The result has been a dramatic increase in train variety & number of new trains in service. Several variants to the 209 were developedpic.twitter.com/ZO6paAciqY
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The result has been a dramatic increase in train variety & number of new trains in service. Several variants to the 209 were developedpic.twitter.com/ZO6paAciqY
209 variant for subway through service, interior shots, and Rinkai Line spinoff design.pic.twitter.com/pn8KsdciKN
The low-cost concept became the basis for all future JR commuter train designs; the next was the E217 series, launched in 1994pic.twitter.com/cT5SVuOU7j
In 2000, JR launched the E231 series, a direct successor to the 209, and the icon of the Yamanote Line ever sincepic.twitter.com/VAmofdudHb
The E231 entered service on the Yamanote Line between 2002 and 2005. 6-door cars & fold-up seats for busy days, 4-door for the restpic.twitter.com/rI0HgZPzTS
Promotional livery for the centennial of the Yamanote Line, the 50th anniversary of the 103 series, and the centennial of Tokyo Stationpic.twitter.com/G4ZnTFhvg5
The E231 is my second favorite design from JR East--such a lovely thing! But my favorite is...pic.twitter.com/vwUMGA1vCP
...the one and only, the unmatched, the greatest commuter train design of all time--the E233 series!pic.twitter.com/cU1zf90kln
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