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KiHa 120

KiHa 120

Japanese train type

The KiHa 120 (キハ120形, Kiha-120-gata) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on its rural lines in Japan. Based on Niigata Tekkō's "NDC" lightweight diesel car design intended for third sector operators (such as Matsuura Railway, Takachiho Railway, and Kumagawa Railway), a total of 89 cars were built, with the class divided into three sub-classes: KiHa 120-0, KiHa 120-200, and KiHa 120-300.[1]

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Variants

KiHa 120-200

Eight first-batch cars were built in 1992. These had painted steel bodies, two-pane windows, transverse and longitudinal seating, and no toilets. All cars were later modified with the addition of toilets.[1]

  • Interior view of KiHa 120-208 in March 2007

KiHa 120-0

22 second-batch cars were built in 1993, including three cars built at JR-West's Gotō Works. These had uprated engines, stainless steel bodies, single-pane windows, longitudinal seating, and no toilets. All cars were later modified with the addition of toilets.[1][2]

KiHa 120-300

59 third-batch cars were built between 1994 and 1996, including 19 cars built at JR-West's Gotō Works. These were similar in design to the KiHa 120-0 subclass, but were built with some transverse seating. Although not initially built with toilets, all cars were modified with the addition of toilets from 2005.[1][2]

  • Interior of a refurbished car

Livery variations

  • Fukui-based KiHa 120-205 in original livery in April 2008
  • Fukui-based KiHa 120-201 in revised livery in August 2011
  • Hamada-based KiHa 120-321 in September 2008
  • Hiroshima-based KiHa 120-324 in November 2008
  • Kameyama-based KiHa 120-303 in March 2006
  • Kameyama-based KiHa 120-301 refurbished car in May 2018
  • Kisuki-based KiHa 120-206 in original livery in September 2007
  • Kisuki-based KiHa 120-206 in revised livery in April 2017
  • Kisuki-based KiHa 120-5
  • Okayama-based KiHa 120-334 in July 2006
  • Shimonoseki-based KiHa 120-332 in September 2007
  • Toyama-based KiHa 120-300s in August 2009

References

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  1. [1]
    Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
  2. [2]
    Nishiwaki, Kōji (November 2010). JR各社の新世代気動車の現状　JR西日本キハ120形 [The Current Situation of JR Group Modern DMUs: JR-West KiHa 120]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50, no. 595. Japan: Kōyūsha. pp. 100–105.
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