Tōkai (train)
The Tōkai (東海) was a limited express service which connected Tokyo Station and Shizuoka Station in Japan. The service was discontinued in March 2007 due to declining passenger numbers.
373 series EMU on a Tōkai service, March 2006 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express (from 1996) |
| First service | 1955 (Semi express) 1996 (Limited express Wide View Tōkai) |
| Last service | 2007 |
| Current operator(s) | JR East (Tokyo–Atami) JR Central (Atami–Shizuoka) |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 373 series (1996–2007) |
Stops Edit
Trains stopped at the following stations:
Tokyo – Shinagawa – Kawasaki – Yokohama – Ōfuna – Hiratsuka – Odawara – Yugawara – Atami – Mishima – Numazu – Fuji – Shimizu – Shizuoka
Rolling stock Edit
- 1955–1957: Locomotive-hauled
- 1957–1958: JNR 80 series EMUs
- 1958– March 1982: JNR 153 series EMUs[1]
- 1968–1996: JNR 165 series EMUs
- 16 March 1996 – 17 March 2007: JR Central 373 series EMUs (as Wide View Tōkai)
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A 153 series EMU in 1982
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165 series EMU on a Tōkai express service in 1986
History Edit
The Tōkai service was first introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 20 July 1955 as a locomotive-hauled semi express train operating between Tokyo and Nagoya. The train was upgraded to "express" status from 5 March 1966.[2] From 16 March 1996, the service was upgraded to become the limited express Wide View Tōkai using pairs of new 373 series 3-car EMU trainsets, with two return workings daily between Tokyo and Shizuoka.[3]
References Edit
- ^ 写真とイラストで見る国鉄急行型電車のすべて [JNR Express EMUs in pictures] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 29 November 2013. pp. 22–31. ISBN 978-4-7770-1532-0.
- ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
- ^ こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド [In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide]. Japan: Ikaros Publishing. August 2000. ISBN 4-87149-284-2.