[1] Ten KiHa 150-0 cars were built by Fuji Heavy Industries between February and May 1993 and allocated to Asahikawa Depot for use on Furano Line and Nemuro Main Line duties.
A further seven cars (KiHa 150-11 to 17) were delivered in January and February 1995, and allocated to Naebo Depot for use on Hakodate Main Line services.
[2] External livery of the Asahikawa-based cars included a broad light purple waistline stripe with doors painted light purple, while the external livery of the Naebo-based cars included a broad green waistline stripe with doors painted green.
External livery included a broad light green waistline stripe, as on the second batch of KiHa 150-0 cars.
After all KiHa 150-0 cars were re-allocated to Asahikawa Depot, these Tomakomai-based cars are also seen on Sekishō Line and the non-electrified section of Hakodate Main Line.