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Meitetsu KiHa 8000 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1965· diesel multiple unit train type formerly operated in Japan
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- 1. Meitetsu 8000 sakou: spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Meitetsu KiHa 8000 series (名鉄キハ8000系) was an umbrella term used to refer to twelve limited express diesel multiple unit cars of similar specifications operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1965 to 1991. These cars were the recipients of the 9th Blue Ribbon Award held in 1966.
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 61 years ago, in 1965.
- 20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 26 years (1965–1991).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1965
- in service from
- 1965
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Nagoya Railroad
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- Various
- length
- 20.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11415693, Wikipedia: Meitetsu KiHa 8000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.