KiHa 59 series

what is it?

The KiHa 59 series (キハ59系) is a diesel multiple unit train type operated by Japanese National Railways and then later operated by JR Hokkaido, JR West, and JR East between 1985 and 2010, and by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) on the Metro South Commuter and Isarog Express lines since 2012. It is a reconditioned diesel train remodeled from aging JNR-Era rolling stocks converted from KiHa 56, 28 & 58 units for conversion into chartered-type trains across Japan. The "KiHa" designation derives from the classification system used by JNR. "Ki" indicates a diesel-powered vehicle, while "Ha" indicates an ordinary passenger car, as opposed to a green car.

who runs it

Japanese National Railways

base stats

• seats 156passengers
• built 4made 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 41 years ago, in 1985.
• 🧍Seats 156: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• ⌛Served for 10 years (1985–1995).

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

spec sheet

built

1985

in service from

1985

retired

1995

status

retired

number built

4

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Unknown builder

operators

Japanese National Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

formation

3/4 cars

capacity

156 passengers

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