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Meitetsu KiHa 10 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Subaru Corporation· from 1984· railbus formerly used by Meitetsu

Meitetsu KiHa 10 series, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The Meitetsu KiHa 10 series (名鉄キハ10形気動車) was a type of Railbus used by Meitetsu from 1984 to 2004, and used by Kurihara Den'en Railway from 1995 to 2007, when the only line of the company was closed. The 20 series and 30 series were transferred to Myanmar Railways in 2004, although the current status of them are completely unknown. The 10 series and their improved models, Meitetsu KiHa 20 series and Meitetsu KiHa 30 series will also be mentioned here.

who runs it

base stats

  • seats 36passengers

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 42 years ago, in 1984.
  • 12.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 11 years (1984–1995).

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

spec sheet

built
1984
in service from
1984
retired
1995
status
retired
number built
—
kind
Railbus
traction
diesel
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Subaru Corporation
operators
Nagoya Railroad
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
formation
one car per set, capable of two-car formations
length
12.5 m
capacity
36 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q96473496, Wikipedia: Meitetsu KiHa 10 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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