Retiring of JR Central 117 series

[Densha]

 
A Sayonara service can't go unnoticed. It looks like JR Central will be replacing its 117 series with the 313 series in the March timetable revision.
I can't get more information out of it with google translate.
 
I really like the first photo of the video.

[bill937ca]

Did you try the JR Tokai pdf?   See # 6.

 

http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000017068.pdf

Edited January 6, 2013 by bill937ca

[Densha]

I looked at it, but I can't really find out what the timetable exactly means because it's Japanese.

What I forgot though is that the description of the video seems to tell that from December 2012 on the 117 series will partly be replaced and in February 2013 completely by the 313 series.

[miyakoji]

It just says 120 of the 313 series have now been brought into service, so all 117s on the Tokaido Line within JRC's area will be retired.  Those 120 313s aren't all of them, but one or a few specific, recent subseries, I think.

[Ochanomizu]

Good riddence! The seats on these trains are so uncomfortable.

[E6系]

But good for the posture.