E217 series

Japanese train type

SpecificationsCar body constructionStainless steelCar length19,500 mm (64 ft 0 in)
(20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in) when couplers included)Width2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)Doors4 per sideMaximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)Traction systemVariable frequency (GTO/IGBT)Power output1,520 kWAcceleration2.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.2 mph/s)Deceleration4.2 km/(h⋅s) (2.6 mph/s)Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenaryBraking system(s)Regenerative brakeSafety system(s)ATS-P, ATS-SN, ATC (not service)Coupling systemShibata typeTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The E217 series (E217系) is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Kantō region of Japan since 1994.[2]

Design

Introduced in 1994 to replace the 113 series EMUs running on the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and Yokosuka Line, the E217 series was the first outer-suburban train type in Japan to feature four pairs of doors per side per car. The basic design was developed from the 209 series commuter EMUs. It replaced all the Yokosuka Line 113 series trains by 1999. The trains were built jointly by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car, and JR East (Niitsu and Ofuna factories).[3]

For traction, they use Mitsubishi Electric-manufactured VVVF inverters with IGBT (formerly GTO) switching devices which control Mitsubishi MT68/73 traction motors. The gear ratio is 97:16.

Operations

Former operations

Formations

Current formations

11-car Yokosuka/Sōbu Line sets

As of 14 June 2024[update], 14 11-car sets are based at Kamakura Depot and formed with four motored ("M") cars and seven non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[5]

 
← Kimitsu, Narita Airport
Kurihama →
 
 
 
Car No. 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Designation Tc T M M' T Tsd Tsd' M M' Tc'
Numbering KuHa E217 SaHa E217 MoHa E217 MoHa E216-1000 SaHa E217-2000 SaRo E217 SaRo E216 MoHa E217-2000 MoHa E216-2000 KuHa E216-2000
  • Cars 3 and 9 each have one scissors pantograph.
  • Cars 1 and 11 have an accessible/priority "free space".
  • Cars 1, 5, and 11 each have a toilet (universal design in car 1, Japanese-style in car 11).
  • Car 8 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.
  • Cars 4 and 5 are bilevel Green Cars with transverse seating.
  • Cars 9, 10, and 11 have a mix of longitudinal and transverse box seating.
Formation List
❌ indicates that the set is withdrawn from service
Y-1 ❌[6] Y-2 ❌[7] Y-3 ❌[8] Y-4 Y-5 ❌[9] Y-6 Y-7 Y-8 Y-9 ❌[5] Y-10 ❌[10]
Y-11 ❌[11] Y-12 Y-13 ❌[12] Y-14 Y-15 Y-16 ❌[13] Y-17 Y-18 ❌[14] Y-19 Y-20 ❌[15]
Y-21 Y-22 Y-23 ❌[16] Y-24 ❌[17] Y-25 ❌[18] Y-26 ❌[19] Y-27 Y-28 Y-29 Y-30
Y-31 Y-32 Y-33 Y-34 Y-35 Y-36 Y-37 Y-38 Y-39 ❌[19] Y-40
Y-41 Y-42 Y-43 ❌[20] Y-44 ❌[21] Y-45 ❌[22] Y-46 ❌[23] Y-47 ❌[24] Y-48 ❌[25] Y-49 ❌[26] Y-50 ❌[27]
Y-51 ❌[28]

4-car Yokosuka/Sōbu Line sets

As of 14 June 2024[update], 11 four-car sets are based at Kamakura Depot and formed with two motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[5]

 
← Kimitsu, Narita Airport
 
Kurihama →
 
 
 
Car No. +4 +3 +2 +1
Designation Tc M M' Tc'
Numbering KuHa E217-2000 MoHa E217-2000 MoHa E216-2000 KuHa E216-1000/2000
  • Car +3 has a scissors pantograph.
  • Cars +1 and +4 have an accessible/priority "free space".
  • Car +1 has a Japanese-style toilet.
Formation List
❌ indicates that the set is withdrawn from service
Y-101 Y-102 Y-103 Y-104 Y-105 ❌[29] Y-106 ❌[30] Y-107 ❌[29] Y-108 ❌[31] Y-109 ❌[19] Y-110 ❌[31]
Y-111 ❌[32] Y-112 Y-113 ❌[33] Y-114 ❌[34] Y-115 ❌[35] Y-116 ❌[36] Y-117 ❌[37] Y-118 Y-119 Y-120
Y-121 ❌[38] Y-122 ❌[19] Y-123 ❌[34] Y-124 ❌[39] Y-125 ❌[35] Y-126 ❌[40] Y-127 ❌[39] Y-128 Y-129 Y-130
Y-131 Y-132 ❌[41] Y-133 ❌[33] Y-134 ❌[30] Y-135 ❌[32] Y-136 Y-137 ❌[40] Y-138 Y-139 Y-140
Y-141 ❌[41] Y-142 Y-143 ❌[42] Y-144 Y-145 Y-146

Previous formations

10-car Tōkaidō Line sets

Three 10-car sets (F-01–F-03) were based at Kōzu Depot and formed with four motored ("M") cars and six non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[43]

 
← Tokyo
Atami →
 
 
Car No. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Designation Tc M M' T Tsd Tsd' M M' Tc'
Numbering KuHa E217 MoHa E217 MoHa E216-1000 SaHa E217-2000 SaRo E217 SaRo E216 MoHa E217-2000 MoHa E216-2000 KuHa E216-2000
  • Cars 3 and 9 each had one scissors pantograph.
  • Cars 1 and 10 had an accessible/priority "free space".
  • Cars 1, 5, and 10 each had a toilet (universal design in car 1, Japanese-style in car 10).
  • Car 8 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.
  • Cars 4 and 5 were bilevel Green Cars with transverse seating.
  • Cars 9 and 10 had a mix of longitudinal and transverse box seating.

5-car Tōkaidō Line sets

Three five-car sets (F-51–F-53) were based at Kōzu Depot and formed with two motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[43]

 
← Tokyo
Atami →
 
 
Car No. 15 14 13 12 11
Designation Tc T M M' Tc'
Numbering KuHa E217-2000 SaHa E217 MoHa E217-2000 MoHa E216-2000 KuHa E216-1000
  • Car 13 had a scissors pantograph.
  • Cars 11 and 15 had an accessible/priority "free space".
  • Car 11 had a Japanese-style toilet.
  • Car 14 had a mix of longitudinal and transverse box seating.
  • E217 series in Shōnan livery, April 2007
    E217 series in Shōnan livery, April 2007

Interior

  • E217 series longitudinal seating
    E217 series longitudinal seating
  • E217 series transverse seating
    E217 series transverse seating
  • Green car upper saloon, October 2021
    Green car upper saloon, October 2021
  • Green car lower saloon, October 2021
    Green car lower saloon, October 2021

History

Refurbished (left) and unrefurbished (right) sets, August 2008

The E217 series trains entered revenue service from 3 December 1994.[43]

From December 2001, 11-car trains were used on the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line between Shinjuku and Zushi. This continued until October 2004 when Shōnan–Shinjuku Line services were unified using E231-1000 series trains.

In March 2006, three 15-car trains were reformed as 10+5-car sets and transferred to Kōzu depot for use from 14 March 2006 on Tōkaidō Main Line duties out of Tokyo alongside E231-1000 series trains. The sets were repainted into the same Shonan color scheme of orange and green bodyside stripes as applied to the E231s. These sets were all transferred back to Yokosuka/Sōbu Line services by March 2015.

A program of refurbishment on the fleet commenced in 2008 and was completed in 2012. Externally, sets received lighter blue and cream stripes.

Following the introduction of newer E235-1000 series sets, withdrawals commenced in fiscal 2020.[44] The first withdrawn set was transferred to Nagano between 5 and 6 January 2021.[21] As of 14 June 2024, only 14 11-car sets and 11 4-car sets remain in fleet.[1]

Rejected export to Indonesia

In September 2022, Indonesian state railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) filed for permission to import 348 used E217 series cars between 2023 and 2024 to replace older trainsets in its subsidiary commuter network KAI Commuter. This request was rejected by the Indonesian Ministry of Industry in January 2023, resulting in domestic controversy.[45] Following meetings with government ministries, KAI later announced in June 2023 that they would buy new trainsets from Japan and Indonesia instead of used E217 series sets.[46]

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Further reading

  • 首都圏新系列車両PROFILE [Tokyo Area New-generation Rolling Stock Profile]. Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 15 April 2011. ISBN 978-4-86320-436-2.

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