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KiHa 85 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 2023· Diesel multiple unit train type operated by JR Central in Japan

🚆 multiple unit diesel
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. DC85 class Gifu: Unmo371· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. JR central-dc85: TaitaFkm· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Central Japan Railway - Series Kiha 85 - 01: JKT-c· CC BY 3.0
  4. 4. JR Central Kiha 85 (Wideview Hida): Alpsdake· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. JR Central Kiha 85 at Takayama Station 2012-12-29: Antti T. Nissinen· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. JR Central Kiha 85 Nanki on Kisei Main Line: Alpsdake· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. JRC Kiha85 series 200DC: PekePON ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. JRC Kiha85 Series01: User:Kansai explorer This photo was taken with Canon PowerShot G7· CC BY 2.5
  9. 9. JRC-Kiha85-0DC: Photograph taken by Kone .· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. JRC-Kiha85-100DC: Kone· CC BY-SA 3.0
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KiHa 85 series, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The KiHa 85 series (キハ85系, KiHa 85-kei) was a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) on Hida and Nanki limited express services in Japan from 1989 until 2023. 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

Central Japan Railway Company

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 261 kWpower output
  • built 81made 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 3 years ago, in 2023.
  • 21.6 m long: about 5 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
2023
in service from
2023
number built
81
kind
multiple unit
traction
diesel
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo, Subaru Corporation, Niigata Transys
operators
Central Japan Railway Company
top speed
120 km/h
power
261 kW
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
formation
Various
length
21.6 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11226286, Wikipedia: KiHa 85 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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