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- 1. Meitetsu kiha8500 kitaalps takayama: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
- 2. Aizu-railway-Kiha-8500 Aizu-Mount-Express: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Aizu Railway Kiha 8500 055: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Aizu Railway Kiha 8500 056: Tennen-Gas· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Meitetsu KiHa 8500 series (名鉄キハ8500系) is a limited express diesel multiple unit operated by Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad) in Japan from 1991 to 2001, and by Aizu Railway from 2002 to 2010. Since October 2016, it has been in operation on the Sabah State Railway in Sabah, Malaysia.
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 35 years ago, in 1991.
- 20.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 35 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1991
- in service from
- 1991
- status
- in service
- number built
- 5
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Nagoya Railroad, Aizu Railway
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- Single car
- length
- 20.8 m
- capacity
- 60 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11415695, Wikipedia: Meitetsu KiHa 8500 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.