10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JRN DC143-100 20061103 001: 出々 吾壱 ( talk / Contributions ) at the Japanese Wikipedia· GFDL
- 2. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 101: 天然ガス ( Tennen-Gas )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 103: 天然ガス (Tennen-Gas)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. KiHa 141-12 Naebo 20061102: 出々 吾壱· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. KiHa 141 Naebo Works 20120824: 監視人 (Kanshinin)· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 6. Kiha141-700: SL Story's· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 001: 天然ガス ( Tennen-Gas )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 002: 天然ガス ( Tennen-Gas )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 061: 天然ガス ( Tennen-Gas )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. JR Hokkaido 141 series DMU 107: 天然ガス (Tennen-Gas)· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The KiHa 141 (キハ141系) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on the Sassho Line in Japan from 1990 until 2023. The cars were rebuilt from former 50 series locomotive-hauled coaches. The "KiHa" designation derives from the classification system used by Japanese National Railways (JNR).
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 36 years ago, in 1990.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 15 years (1990–2005).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- retired
- 2005
- status
- retired
- number built
- 44
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- Myanmar
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- rail transport in Myanmar, Hokkaido Railway Company
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- length
- 20 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11226200, Wikipedia: KiHa 141 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.