The KiHa 11 (キハ11形) is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and Tokai Transport Service Company (TKJ) on driver-only operated rural services in central Japan. A total of 43 cars were built between 1989 and 1999, with the class divided into four sub-classes: KiHa 11-0, KiHa 11-100, KiHa 11-200, and KiHa 11-300.[1][2]
Ten KiHa 11-0 cars (KiHa 11-1–10) were delivered to Ise Depot from Niigata Tekkō (now Niigata Transys) between January and February 1989.[2]
KiHa 11-9 was withdrawn in 2007 due to accident damage.[2]
KiHa 11-1, January 2010
Interior
Seating is arranged with 2+2 abreast transverse seating and longitudinal seating at the car ends. Seating capacity is 60, with a total capacity of 110 passengers. These cars are not equipped with toilets.[2]
KiHa 11-100
KiHa 11-118, July 2007
23 KiHa 11-100 cars (KiHa 11-101–123) were delivered from Niigata Tekkō (now Niigata Transys) between January and March 1989. Cars KiHa 11-122 and 123 were built at JR Central's Nagoya factory. Basically similar to the KiHa 11-0 design, these cars are designed for use in colder climate areas, and were initially all allocated to Mino-Ōta Depot, although six cars, 107–112, were transferred to Ise Depot in March 1990.[2]
KiHa 11-200
Tokai Transport Service KiHa 11-201 in August 2006
Four KiHa 11-200 cars (KiHa 11-201–204) were built by Niigata Tekkō (now Niigata Transys) in 1993 for use on the Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line. These cars are based on the KiHa 11-100 design, but without internal door steps. KiHa 11-203–204 were subsequently reallocated to JR Central's Mino-Ōta Depot and are used interchangeably with other JR Central KiHa 11s.[1]
KiHa 11-201 was withdrawn from Johoku Line services on 23 September 2015, and sold to the Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture.[3] The other car owned by TKJ, Kiha 11-202, was withdrawn in March 2016 after its final run on 19 March, and moved to the Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway later in March.[4]
KiHa 11-300
Six 2nd-batch KiHa 11-300 cars (KiHa 11-301–306) were delivered to Ise Depot from Niigata Tekkō (now Niigata Transys) in March 1999. These differ significantly from earlier cars in having unpainted stainless steel bodies. Passenger windows are 50 mm taller and 140 mm wider than on earlier batches.[2] They are equipped with universal access toilets and a wheelchair space, reducing seating capacity to 46, but with the overall capacity remaining at 110 passengers.[5]
The KiHa 11-300 cars are normally used on the Meishō Line.
Two former JR Central cars were transferred to the TKJ to replace older KiHa 11-200 series cars, following modifications, including the addition of LCD passenger information screens.[6] KiHa 11-301 entered service on the line from 24 September 2015,[3] and KiHa 11-302 was transferred in March 2016.[7] In June 2016, car KiHa 11-302 received a modified livery, with an orange band at window level similar to the style of the KiHa 11-200s replacing the orange waistline stripe inherited from JR Central.[8]
KiHa 11-306 on the Meisho Line in September 2023
KiHa 11-301 on the Tokai Transport Service Johoku Line in May 2022
Resale
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
In April 2015, three former JR Central cars, KiHa 11-123/203/204, were sold to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture.[9] Two more KiHa 11-200 series cars formerly owned by TKJ were resold to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in 2015 and 2016.[6] Of these, KiHa 11-201 was moved by road to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in September 2015,[10] and KiHa 11-202 was moved by road to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in March 2016.[4]
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway KiHa 11-6 (former TKJ KiHa 11-203) in February 2016
Former TKJ KiHa 11-201 on the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in February 2016
Myanmar
16 former KiHa 11 cars were shipped to Myanmar in 2015.[11]
Former KiHa 11 cars at Yangon Central Railway Station in Myanmar in July 2017
Former KiHa 11 cars at Yangon Central Railway Station in Myanmar in August 2016
References
^ abJēāru 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. p. 481. ISBN978-4-7770-0836-0.
^ abcdefgNishiwaki, Kōji (February 2011). JR各社の新世代気動車の現状 JR東海キハ11形 [The Current Situation of JR Group Modern DMUs: JR Central KiHa 11]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 598. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 92–95.
^ ab 城北線でキハ11-301デビュー [KiHa 11-301 debuts on Johoku Line]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 380. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. December 2015. p. 78.
^ ab東海交通事業キハ11-202が，ひたちなか海浜鉄道へ陸送される [Tōkai Transport Service KiHa 11-202 transported to Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ キハ75形・キハ11形増備車 [New batch of KiHa 75 and KiHa 11 DMUs]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 39, no. 459. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 1999. pp. 100–101.
^ ab営業車両の購入について [Purchase of new passenger rolling stock] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokai Transport Service Company. September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ JR車両のデータバンク [JR Rolling Stock Data Bank] (in Japanese), Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd., July 2016, p. 42
^キハ11-302の車体色が変更される [KiHa 11-302 livery modified]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^もとJR東海キハ11形が湊機関区へ [Former JR Central KiHa 11s moved to Minato Depot]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^東海交通事業キハ11-201が，ひたちなか海浜鉄道へ [TKJ KiHa 11-201 moved to Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^JR東海キハ40系・キハ11形、ミャンマーへ譲渡 - 高山本線・太多線でも活躍 [JR Central KiHa 40 and KiHa 11 cars to be shipped to Myanmar - Operated on Takayama Main Line and Taita Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
