209 series explained

The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993.

The series was introduced in 1992 for experimental operations (as the 901 series) and in 1993 for commercial operations to replace the aging 103 series stock on the Keihin–Tōhoku and Negishi lines. The concept of the 209 series was to create a lower-cost, minimal lifespan train (approximately 15 years) that would be replaced rather than rebuilt when they became life-expired.^[1]

The 209 series was the first of the, and served as the basis for the E501, E217, 701, and E127 series rolling stock, as well as the succeeding E231 series stock, which in turn became the blueprint for successive trains developed by JR East and other railway companies in Japan.

Variants

• / 209-500 series: 10-car set used on the Keiyō Line since 2008, and 8-car sets on the Musashino Line since 2010
• 209-1000 series: 10-car sets used on the Chūō Line (Rapid) (and occasionally the Ōme Line) since March 2019
• 209-2000/2100 series: 6/4-car sets converted from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series units, used on Narita Line, Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line, Tōgane Line, and Uchibō Line services since 2009
• 209-2200 series: 6-car set used from January 2018 as the Boso Bicycle Base
• 209-3500 series: 4-car sets converted from former Chūō–Sōbu Line 209-500 series units, used on the Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line since 2018

Former operations

• / 209-0 series: 10-car sets used on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line from 1993 until January 2010, and 6-car sets on the Nambu Line until February 2015^[2]
• / 209-500 series: 10-car sets used on the Chūō–Sōbu Line from 1998 until April 2019 and the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line from 2001 to 2009
• 209-900/910/920 series: 10-car prototypes initially classified as 901 series used on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line
• 209-950 series: 10-car set used on the Chūō–Sōbu Line until it was redesignated as the E231-900 series
• 209-1000 series 10-car sets used on the Jōban Line from 1999 until October 2018
• 209-2000/2100 series: 4-car sets used on the Kashima Line from 2009 until March 2021
• 209-2200 series: 6-car sets used on the Nambu Line from 2009 until March 2017
• 209-3000 series: 4-car sets used on the Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line from March 1996 until February 2019
• 209-3100 series: 4-car sets converted from surplus TWR 70-000 series units, used on the Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line from April 2005 until January 2022

209-0 series

The original full-production version introduced on both the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi (78 ten-car sets numbered 1–78) and Nambu (2 six-car sets numbered 1 and 32) lines in 1993. Six-door SaHa 208 cars were inserted into the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line sets in 1995.

The 209 series trains on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line were replaced by new E233-1000 series trains from autumn 2007, with the last sets withdrawn by 24 January 2010.^[3] A large number of these units were subsequently rebuilt as 209-2000/2100 series four-car and six-car sets for use in the Chiba area, while some were converted as training sets, MUE-Train, or 209-2200 series sets for the Nambu Line.

Formations

Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 10-car sets

Previously, 78 ten-car sets (1–78) were based at Urawa depot and were formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and six non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[4]

	← Ōmiya Ōfuna →
Car No.	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	T	M	M'	T'	T		M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209	SaHa 209	MoHa 209	MoHa 208	SaHa 208	SaHa 209		MoHa 209	MoHa 208	KuHa 208

• Cars 3 and 8 were each equipped with one PS28 pantograph.^[4]
• Car 6 was a "6-door" car with six pairs of doors on each side.^[4]

Nambu Line 6-car sets

Previously, two six-car sets (1 and 32) were based at Nakahara Depot and were formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.

	← Kawasaki Tachikawa →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc	M	M'	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209	MoHa 209	MoHa 208	MoHa 209	MoHa 208	KuHa 208

• Cars 2 and 4 were each equipped with one PS28 lozenge-type pantograph.

209-500 series

This sub-series represented a stop-gap for use from 1998 on the Chūō–Sōbu Line until the full-production E231 series trains were delivered, and a total of 17 ten-car sets (numbered 51–67) were delivered to Narashino Depot in Chiba. These sets differ noticeably from the other 209 series variants in having wide cars (compared to for earlier flat-sided stock), as well as LED destination indicators, replacing the earlier roller blind type. While externally similar in appearance to the later E231 series sets, the 209-500 series are distinguishable by their white cab fronts and lack of six-door cars.

In November 2000, two sets (66 and 67) were transferred to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line and renumbered 80 and 81. In December 2003, the Chūō–Sōbu Line sets were reallocated to Mitaka Depot and renumbered 501–515. Between 2005 and 2006, set 515 was lent to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line as a spare during car maintenance. Between 2006 and 2007, three more sets (513–515) were transferred to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line to replace the prototype 209-900/910/920 series trains and renumbered 82–84. From October 2008, following the introduction of E233-1000 series trains on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line, one set (80) was transferred back to the Chūō–Sōbu Line (as set 516) while the other four sets (81–84) were modified (with ATS-P/S_N instead of ATC) and transferred to the Keiyō Line (as sets 31–34).

From September 2010 to January 2011, three former Keiyō Line sets (31–33) were reduced to eight cars and reliveried for use on the Musashino Line, renumbered M71–M73, and entered service from 4 December 2010. In 2012, a "C" suffix was added to all Chūō–Sōbu Line sets (C501–C512 and C516).

From 2018, five Chūō–Sōbu Line sets (C501–C505) were converted to 4-car 209-3500 series sets for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line services,^[5] while the remaining eight sets (C506–C512 and C516) were reduced to 8 cars and reallocated to the Musashino Line and renumbered M74–M77 and M81–M84. The last Chūō–Sōbu Line set, set C511, was withdrawn from service on 19 April 2019.^[6]

All sets were refurbished between 2016 and 2019, when the GTO-VVVF traction system was replaced with an IGBT-VVVF traction system.

Set transfer history

The following table shows the transfer history for each of the 17 sets.

	1998–2018								2018–present
501–505 (5 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 51–55→501–505→C501–C505								Converted to 209-3500 series for Hachikō/Kawagoe Line
	1999–2018								2018–present
506–509 (4 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 56–59→506–509→C506–C509								Musashino Line M81–M84
	1999–2019								2019–present
510–512 (3 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 60–62→510–512→C510–C512								Musashino Line M75–M77
	2000–2006				2006–2008	2008–2010		2010–present
513–514 (2 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 63–64→513–514				Keihin–Tōhoku Line 82–83	Keiyō Line 31–32		Musashino Line M71–M72
	2000–2005		2005–2006	2006	2006–2008	2008–2010		2010–present
515	Chūō–Sōbu Line 65→515		Keihin–Tōhoku Line 515	Chūō–Sōbu Line 515	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 84	Keiyō Line 33		Musashino Line M73
	2000	2001–2009					2009–2018		2018–present
516	Chūō–Sōbu Line 66	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 80					Chūō–Sōbu Line 516→C516		Musashino Line M74
	2000	2001–2008				2009–present
517	Chūō–Sōbu Line 67	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 81				Keiyō Line 34

Formations

10-car sets

, one set (34) is allocated to Keiyō Depot for use on the Keiyō Line (and through services to the Sotobō and Uchibō Lines). The set is formed as follows with four motored ("M") cars and six non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[7]

	← Kazusa-Minato, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Kimitsu, Soga Tokyo →
Car No.	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	T	M	M'	T			M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-500	SaHa 209-500	MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	SaHa 209-500			MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	KuHa 208-500

• Cars 3 and 8 each have one single-arm pantograph.
• Cars 1 and 10 have a wheelchair space.
• Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.

8-car sets

, 11 eight-car sets (M71 to M77, M81 to M84) were allocated to Keiyō Depot for use on Musashino Line (and through services to the Keiyō Line).^[7] These sets are formed as follows with four motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[7]

	← Tokyo, Kaihinmakuhari, Nishi-Funabashi Fuchūhommachi →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc	M	M'	T		M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-500	MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	SaHa 209-500		MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	KuHa 208-500

• Cars 2 and 6 each have one pantograph (single-arm on sets M71–M77, lozenge-type on sets M81– M84).
• Cars 1 and 8 have a wheelchair space.^[7]
• Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.^[7]

Previous formations

Chūō–Sōbu Line 10-car sets (1998 to 2019)

	← Chiba, Tsudanuma Nakano, Mitaka →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	Tc	T	M	M'	T			M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-500	SaHa 209-500	MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	SaHa 209-500			MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	KuHa 208-500

Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 10-car sets (2001 to 2009)

	← Ōmiya Ōfuna →
Car No.	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	T	M	M'	T			M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-500	SaHa 209-500	MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	SaHa 209-500			MoHa 209-500	MoHa 208-500	KuHa 208-500

209-900/910/920 series

Three ten-car prototypes were built in 1992 for testing and passenger evaluation on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line, initially classified as 901 series. Set A was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, set B by Tokyu Car Corporation, and set C was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and JR East's Ōfuna factory (cars 4 and 5). The three sets incorporated a number of different design features for evaluation, but were converted in 1994 to bring them in line with the full-production specifications. Set A became 209-900 series set 90, set B became 209-910 series set 91, and set C became 209-920 series set 92. They differed from the full-production 209-0 series sets in not having six-door SaHa 208 cars.^[8]

209-910 series set 91 was withdrawn in December 2006, and the last of the three prototype sets, set 90, was withdrawn in August 2007.^[9] Car KuHa 209-901 from the original 901 series set A was stored at Nagano Works,^[10] and later preserved at Tōkyō General Rolling Stock Center.

Formation

	← Ōmiya Ōfuna →
Car No.	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	T	M	M'	T			M	M'	Tc'
Numbering (1992 to 1994)	KuHa 901	SaHa 901	MoHa 901	MoHa 900	SaHa 901			MoHa 901	MoHa 900	KuHa 900
Numbering (1994 to 2007)	KuHa 209-900	SaHa 209-900	MoHa 209-900	MoHa 208-900	SaHa 208-900	SaHa 209-900		MoHa 209-900	MoHa 208-900	KuHa 208-900
	KuHa 209-910	SaHa 209-910	MoHa 209-910	MoHa 208-910	SaHa 208-910	SaHa 209-910		MoHa 209-910	MoHa 208-910	KuHa 208-910
	KuHa 209-920	SaHa 209-920	MoHa 209-920	MoHa 208-920	SaHa 208-920	SaHa 209-920		MoHa 209-920	MoHa 208-920	KuHa 208-920

209-950 series

This was the original classification given to the prototype E231 series 10-car set delivered in October 1998, to test out the then-new insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) traction system and TIMS passenger information system. It was reclassified as E231-900 series in June 2000 following conversion to the full-production E231 standard.^[11]

209-1000 series

Two 10-car sets (81 and 82) were delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation in August and September 1999, entering service from 4 December 1999 on Jōban Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line inter-running services. Based on the 209-0 series, these trains have end doors for use in emergencies inside tunnels. These sets were based at JR East's Matsudo depot. These train sets have since been withdrawn from the Jōban Line in October 2018 and reallocated to the Chūō Line (Rapid) in December 2018, being based at JR East's Toyoda Depot after the reallocation. Operations officially started on the Chūō Line in March 2019.

While these sets usually operate only between Tokyo and Takao, on rare occasions (such as a shortage of train sets due to an accident) they may operate as far as Ōtsuki, or on the Ōme Line as far as Ōme. Furthermore, unlike the E233 series in use, due to the lack of passenger-operated door controls, all doors open on these sets while in use on the Ōme Line.

Formation

As of 16 March 2021, two 10-car sets (81–82) are allocated to Toyoda Depot and are formed as follows with six motored ("M") cars and four non-powered trailer ("T") cars.

	← Tōkyō Ōtsuki →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	Tc	M	M'	T	M	M'	T	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	SaHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	SaHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	KuHa 208-1000

• Cars 2, 5 and 8 each have one single-arm pantograph.
• Cars 2 and 9 have wheelchair space.
• Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.

Previous formation

10-car Jōban Line sets (1999 to 2018)

	← Toride, Ayase Yoyogi-Uehara →
Car No.	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	T	M	M'	T	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	SaHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	SaHa 209-1000	MoHa 209-1000	MoHa 208-1000	KuHa 208-1000

• Cars 3, 6 and 9 were originally fitted with PS21 lozenge type pantographs,^[12] but were converted to single-arm models in 2014.
• Cars 2 and 9 had wheelchair space.
• Car 4 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.

Interior

209-2000/2100 series

These are four- and six-car sets based at Makuhari Depot modified between 2009 and 2013 from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series ten-car sets for use on Chiba area and Bōsō Peninsula local services from 1 October 2009 to replace ageing 211 series trains. Modifications include new electrical equipment, the addition of transverse seating to end cars, LED destination indicator panels, and a toilet.^[13] The cars are numbered in the -2100 series, although nine four-car sets have end cars numbered in the -2000 series. The -2000 series cars are converted from early batch 209-0 series units with air-operated doors rather than the electrically operated doors of later batch units.^[14]

The first four-car set (C417) was outshopped from Nagano Works in June 2009, while the first six-car set (C602) was outshopped from Ōmiya Works in July 2009.^[15] The entire conversion process was completed in 2013, and a total of 42 four-car sets (C401–C442) and 26 six-car sets (C601–C626) were formed.

From 13 March 2021, they were replaced on rural services with new E131 series trains.^[16] Six 6-car sets were shortened to 4-car sets between February and March 2021; the two surplus cars from each set along with three others 6-car sets (C612, C618, C626) were scrapped between April and May 2021.^[17]

In July 2021, 6-car set C609 was removed from JR service and delivered to Izukyū Corporation,^[18] and four cars from set C601 were delivered in November 2021. These sets entered service on 30 April 2022 as the Izukyu 3000 series.^[19]

The table below shows the converted sets.

Former 6-car set	Conversion date	New 4-car set
C605	15 March 2021	C443
C611	4 March 2021	C444
C613	1 March 2021	C445
C614	22 March 2021	C446
C616	8 March 2021	C447
C620	24 February 2021	C448

Formations

6-car sets

As of 22 December 2021, 14 six-car sets (C602–C604, C606–C608, C610, C615, C617, C621–C625) are based at Makuhari Depot and were formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.

	← Awa-Kamogawa, Chōshi Chiba →
Car No.	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-2100	MoHa 209-2100	MoHa 208-2100	MoHa 209-2100	MoHa 208-2100	KuHa 208-2100

• Cars 3 and 5 are each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.^[15]

4-car sets

As of 24 March 2021, 48 four-car sets (C401–C448) are based at Makuhari Depot and were formed as shown below, with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.

	← Awa-Kamogawa, Chōshi Chiba →
Car No.	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-2000/2100	MoHa 209-2100	MoHa 208-2100	KuHa 208-2000/2100

• Car 3 is equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.^[15]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consists primarily of longitudinal seating, with the end cars featuring some transverse seating bays. Car 2 is fitted with a toilet in all sets.

209-2200 series

Between 2009 and 2010, three six-car sets were reformed from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series ten-car sets for use on Nambu Line services, replacing the early-batch 209-0 series set and a 205-1200 series set.^[20] The first set, number 52, was outshopped in May 2009, and entered service on 12 June 2009.^[21] Modifications include new electrical equipment and the addition of LED destination indicator panels.^[22]

Two sets (52 and 54) were removed from service and replaced by new E233-8000 series trains in 2015. These two sets were scrapped.

The last remaining Nambu Line 209-2200 series trainset, set 53, was removed from services from 15 March 2017, being replaced by an E233-8500 series set.^[23] The set was modified for use as a train for carrying cyclists and their bicycles from in Tokyo to various destinations on the Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Narita Line, and Sōbu Main Line on the Bōsō Peninsula. Branded "B.B.Base" (an abbreviation for "Boso Bicycle Base"), it re-entered service on 6 January 2018.^[24]

Formation

B.B.Base 6-car set

One six-car set (J1) is based at Makuhari Depot and is formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[24]

	← Wadaura, Awa-Kamogawa, Chōshi, Sawara Ryōgoku →
Car No.	6	5	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-2200	MoHa 209-2200	MoHa 208-2200	MoHa 209-2200	MoHa 208-2200	KuHa 208-2200
Seating capacity	20	20	-	20	19	20

• Cars 3 and 5 each have one PS33F single-arm pantograph.^[24]
• Cars 1 to 3 and 5 to 6 have fixed seating bays arranged 2+1 abreast with cycle racks provided next to each of the doorways, while car 4 has an open configuration with bench seating on one side and a bar counter.
• Wheelchair-accessible toilets are provided in cars 2 and 4.^[24]

Previous formations

Nambu Line 6-car sets

Previously, three six-car sets (52–54) were based at Nakahara Depot and were formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[15]

	← Kawasaki Tachikawa →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc	M	M'	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-2200	MoHa 209-2200	MoHa 208-2200	MoHa 209-2200	MoHa 208-2200	KuHa 208-2200

• Cars 2 and 4 were each equipped with one PS28A lozenge-type pantograph.^[7]

209-3000 series

Four four-car 6th-batch sets were introduced on 16 March 1996 for use on the Kawagoe Line and newly electrified southern section of the Hachikō Line. These sets (numbers 61 to 64) were based at JR East's Kawagoe depot.^[25] While visually similar to the original 209-0 sub-series, these sets differ in having passenger-operated door controls.^[11]

These sets were displaced by newly refurbished E231-3000 series and 209-3500 series sets entering service from 2017 and 2018, with the last set withdrawn in February 2019. In late 2018, two cars of set 62 were formed into a training unit and the other two cars were scrapped; the remaining three sets were scrapped in early 2020.

Interior

For a short period in 2004, KuHa 209-3003 of set 63 was fitted with transverse seating bays to increase seating capacity. It was later reverted to standard longitudinal bench seating.^[11]

Between February and March 2007, some of the previously sealed windows in each car were modified to allow them to be opened.^[11]

Formation (former Hachikō and Kawagoe Line sets)

The four four-car sets were based at Kawagoe depot in Saitama and formed as shown below with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.^[26]

	← Kawagoe Hachiōji →
Car No.	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-3000	MoHa 209-3000	MoHa 208-3000	KuHa 208-3000

• Car 3 was fitted with one PS28 lozenge-type pantograph.^[26]

Build details

Set	Manufacturer	Date delivered
61	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	January 1996
62	Tokyu Car Corporation
63		February 1996
64

209-3100 series

This sub-series of two four-car sets was introduced on 17 April 2005 as part of the scheme to eliminate 103 series sets from the Kawagoe Line and the Hachikō Line.^[27] Set number 71 consists of two former Tokyo Waterfront Railway 70-000 series control cars with two newly manufactured intermediate cars, while set number 72 consists entirely of former 70-000 series cars. The 70-000 series cars had become surplus when six-car sets were reformed into ten-car sets in 2004. Like the 209-3000 series, these sets have passenger-operated door controls.^[11]

After being displaced by the 209-3500 and E231-3000 series sets, these sets were taken out of service in October 2019.^[28] However, they re-entered service and served as additional trains as the 209-3500 and E231-3000 series sets were modified for wanman driver-only operations.^[29] They were removed from service in January 2022 after a special retirement tour event;^[30] the sets were then officially retired on 11 March 2022.

Formation

The two four-car sets were based at Kawagoe depot in Saitama and formed as shown below with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.

	← Kawagoe Hachiōji →
Car No.	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-3100	MoHa 209-3100	MoHa 208-3100	KuHa 208-3100

• Car 3 was fitted with one PS28 lozenge-type pantograph.^[26]

Former TWR 70-000 series conversions

The identities of the six former 70-000 series cars converted in 2004 and 2005 to become 209-3100 series EMUs are as shown below.^[26]

Car number	Set number	Former car number	Date returned to traffic
KuHa 209-3101	71	70-020	14 March 2005
KuHa 208-3101		70-029
KuHa 209-3102	72	70-030	16 December 2004
MoHa 209-3102		70-027
MoHa 208-3102		70-028
KuHa 209-3102		70-039

209-3500 series

From 2018, five former 209-500 series ten-car sets based at Mitaka Depot for use on Chūō–Sōbu Line services were reformed and converted to become four-car 209-3500 series sets based at Kawagoe for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line services.^[5]

Between November 2020 and October 2021, the trains were modified for driver-only operation .

Formation

	← Kawagoe Hachiōji →
Car No.	4	3	2	1
Designation	Tc	M	M'	Tc'
Numbering	KuHa 209-3500	MoHa 209-3500	MoHa 208-3500	KuHa 208-3500

Former set/car identities

The former identities of the 209-3500 series sets are as follows.^[31]

Set No.	Car numbers				Former set No.	Former car numbers
51	KuHa 209-3501	MoHa 209-3501	MoHa 208-3501	KuHa 208-3501	C501	KuHa 209-501	MoHa 209-502	MoHa 208-502	KuHa 208-501
52	KuHa 209-3502	MoHa 209-3502	MoHa 208-3502	KuHa 208-3502	C502	KuHa 209-502	MoHa 209-504	MoHa 208-504	KuHa 208-502
53	KuHa 209-3503	MoHa 209-3503	MoHa 208-3503	KuHa 208-3503	C503	KuHa 209-503	MoHa 209-506	MoHa 208-506	KuHa 208-503
54	KuHa 209-3504	MoHa 209-3504	MoHa 208-3504	KuHa 208-3504	C504	KuHa 209-504	MoHa 209-508	MoHa 208-508	KuHa 208-504
55	KuHa 209-3505	MoHa 209-3505	MoHa 208-3505	KuHa 208-3505	C505	KuHa 209-505	MoHa 209-510	MoHa 208-510	KuHa 208-505

Training sets

In 2008, three motored pairs from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series sets (MoHa 209-39/208-39 and MoHa 209-40/208-40 from set Ura 19, and MoHa 209-76/208-76 from set Ura 37) were fitted with driving cabs and converted into training sets. These sets were assigned to Yokohama, Hachiōji, and Ōmiya Training Centers. In 2018, one motored pair from a former Kawagoe/Hachikō Line 209-3000 series set (MoHa 209-3002/208-3002 from set Hae 62) was also fitted with driving cabs and converted into a training set. The existing three training sets were subsequently refurbished and reallocated.

Yokohama

From 2008, a training set consisting of KuMoHa 209-39/208-39 is allocated to Yokohama Training Center near Kurihama Station. The set is finished with pale yellow body stripes and bears the text "YOKOHAMA Training Center". It replaced the existing 105 series two-car training set located there.

Ōmiya

From 2018, a training set consisting of KuMoHa 209-3002/208-3002 is allocated to Ōmiya Training Center. The set is finished with Shōnan green/orange body stripes and bears the text "TOKYO•OMIYA Training Center".

Between 2008 and 2018, set KuMoHa 209-76/208-76 was allocated to Ōmiya. This replaced the existing 103 series two-car training set located there.

Hachiōji

From 2019, a training set consisting of KuMoHa 209-76/208-76 is allocated to Hachiōji Training Center near Shin-Akitsu Station. The set is finished with orange body stripes and bears the text "HACHIOJI Training Center".

Between 2008 and 2019, set KuMoHa 209-40/208-40 was allocated to Hachiōji. This replaced the existing 105 series two-car training set located there.

Nagano

From 2019, a training set consisting of KuMoHa 209-40/208-40 is allocated to Nagano Training Center. The set is finished in with Nagano blue body stripes and bears the text "NAGANO Training Center". It replaced the existing 115 series two-car training set located there.

Shirakawa E991 series

A purpose-built four-car set based directly on the 209-0 series design and classified E991 series was delivered to JR East's training center in Shirakawa, Fukushima in 2000 for internal training use. Externally, it is finished with green body stripes on unpainted stainless steel. It is not considered a 209 series variant. It cannot run on its own power and must be towed by a locomotive.

MUE-Train

In October 2008, JR East unveiled the seven-car "MUE-Train" (MUltipurpose Experimental Train) experimental EMU converted from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209 series set Ura 2. This set is used to test and develop new technology for use on future narrow-gauge trains. The train is based at Kawagoe Depot and began testing on the Utsunomiya Line from November 2008.^[32]

Formation

2010 onward

Cars 3 and 6 are each fitted with one PS33D single-arm pantograph.^[12]

Accidents

On 8 May 2020, at 3:55 pm, the front carriage of a local service (6-car set C612) derailed between Awa-Kamogawa and Awa-Amatsu stations. Around 20 passengers and crew were on board the train when it derailed. One person was taken to a hospital.^[33]

Preserved examples

• KuHa 901-1 (previously KuHa 209-901), at the Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center in Shinagawa.^[34]

See also

• E231 series, successor
• TWR 70-000 series, a 209 series derivative

References

• Book: ja:JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 . JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006. Neko Publishing. 2006. Japan . 978-4-7770-0453-9.

Further reading

• Book: ja: 首都圏新系列車両PROFILE . Tokyo Area New-generation Rolling Stock Profile . Ikaros Publishing . 15 April 2011 . Japan. 978-4-86320-436-2. 首都圏新系列車両 Profile: 209/E231/E233系グループの全貌 .

External links

• JR 209 series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hughes . Murray . We must create our own core competences. https://web.archive.org/web/20200908060001/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/we-must-create-our-own-core-competences/31391.article . 8 September 2020 . live. Railway Gazette International. 1 October 1999. 18 May 2009 . subscription.
2. July 2010. JR旅客会社の車両配置表. JR passenger company vehicle layout table. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja. 591. Appendix p. 9.
3. Web site: 14 December 2009. ja:京浜東北線・根岸線209系引退で記念イベント. ja: Keihin Tohoku Line / Negishi Line 209 series retirement commemorative event. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331054248/http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/110399.html. 31 March 2015. 5 March 2021. Hobidas. ja.
4. Book: June 2002. JRR. 978-4-88283-037-5. Japan. 60–62. ja. ja:JR電車編成表 '02夏号. JR EMU Formations – Summer '02.
5. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2018/01/19/170000.html . ja: 八高線用の209系3500番台が配給輸送される . Hachikō Line 209-3500 series transferred . 19 January 2018 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120052941/http://railf.jp/news/2018/01/19/170000.html . 20 January 2018 . live . 20 January 2018.
6. Web site: Tokyo Railway Labyrinth: Good-bye to the Sōbu 209-500 Series Trains. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://tokyorailwaylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2019/06/good-bye-to-sobu-209-500-series-trains.html . 30 January 2022 . live. 2019-06-09. Tokyo Railway Labyrinth. 2019-07-13.
7. Book: 14 November 2018. Kotsu Shimbunsha. 978-4-330-93218-7. Japan. 49, 62–63, 72, 74–77, 80–81, 96–99. ja. ja: JR電車編成表 2019冬. JR EMU Formations – Winter 2019.
8. Book: December 2005. Kōtsū Shimbunsha. Japan. ja. ja:プロトタイプの世界 – Prototype World. 170056962.
9. 鉄道友の会 東京支部 JR電車部会. December 2007. 京浜東北線を駆け抜けた車両たち 後編. Vehicles that ran through the Keihin Tohoku Line Part 2. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja. 48. 562. 77–84.
10. 29 July 2009. ja:クハ209-901，長野総合車両センター構内に. ja: Kuha 209-901, on the premises of Nagano General Rolling Stock Center. http://railf.jp/special/209/900bandai/090729-tc209-901.html. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja. 8 August 2009.
11. 鉄道友の会 東京支部 JR電車部会. April 2009. ja:特集 209系 第２章へ. 209 series – The second chapter. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja. 49. 576. 9–47.
12. Book: May 2010. Kotsu Shinbunsha. 978-4-330-14310-1. Japan. ja. ja:JR電車編成表 2010夏. JR EMU Formations – Summer 2010.
13. Web site: 14 June 2009. 209系2100番台，配給輸送される. 209-2100 series, distributed and transported. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016171222/https://railf.jp/special/209/2100bandai/090614-2100.html . 16 October 2021. live. 14 September 2022. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. ja.
14. November 2009. ja:209系転用改造車. 209 series modified units. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49. 583. 58–62. ja.
15. Book: May 2013. Kotsu Shinbunsha. 978-4-330-37313-3. Japan. 47, 52–53. ja. ja: JR電車編成表 2013夏. JR EMU Formations – Summer 2013.
16. Web site: 12 May 2020. 房総・鹿島エリアへの新型車両の投入について. Information about new train type for the Boso/Kashima areas. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512082849/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2020/20200512_ho01.pdf. 12 May 2020. 12 May 2020. ja.
17. Web site: 209系2100番台の編成短縮と今後. 209-2100 series shortening and future. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://4gousya.net/jr/4526.php . 30 January 2022. live. 5 March 2021. ja.
18. Web site: 24 November 2021. 209系C601編成が伊豆急へ. 209 series set C601 to Izukyu. 13 September 2022. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . ja.
19. Web site: 11 December 2021 . 来春運転の車両形式は「３０００系」です！ . The vehicle type for driving next spring is "3000 series"! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212035645/https://camel3.com/cms/files/izukyu/MASTER/0100/uW54p435.pdf . 12 December 2021 . 5 June 2022 . ja.
20. November 2009. ja:209系転用計画の全貌. ja: 209 series diversion plan whole picture. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja. 49. 583. 63–73.
21. Web site: 16 June 2009. ja:209系2200番台が営業運転を開始. ja: 209 series 2200 series started commercial operation. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/http://railf.jp/special/209/2200bandai/090616-nh52.html . 30 January 2022. live. 16 June 2009. Japan Railfan Magazine. ja.
22. Web site: Japan Railfan Magazine. http://railf.jp/special/209/2200/090514-2201.html. ja:209系2200番台，東京総合車両センターを出場. 15 May 2009. 15 May 2009. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20090517120528/http://railf.jp/special/209/2200/090514-2201.html. 17 May 2009. dead.
23. Web site: http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-951.html . ja: JR南武線、全車両「E233系」に統一へ 青梅・五日市線から6両転属 . JR Nambu Line to be standardized with fleet of E233 series following transfer of 6 cars from Ōme/Itsukaichi Line . 26 January 2017 . tetsudo-shimbun.com. Tetsudo Shimbun . Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170126073117/http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-951.html. 26 January 2017 . live . 26 January 2017.
24. ja: 209系「B.B.BASE」. 209 series "B.B.Base". . 58. 683 . 70–71 . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . ja . March 2018.
25. Book: December 2006. JRR. 978-4-88283-046-7. Japan. ja. ja:JR電車編成表 '07冬号. JR EMU Formations – Winter 2007.
26. Book: May 2012. Kotsu Shinbunsha. 978-4-330-28612-9. Japan. 67, 408. ja. ja:JR電車編成表 2012夏. JR EMU Formations – Summer 2012.
27. July 2005. ja: 川越線に209系3100代を投入 103系を置換え. 209-3100 series introduced on Kawagoe Line – Replacing 103 series. Railway Journal. ja. Japan. 39. 465. 106.
28. Web site: 4 November 2019 . りんかい線70-000形の顔した209系、川越線・八高線の営業運転から離脱 . Rinkai Line 70-000 type faced 209 series, withdrawal from commercial operation of Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://tetsudo-ch.com/9875726.html. 30 January 2022 . 5 March 2021 . tetsudo-ch.com . ja.
29. Web site: 2021-10-27. 209系「ハエ53編成」がワンマン化改良工事を終了. 209 series "set number 53" completes improvement work for driver-only operation.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028092318/https://rail.hobidas.com/rmnews/347222/. 28 October 2021. 13 September 2022. NEKO PUBLISHING. rail.hobidas.com. ja.
30. Web site: 209系3100代車両を満喫する体験ツアーを販売します！. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210050926/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2021/omiya/20211210_o01.pdf . 10 December 2021 . live. 10 December 2021.
31. Web site: https://railf.jp/news/2018/02/21/174000.html . ja: 八高線用の209系3500番台が試運転 . Hachikō Line 209-3500 series undergoes test-running . 21 February 2018. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221094812/https://railf.jp/news/2018/02/21/174000.html . 21 February 2018. live. 21 February 2018.
32. Web site: 7 October 2008. ja:在来線用試験電車MUE-Train (ミュートレイン)について. About the test train MUE-Train for conventional lines. http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2008/20081004.pdf . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209082140/http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2008/20081004.pdf . 9 December 2008. live. 7 October 2008. jreast.co.jp. ja.
33. Web site: 8 May 2020 . ほぼ直線...外房線先頭車両が脱線 原因は？ . Almost straight ... What is the cause of the derailment of the leading vehicle on the Sotobo line? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200513060938/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn?a=20200509-00000040-nnn-soci . 13 May 2020 . 9 May 2020 . headlines.yahoo.co.jp . ja.
34. Book: Sasada, Masahiro. September 2012. Ikaros Publications Ltd.. 978-4863206175. Tokyo, Japan. 127. ja. ja:国鉄&JR保存車大全. JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide.