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(DMU) train type operated by the

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(JR Central) on local and rapid services in Japan, since March 2011. Following electrification of the Taketoyo Line in 2015, they replaced

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DMUs on the Takayama and

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Variants

* KiHa 25: 1st-batch 2-car sets in service since March 2011 * KiHa 25-1000: 2nd-batch cold-region 2-car sets in service since 1 December 2014 * KiHa 25-1500: Warm-region 2-car sets

Operations

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(2011–2015) *

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(since March 2015) *

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(since 1 August 2015) * Sangū Line (since 1 August 2015) During special events like the

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every October, the KiHa 25 units will also serve the Ise Line and

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Formations

, the fleet consists of 26 cars, formed as five two-car first-batch sets (P1 to P5), and eight two-car second-batch sets (P101 to P108).

KiHa 25-0 series

The 1st-batch sets are formed as follows. The KiHa 25-0 cars have a

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toilet. File:JR Central Kiha 25-4 From 20150615.jpg, KiHa 25-4 of set P4 in December 2015 File:JR Central Kiha 25-104 From 20150615.jpg, KiHa 25-104 of set P4 in December 2015

KiHa 25-1000 series

The KiHa 25-1000 series sets are formed as follows. The KiHa 25-1000 cars have a universal access toilet. File:JR Central Kiha 25-1003 Until 20151208.jpg, KiHa 25-1003 of set P103 in October 2014 File:JR Central Kiha 25-1103 Until 20151208.jpg, KiHa 25-1103 of set P103 in October 2014 File:JR Central Kiha 25-1607.jpg, KiHa 25-1607 of set M107 in May 2016 File:JR Central Kiha 25-1507.jpg, KiHa 25-1507 of set M107 in May 2016

Exterior

The car bodies are constructed of stainless steel and are based on JR Central's 313 series

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design. The beading on the lower bodyside was discontinued on the second-batch units, giving flush body sides. The second-batch units have cushions on the front-end skirts to prevent damage from collisions with deer.

Interior

Seating in the first-batch units (P1 to P5) consists of transverse flip-over seats arranged 2+2 abreast, with interiors based on the 313-1300 series EMU design. The second-batch sets (P101 onward) have longitudinal seating. File:Interior of Kiha 25 1611.jpg, Interior of a second-batch KiHa 25 car

History

The first two sets, P1 and P2, were delivered from the

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factory in

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to Nagoya on 10 November 2010. The remaining three sets, P3 to P5, were delivered on 23 February 2011. The type entered service on the Taketoyo Line from 1 March 2011. A second batch of KiHa 25 series trains is on order by JR Central, with a total of 52 new vehicles scheduled to be introduced between fiscal 2014 and 2015 on the

, and Sangu Line, at a cost of approximately 12 billion yen, replacing all remaining former

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-era DMUs, including KiHa 40, KiHa 47, and KiHa 48 types. The new batch of trains will include LED interior lighting. The first three new second-batch sets were delivered from the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa in September 2014.

References

External links

JR Central KiHa 25 information
{{JR Central EMU 25 Central Japan Railway Company Train-related introductions in 2011 Nippon Sharyo multiple units