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Trains were originally formed of 9-car 183 series EMUs, including one Green car, or 6-car sets with no Green car, but from December 1994, services were formed of 8-car 183 series sets with the Green car removed, as shown below.
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train service in Japan
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operated by East Japan Railway Company
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(JR East). It runs from and to on the Bōsō Peninsula
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in Chiba Prefecture
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.
Station stops
''Shiosai'' services operate over theSōbu Main Line
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, stopping at the stations listed below. No services operate as "Local" all-stations services in any section; this characteristic is different from that of Wakashio ltd.exp..千葉を走る列車＞しおさい：EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Chiba branch Japan/ref>
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Rolling stock
* 255 series 9-car EMUs (since 10 December 2005)
* E257-500 series
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Variants
* E257-0 series: '' ...
5/10-car EMUs
''Shiosai'' services are operated using Makuhari-based 9-car 255 series EMU
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and 10-car E257-500 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan for limited express services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.
Variants
* E257-0 series: '' ...
EMU formations. The E257-500 series formations have no Green (first class) cars.
Past rolling stock
* 183 series EMUs (10 March 1975 – 2005)Formations
Trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Tokyo end.9-car 255 series
As of 2019, cars no. 2 and 3 are reserved on some services.5+5-car E257 series
Past formations
Trains were originally formed of 9-car 183 series EMUs, including one Green car, or 6-car sets with no Green car, but from December 1994, services were formed of 8-car 183 series sets with the Green car removed, as shown below.
8-car 183 series
History
The ''Shiosai'' service was introduced from 10 March 1975 following the completion of electrification of the Sōbu Main Line
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in October 1974, using 9-car 183 series EMUs, replacing five of the seven daily diesel-powered express services that operated between / and .
From the start of the November 1982 timetable revision, further 183 series EMUs were drafted in, displaced from '' Toki'' limited express services following the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the remaining ''Inubō'' express services were discontinued and absorbed into the ''Shiosai'' services, giving seven return workings daily.
From the start of the revised timetable on 10 December 2005, 255 series 9-car EMUs were introduced on ''Shiosai'' services. From the same date, services were made entirely no-smoking.
From the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, all ''Shiosai'' services started and terminated at Tokyo Station, with no services operating from Shinjuku.
See also
*List of named passenger trains of Japan
This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.
Shinkansen (bullet trains)
Daytime trains Limited express (partial list)
Express
Rapid
Night trains Limited express
Express
Rapid
See also
* Rail transp ...
References
External links
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{{JR East trains Named passenger trains of Japan East Japan Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1975