The Meitetsu KiHa 8500 series (名鉄キハ8500系) is a limited express diesel multiple unit operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1991 to 2001, by Aizu Railway from 2002 to 2010, and then by Sabah State Railway since October 2016.

[2] Five cars were manufactured by Nippon Sharyo in 1991 based on the KiHa 85 series built by the same company and used by JR Central, and entered service the same year, replacing all remaining KiHa 8000 series diesel railcars on Kita Alps services.

[4] As the KiHa 8500 series were designed for high-speed operation, problems with the KiHa 8500 series started to surface when in service on the Aizu Railway, which resulted in deterioration of parts due to the frequent station stops the cars had to make.

[5] As such, the cars were retired on 30 May 2010 and replaced by newer AT-700 series railcars the same day.

This was an intermediate car equipped with vending machines and a public telephone.