# KiHa 38

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Diesel multiple unit train type

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KiHa 38 KiHa 38-2 & KiHa 38-1003 on the Kururi Line in 2010 In service 1986–present (Japan) 2014–present (Myanmar) Manufacturer Fuji Heavy Industries Replaced KiHa 35 Constructed 1965–1966 (as KiHa 35) Entered service 1986 Refurbished 1986–1987 Number built 7 vehicles Number in service 1 vehicle (as of 2020[update]) in Japan 4 vehicles (as of 2020[update]) in Myanmar Number preserved 1 vehicle Formation 2/3/4 cars per trainset (JNR/JR East) 1 car multiple working DMU (Mizushima Rinkai Railway) 4/5 cars per trainset (Myanmar Railways) Operators JNR (1986–1987) JR East (1987–2012) Mizushima Rinkai Railway (2014–present) Myanmar Railways (2014–present) Depots Kisarazu, Yangon Lines served Hachiko Line, Kawagoe Line, Kururi Line, Mizushima Main Line, Yangon Circular Railway Specifications Car body construction Steel Car length 20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) Width 2,929 mm (9 ft 7.3 in) Doors 3 per side[1] Prime mover DMF14-HZ Multiple working KiHa 30, KiHa 37[1] Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The **KiHa 38** (キハ38) is a Japanese [diesel multiple unit](/source/Diesel_multiple_unit) (DMU) train type introduced by the [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) in 1986. These were converted from ageing [KiHa 35](/source/KiHa_35)'s to meet modern standards as new rolling stock before the company was privatized in 1987. After JNR was privatized, all seven cars were transferred to [JR East](/source/JR_East).

No KiHa 38s remain in service since they ceased operation on the [Kururi Line](/source/Kururi_Line) in December 2012, along with the last [KiHa 30](/source/KiHa_35), which were also retired from JR East in the same year They were replaced by the new [KiHa E130s](/source/KiHa_E130) on the same line.

In 2014, five cars were transferred to [Myanmar Railways](/source/Myanmar_Railways), and one car was transferred to [Mizushima Rinkai Railway](/source/Mizushima_Rinkai_Railway) which entered service in May 2014.

## Operations

### JR East

- [Hachiko Line](/source/Hachiko_Line)

- [Kawagoe Line](/source/Kawagoe_Line)

- [Kururi Line](/source/Kururi_Line), until 2012

### Mizushima Rinkai Railway

- [Mizushima Main Line](/source/Mizushima_Main_Line), since 2014

### Myanmar Railways

- [Yangon Circular Line](/source/Yangon_Circular_Railway), since 2014

		- JR East KiHa 38-2 traversing the Hachiko Line between Kitafujioka and Gumma-Fujioka Station on 1988.

		- Interior

		- JR East KiHa 38 on the Kururi Line in 2012.

		- KiHa 38-1 coupled with KiHa 30–63 in classic two-toned JNR livery in July 2012.

## Withdrawal and resale

### Mizushima Rinkai Railway

In 2014, KiHa 38 1004 was transferred to the [Mizushima Rinkai Railway](/source/Mizushima_Rinkai_Railway) and was renumbered to KiHa 38 103.[2] It entered service on 12 May 2014.[3]

		- Mizushima Rinkai Railway KiHa 38-104 (formerly KiHa 38–1003) traversing the Mizushima Main Line in 2014.

### Myanmar Railways

Five former KiHa 38 railcars were shipped to Myanmar to be operated by [Myanmar Railways](/source/Myanmar_Railways) in August 2014.[4] They entered service in 2014.[5]

The following cars were transferred to Myanmar:

Former number RBE body number by Myanmar Railways KiHa 38-2 RBE 25101 KiHa 38-3 RBE 25102 KiHa 38-4 RBE 25103 KiHa 38-1001 RBE 25104 KiHa 38-1002 RBE 25105

## Preserved examples

- **KiHa 38 1**: preserved at Isumi Poppo-no-oka.[6]

		- KiHa 38 1 at *Poppo no oka*

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mynavi01122012_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mynavi01122012_1-1) ["千葉県のJR久留里線、引退直前の旧型気動車(その3) - キハ38形"](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/trainphoto-27/) [Chiba prefecture's JR Kururi Line, old railcar just before retirement (Part 3) - Kiha 38 type]. *news.mynavi.jp* (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. December 1, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2020.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan10072013_2-0)** ["キハ30，キハ37，キハ38の6両が水島臨海鉄道へ"](https://railf.jp/news/2013/07/10/150000.html) [6 KiHa 30, KiHa 37, KiHa 38 to Mizushima Rinkai Railway]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 July 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190304120149/https://railf.jp/news/2013/07/10/150000.html) from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mizurin14042014_3-0)** [「キハ37、38、30形式」の運転開始について](https://web.archive.org/web/20190304121119/http://www.mizurin.co.jp/info_detail/index/38.html) [Start of KiHa 30 / 37 / 38 operations]. *mizurin.co.jp* (in Japanese). Japan: Mizushima Rinkai Railway news release. 14 April 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.mizurin.co.jp/info_detail/index/38.html) on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ミャンマー国鉄元 JR東日本キハ38形"](http://2427junction.com). *2427junction.com*. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-neko16092014_5-0)** ["【ミャンマー国鉄】キハ38ミャンマーで運転開始"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200608181529/http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2014/09/38.html) [(Myanmar National Railways) Kiha 38 start operation in Myanmar]. *rail.hobidas.com* (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. September 16, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2014/09/38.html) on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-railfan22032020_6-0)** ["いすみポッポの丘がリニューアルオープン"](https://railf.jp/news/2020/03/22/203000.html) [Isumi Poppo no oka is reopened]. *Japan Railfan Magazine Online* (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 22, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR Kiha 38](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_Kiha_38).

- [JR East website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120820061838/https://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/kiha30.html) (in Japanese)

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