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JR East KiHa E130 Series / JR東日本キハE130系

The KiHa E130 Series (キハE130系) is a DMU operated by JR East on regional services.

Introduced in 2007 for the Suigun Line, the KiHa E130 series is a general purpose diesel train, the first to be manufactured by JR East since 1999. The KiHa 100/ KiHa 110 types was the types primarily seen on unelectrified lines, but they only had 2 doors per side, which caused congestion and delays on more frequently used lines. Similar to other JR East DMUs, the KiHa E130 series is composed of the of a single car with dual cabs (E130 type) and a 2-car set (E131 and E132), thus services can be operated with 1,2, or 3 cars. The 100 variant was produced for the Kururi Line in 2012, these only included the single car E130-100. JR East also decided to introduce the type to the Hachinohe Line in 2017 as the 500 series variant, 18 of these were produced. In total, 67 cars are in operation.

Basic Information:

Max Speed: 100km/h
Acceleration: 0.44m/s/s (0 Series), 0.25m/s/s (100/500 Series)
Engine Output: 450PS per car
Seating: semi-cross (0/500 series), long (100 series)

The following formations are included:

0 Series

Max Pax: 172 (1 Car), 385 (2 Car), 557 (3 Car)
In Service: 2007-


100 Series (couplable up to 5 cars)

Max Pax: 184
In Service: 2012-


500 Series

Max Pax: 176 (1 Car), 392 (2 Car), 568 (3 Car)
In Service: 2017-