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There's a thread on Ompuchaneru about JRE's schedule revision that will take effect on March 15th of next year. The first poster (http://rail-uploader.khz-net.com/index.php?id=1128238) summarizes: E3s will be completely withdrawn from Komachi services, and the name Super Komachi will not be used. All services will operate at 320km/h and be called Komachi some Hayate services that are non-stop between Omiya and Sendai, and then stop at each station beyond Sendai, will be changed to Hayabusa. Several trains will be operated as 17-car formations E7s will be used on some Asama services on the Nagano Shinkansen, and the conversion to digital ATC will be expedited of all Akagi and Kusatsu roundtrip services departing Shinjuku, one will continue to run with 185 series trains while the rest will be the refurbished E651s. weekday Akagi services will be renamed Swallow Akagi, and the Homeliner Konosu will be changed to a limited express service and extended to Honjo there will be 6 midday locals per hour on the Joban Line between Ayase and Abiko, rather than 5. This is a train every 10 minutes instead of every 12 morning Chuo Liners starting at Hachioji will increase, using 351 series trains Nambu Line rapids will no longer stop at Nakanojima and Yanoguchi, and locals that now run between Kawasaki and Noborito will be extended to Inagi-Naganuma there will be consideration of increasing Musashino services, changing their schedule, and adding service at Kunitachi, Hino, and Toyoda stations two Homeliner Koga services will be removed, and they will no longer serve Ueno. Local services will be added. limited express Wakashio services will be reduced, and Odoriko #102 will no longer run on weekdays the Akebono will be discontinued and changed to a special service The extension of the Konosu to Honjo appears to be 35.7km, which seems substantial. The Akebono will be considered a rinji service, which I sometimes see translated as extra or temporary. Things are not looking good for the 185s, but it doesn't seem like this is the absolute end for them, while the 351s have a solid new role, at least until the next revision. pdf link here: http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2013/20131217.pdf Japanese readers please feel free to post corrections :grin