The KiHa 122 series and KiHa 127 series 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. Test-running commenced in late September 2008, with the units entering revenue-earning service from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2009.
KiHa 127 series 2-car DMU near Oichi Station in September 2019
WTR248 trailer bogie
KiHa 127 interior
KiHa 127 forward view showing LED fare board for wanman driver-only operation
Kishin Line is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji (姫路) and Niimi (新見) which the line connects.
A Himeji-bound KiHa 127 series train