Odakyu Hakone in Japan will end operation of the Hakone Tozan Railway Class 100 (MoHa 1 and MoHa 2) electric railcars in January 2028.
The units concerned are MoHa 1 cars 104 and 106, and MoHa 2 car 108, which currently operate in regular service as a single three-car set. Due to aging, repairs and the procurement of parts have become difficult, so they will be retired, and replacement cars are planned to be manufactured.
To coincide with the announcement of their complete retirement, a commemorative item, the “Original Railway Collection,” will go on sale on October 11, limited to 864 pieces. Introduction of new rolling stock is planned for fiscal year 2028, with details to be announced once finalized.
MoHa 1 cars 104/106 were built in 1919 and MoHa 2 car 108 in 1927, making them the oldest electric railcars in regular operation on a conventional railway in Japan. When their wooden bodies were replaced with steel in 1950, their classification was changed from “Chiki 1” and “Chiki 2” to the current type. While they have undergone modifications such as becoming a fixed two-car set, updates to bogie traction equipment, and refreshes to the passenger cabin interior, they retain distinctive Showa-era features such as painted wooden interiors, a traditional luggage rack design, and passenger windows that open widely from the bottom.
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