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KiHa 35

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Subaru Corporation· from 1961· Diesel multiple unit train type

🚆 multiple unit diesel ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Kiha35 199 takamatsu: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
  2. 2. Kantou railway kiha350: Toshinori baba· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Kiha 35 196 at Takaoka Station: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. DC35-212: Cassiopeia sweet .· Public domain
  5. 5. Door(JNR Type Kiha-30): Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. Hachiko Line KiHa 35 Yorii 19920808: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. HachikoDiesel: Fg2· Public domain
  8. 8. Hydraulic transmission, Nico Type DF115A: NEXT-EXIT· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. JNR Kiha 30 63 and Kiha 35 157 at Ao Station 19861231: Suikotei· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. PNR KiHa350 White: Bagong Lipunan IV· CC BY-SA 4.0
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what is it?

The KiHa 35 series (キハ35), along with the similar KiHa 30 and KiHa 36 series, are Japanese diesel multiple unit (DMU) train types formerly operated by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and JR Group of companies, and later operated by the private railway operators Kanto Railway and Mizushima Rinkai Railway. They were built from 1961 until 1966, and were widely used around Japan. Most units were withdrawn in 2012 with the exception of those used by private railways, which remained in service.

who runs it

Japanese National RailwaysCentral Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway CompanyWest Japan Railway CompanyShikoku Railway CompanyKyushu Railway CompanyAizu RailwayMizushima Rinkai RailwayPhilippine National Railways

base stats

  • built 410made 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 65 years ago, in 1961.
  • 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Still in service after 65 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1961
in service from
1961
status
in service
number built
410
kind
multiple unit
traction
diesel
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Subaru Corporation, Niigata Transys, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Japanese National Railways, Central Japan Railway Company, East Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company, Shikoku Railway Company, Kyushu Railway Company, Aizu Railway, Mizushima Rinkai Railway, Philippine National Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
formation
1/2/3/4/5/6 cars per trainset (JNR/JR Group), 2/3 cars per trainset (Kanto Railway), 2 cars per trainset (PNR), 1 car p…
length
20 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11421882, Wikipedia: KiHa 35 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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