KiHa 122 series

Japanese train type

19 vehicles
- 7 × KiHa 122
- 6 × KiHa 127

Number in service19 vehiclesFormation

KiHa 122: Single car unit
KiHa 127: 2 cars per unit

Capacity

KiHa 122: 113 (33 seated)
KiHa 127: 268 (92 seated)

OperatorsJR-WestDepotsHimejiLines served

Kishin LineSpecificationsCar body constructionStainless steelCar length

KiHa 122: 20,440 mm (67 ft 1 in)
KiHa 127: 20,270 mm (66 ft 6 in)

Width2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in)Height4,040 mm (13 ft 3 in)DoorsTwo pairs per sideMaximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)^[2]Prime mover(s)SA6D140HE-2^[3]Power outputPer engine: 331 kW (444 hp) at 2,100 rpm^[3]TransmissionHydraulicHVACWAU707 ×2BogiesWDT65 (driving), WTR248 (trailing)Braking system(s)Engine brake, electronically controlled pneumatic brakesSafety system(s)ATS-SWTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The KiHa 122 series (キハ122系, Kiha-122-kei) and KiHa 127 series (キハ127系, Kiha-127-kei) are diesel multiple unit (DMU) train types operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on the Kishin Line between Himeji and Kōzuki. A total of 19 cars have been delivered, formed as seven single-car KiHa 122 series units and six two-car KiHa 127 series units.^[2] Test-running commenced in late September 2008,^[4] with the units entering revenue-earning service from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2009.^[5]

Exterior

The body design features improved crash resistance, based on the 223 series electric multiple unit design. The cars use environmentally-friendly diesel engines with reduced NOx and particulate emissions.^[6]

Externally, the units are finished in unpainted metal with thin yellow and red waistline stripes.^[4]

WTR248 trailer bogie

Interior

Internally, the cars feature flip-over reversible seating arranged 2+1 abreast. Toilets in both types of train are wheelchair-accessible, and the step between the passenger compartment and station platform has been eliminated.^[6]

KiHa 127 interior
KiHa 127 forward view showing LED fare board for wanman driver-only operation
KiHa 127 toilet

Formations

The KiHa 122 single-car units and KiHa 127 two-car units are formed as follows.^[7]

KiHa 122 series (single-car unit)

The KiHa 122 series uses a diesel engine with a small lithium-ion battery (18 kWh) that is used to power auxiliary machines in the train.^[8]

Designation	cMc
Numbering	KiHa 122-0
Weight (t)	40.5
Capacity Total/seated	113/33

(Equipped with toilet)

KiHa 127 series (2-car units)

Designation	Mc1	Mc2
Numbering	KiHa 127-0	KiHa 127-1000
Weight (t)	38.5	37.5
Capacity Total/seated	130/41	138/51

(KiHa 127-0 is equipped with a toilet.)

Derivatives

ET122, single-car DMUs for use on the third-sector Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line since March 2015

References

^ キハ127+キハ122，網干へ回送 [KiHa 127 & 122 moved to Aboshi]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b JR西日本キハ１２２形・キハ１２７形を姫新線に導入 [JR-West to introduce KiHa122/127 on Kishin Line]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine. Vol. 37, no. 294. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. September 2008. p. 70.
^ ^a ^b キハ１２２・１２７系気動車 [KiHa 122/127 series DMU]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 49, no. 573. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. January 2009. pp. 68–72.
^ ^a ^b キハ127+キハ122が試運転 [KiHa 125 + KiHa 122 Test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ Yomiuri Shimbun: 新型高速ディーゼル登場姫新線 (15 March 2009). Retrieved on 18 March 2009 (in Japanese) ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b キハ122、127系気動車の新製投入について [Introduction of new KiHa 122/127 series diesel cars]. Press Release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ Nishiwaki, Kōji (January 2011). JR各社の新世代気動車の現況 JR西日本キハ122・127形 [The Current State of Modern JR DMUs - JR-West KiHa 122/127]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 597. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 108–110.
^ Yamamoto, T. (2017). "Trends and Recent Studies on Hybrid Railway Vehicles". Quarterly Report of RTRI. 58 (1): 1–5. doi:10.2219/rtriqr.58.1_1.