KiHa 201 series

what is it?

The KiHa 201 series (キハ201系) is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Sapporo area suburban services in Hokkaido, Japan since 1997. The KiHa 201 trains are designed to work in multiple with 731 series electric multiple unit (EMU) sets with which it shares numerous features, including appearance, interior layout, bodyshell and control systems. These daily interworkings are the only diesel-electric multiple working in Japan.

who runs it

Hokkaido Railway Company

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• power 2 MWpower output
• built 12made 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 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🚗2 MW is about 24 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 📏21.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 29 years.

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

status

in service

number built

12

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Subaru Corporation

operators

Hokkaido Railway Company

top speed

130 km/h

power

2 MW

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

formation

3 cars per trainset

length

21.7 m

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