car
- length
- 19.5 m
- weight
- 38.5 t
- capacity
- 39 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11226262, Wikipedia: KiHa E120 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.