Tōkai (train)
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| Tōkai | |
| Service type | Limited express (from 1996) |
| Operator | East Japan Railway Company (Tokyo - Atami) Central Japan Railway Company (Atami - Shizuoka) |
| Line used | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Started | 1955 |
| Ended | 2007 |
| Rolling stock | 373 series (1996 - 2007) |
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.
Before its upgrading in 1996 to become the limited express Wide View Tōkai with new 373 series EMU trainsets, the train was operated as an ordinary express train.
[edit] Stops
Tokyo Station - Shinagawa Station - Kawasaki Station - Yokohama Station - Ōfuna Station - Hiratsuka Station - Odawara Station - Yugawara Station - Atami Station - Mishima Station - Numazu Station - Fuji Station - Shimizu Station - Shizuoka Station
[edit] Rolling stock used
- 1955 - 1957: Locomotive-hauled
- 1957 - 1958: JNR 80 series EMUs
- 1958 - 1982: JNR 153 series EMUs
- 1968 - 1996: JNR 165 series EMUs
- 1996 - 2007: JR Central 373 series EMUs (as Wide View Tōkai)
[edit] See also
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