Green Cars for Commuters

[RS18U]

Wonder how well these will sell: First-class section being added to Tokyo commuter trains this month with double-decker Green Cars

 

https://soranews24.com/2025/03/11/first-class-section-being-added-to-tokyo-commuter-trains-this-month-with-double-decker-green-cars/

[bill937ca]

Will be paid for by the employer. JR East has been lengthing Chuo line platforms for years.  There already are commuter green cars on the Tokaido line, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line, the Joban line, the Utsunomiya Line, the Takasaki Line  and Ueno–Tokyo Line. Going into service in time for the year-end schedule change.

Edited March 11 by bill937ca

[UnfinishedKit]

This does, however, mean the end of the Hachoji commuter oriented limited express service. 
 

Your employer paying for a green car or limited express commuter pass was always a sign of status, might be a sign of the times that JREast don’t feel they can sustain a whole limited express train on that segment of Chuo line (longer distance limited express trains are unaffected I think)

Edited March 11 by UnfinishedKit

[kuro68000]

5 hours ago, UnfinishedKit said:

This does, however, mean the end of the Hachoji commuter oriented limited express service.

 

Oh, which one is that? Not the Chuo special rapid trains, something else?

[UnfinishedKit]

This one

 

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/はちおうじ・おうめ

[UnfinishedKit]

Interestingly Keio seems to be making their hachioji limited express trains work by having trains with rotating seats that can act as normal trains the rest of the time. I suspect Keio fares are cheaper as well
 

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/京王5000系電車_(2代)

[bill937ca]

1 hour ago, UnfinishedKit said:

This one

 

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/はちおうじ・おうめ

That is a Home Liner. Not an all day train, but a peak period special often used to move trains to and from maintenance facilities.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ライナー列車