- E217 series
Infobox EMU
name = E217 series
imagesize = 240px
caption = Yokosuka Line - Sōbu Line E217 series train
InService = 1994 - Present
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Formation = 11+4 or 10+5 cars per trainset
Operator =JR East
Depots = Kamakura, Kōzu
LinesServed =Yokosuka Line ,Sōbu Main Line ,Tōkaidō Main Line
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MaxSpeed = 120 km/h
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Acceleration = 2.0 km/h/s
Deceleration = 3.3 km/h/s (emergency brake)
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Gauge = 1,067 mm
Voltage = 1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes =Regenerative brake
SafetySystem = ATS-P, ATS-SN, ATCThe E217 series (E217系電車) EMU was the first outer-suburban train type with four doors per side on car. It was introduced by
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in 1994 to replace the113 series EMUs running onSōbu Line (Rapid) andYokosuka Line . The cab design is unique, but the basic design was developed from the209 series commuter EMUs. It replaced all the Yokosuka Line113 series trains by 1999.In March 2006, three 15-car trains were reformed as 10+5-car sets and transferred to Kōzu depot for use on
Tōkaidō Main Line duties out of Tokyo alongsideE231 series trains. The sets were repainted into the same "Shōnan" color scheme of orange and green bodyside stripes as applied to the E231s.Lines on which E217 series operate
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Kashima Line (Sawara - Kashima-Jingū)
*Narita Line (Chiba - Narita Airport, Sawara)
*Sōbu Main Line (Tokyo - Naruto)
*Sotobō Line (Chiba - Kazusa-Ichinomiya)
*Tōkaidō Main Line (Tokyo - Atami)
*Uchibō Line (Chiba - Kimitsu)
*Yokosuka Line ee also
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209 series
*E231 series
*E531 series External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/e217.html JR E217 series (Japanese)]
References
* 2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook - Neko Publishing
* JR EMU Formations (Winter 2007) - JRR Publishing
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