209 series

• / 209-500 series: 10-car set used on the Keiyō Line since 2008, and 8-car sets on the Musashino Line since 2010
• 209-1000 series: 10-car sets used on the Chūō Line (Rapid) (and occasionally the Ōme Line) since March 2019
• 209-2000/2100 series: 6/4-car sets converted from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series units, used on Narita Line, Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line, Tōgane Line, and Uchibō Line services since 2009
• 209-2200 series: 6-car set used from January 2018 as the Boso Bicycle Base
• 209-3500 series: 4-car sets converted from former Chūō–Sōbu Line 209-500 series units, used on the Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line since 2018

209-0 series
A Keihin–Tōhoku 10-car 209-0 series set in March 2009
In service	1993–2015
Replaced	103 series, 205 series
Constructed	1992–1997
Entered service	1993
Scrapped	2008–2016
Number built	792 cars
Number in service	None (324 cars converted to 209-2000/2100 series; 18 cars converted to 209-2200 series; 7 cars converted to MUE-Train; 6 cars converted for training units)
Number scrapped	437 cars
Formation	6/10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Urawa, Nakahara
Line(s) served	Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Nambu Line, Negishi Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4/6 pairs per side
Traction system	Mitsubishi GTO-VVVF
Traction motors	MT68
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The original full-production version introduced on both the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi (78 ten-car sets numbered 1–78) and Nambu (2 six-car sets numbered 1 and 32) lines in 1993. Six-door SaHa 208 cars were inserted into the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line sets in 1995.

The 209 series trains on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line were replaced by new E233-1000 series trains from autumn 2007, with the last sets withdrawn by 24 January 2010.[3] A large number of these units were subsequently rebuilt as 209-2000/2100 series four-car and six-car sets for use in the Chiba area, while some were converted as training sets, MUE-Train, or 209-2200 series sets for the Nambu Line.

209-500 series
Musashino Line 209-500 series set M75 on a Local service in October 2019
In service	1998–present
Replaced	103 series, 201 series, 205 series
Constructed	1998–2000
Entered service	29 December 1998
Refurbished	2016–2019
Scrapped	2017–
Number built	170 cars
Number in service	98 cars (12 sets) (+20 cars converted to 209-3500 series)
Number scrapped	52 cars
Formation	8/10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	Keiyō Line: 34 Musashino Line: M71-M77, M81-M84
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Keiyō Previously: Mitaka, Narashino, Urawa
Line(s) served	Keiyō Line, Musashino Line, Sotobō Line, Uchibō Line Previously: Chūō–Sōbu Line, Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi) Previously: GTO-VVVF
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

This sub-series represented a stop-gap for use from 1998 on the Chūō–Sōbu Line until the full-production E231 series trains were delivered, and a total of 17 ten-car sets (numbered 51–67) were delivered to Narashino Depot in Chiba. These sets differ noticeably from the other 209 series variants in having 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) wide cars (compared to 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) for earlier flat-sided stock), as well as LED destination indicators, replacing the earlier roller blind type. While externally similar in appearance to the later E231 series sets, the 209-500 series are distinguishable by their white cab fronts and lack of six-door cars.

In November 2000, two sets (66 and 67) were transferred to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line and renumbered 80 and 81. In December 2003, the Chūō–Sōbu Line sets were reallocated to Mitaka Depot and renumbered 501–515. Between 2005 and 2006, set 515 was lent to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line as a spare during car maintenance. Between 2006 and 2007, three more sets (513–515) were transferred to the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line to replace the prototype 209-900/910/920 series trains and renumbered 82–84. From October 2008, following the introduction of E233-1000 series trains on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line, one set (80) was transferred back to the Chūō–Sōbu Line (as set 516) while the other four sets (81–84) were modified (with ATS-P/S_N instead of ATC) and transferred to the Keiyō Line (as sets 31–34).

From September 2010 to January 2011, three former Keiyō Line sets (31–33) were reduced to eight cars and reliveried for use on the Musashino Line, renumbered M71–M73, and entered service from 4 December 2010.[5] In 2012, a "C" suffix was added to all Chūō–Sōbu Line sets (C501–C512 and C516).

From 2018, five Chūō–Sōbu Line sets (C501–C505) were converted to 4-car 209-3500 series sets for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line services,[6] while the remaining eight sets (C506–C512 and C516) were reduced to 8 cars and reallocated to the Musashino Line and renumbered M74–M77 and M81–M84. The last Chūō–Sōbu Line set, set C511, was withdrawn from service on 19 April 2019.[7]

All sets were refurbished between 2016 and 2019, when the GTO-VVVF traction system was replaced with an IGBT-VVVF traction system.

Set transfer history

The following table shows the transfer history for each of the 17 sets.

	1998–2018								2018–present
501–505 (5 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 51–55→501–505→C501–C505								Converted to 209-3500 series for Hachikō/Kawagoe Line
	1999–2018								2018–present
506–509 (4 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 56–59→506–509→C506–C509								Musashino Line M81–M84
	1999–2019								2019–present
510–512 (3 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 60–62→510–512→C510–C512								Musashino Line M75–M77
	2000–2006				2006–2008	2008–2010		2010–present
513–514 (2 sets)	Chūō–Sōbu Line 63–64→513–514				Keihin–Tōhoku Line 82–83	Keiyō Line 31–32		Musashino Line M71–M72
	2000–2005		2005–2006	2006	2006–2008	2008–2010		2010–present
515	Chūō–Sōbu Line 65→515		Keihin–Tōhoku Line 515	Chūō–Sōbu Line 515	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 84	Keiyō Line 33		Musashino Line M73
	2000	2001–2009					2009–2018		2018–present
516	Chūō–Sōbu Line 66	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 80					Chūō–Sōbu Line 516→C516		Musashino Line M74
	2000	2001–2008				2009–present
517	Chūō–Sōbu Line 67	Keihin–Tōhoku Line 81				Keiyō Line 34

209-900/910/920 series
901 series Set C (later 209-920 series) in March 1993
In service	1992–2007
Constructed	1992
Entered service	7 May 1992
Scrapped	2007–2008
Number built	30 cars
Number preserved	1 vehicle (at Tōkyō General Rolling Stock Center)
Number scrapped	29 cars
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Urawa
Line(s) served	Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Three ten-car prototypes were built in 1992 for testing and passenger evaluation on the Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line, initially classified as 901 series. Set A was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, set B by Tokyu Car Corporation, and set C was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and JR East's Ōfuna factory (cars 4 and 5). The three sets incorporated a number of different design features for evaluation, but were converted in 1994 to bring them in line with the full-production specifications. Set A became 209-900 series set 90, set B became 209-910 series set 91, and set C became 209-920 series set 92. They differed from the full-production 209-0 series sets in not having six-door SaHa 208 cars.[9]

209-910 series set 91 was withdrawn in December 2006, and the last of the three prototype sets, set 90, was withdrawn in August 2007.[10] Car KuHa 209-901 from the original 901 series set A was stored at Nagano Works,[11] and later preserved at Tōkyō General Rolling Stock Center.

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  209-900 series set 90 in November 2006
• 
  209-920 series set 92 in January 2007

This was the original classification given to the prototype E231 series 10-car set delivered in October 1998, to test out the then-new insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) traction system and TIMS passenger information system. It was reclassified as E231-900 series in June 2000 following conversion to the full-production E231 standard.[12]

209-1000 series
A Chūō Line (Rapid) 10-car 209-1000 series set in November 2022 near Musashi-Sakai
In service	1999–present
Constructed	1999
Entered service	December 1999
Number built	20 cars
Number in service	20 cars (2 sets)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	81–82
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Toyoda (2019-present) Previously: Matsudo (1999-2018)
Line(s) served	Chūō Line (Rapid), Ōme Line Previously: Jōban Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Traction system	GTO-VVVF (Mitsubishi)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Two 10-car sets (81 and 82) were delivered from Tokyu Car Corporation in August and September 1999, entering service from 4 December 1999 on Jōban Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line inter-running services. Based on the 209-0 series, these trains have end doors for use in emergencies inside tunnels. These sets were based at JR East's Matsudo depot. These train sets have since been withdrawn from the Jōban Line in October 2018 and reallocated to the Chūō Line (Rapid) in December 2018, being based at JR East's Toyoda Depot after the reallocation. Operations officially started on the Chūō Line in March 2019.

While these sets usually operate only between Tokyo and Takao, on rare occasions (such as a shortage of train sets due to an accident) they may operate as far as Ōtsuki, or on the Ōme Line as far as Ōme. Furthermore, unlike the E233 series in use, due to the lack of passenger-operated door controls, all doors open on these sets while in use on the Ōme Line.

209-2000/2100 series
A Chiba-area 209-2100 series 6-car train in June 2021
In service	2009–present
Replaced	211 series
Entered service	1 October 2009
Refurbished	2009–2013 (converted from 209-0 series)
Number built	324 cars
Number in service	276 cars (62 sets)
Number preserved	8 cars stored
Number scrapped	30 cars
Successor	E131 series (rural services)
Formation	4/6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	C401–C448, C602–C604, C606–C608, C610, C615, C617, C621–C625
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Makuhari
Line(s) served	Narita Line, Sōbu Main Line, Sotobō Line, Tōgane Line, Uchibō Line Future: Izu Kyūkō Line Previously: Kashima Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Traction system	Mitsubishi IGBT-VVVF
Traction motors	MT73 (prior to conversion – MT68)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

These are four- and six-car sets based at Makuhari Depot modified between 2009 and 2013 from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series ten-car sets for use on Chiba area and Bōsō Peninsula local services from 1 October 2009 to replace ageing 211 series trains. Modifications include new electrical equipment, the addition of transverse seating to end cars, LED destination indicator panels, and a toilet.[14] The cars are numbered in the -2100 series, although nine four-car sets have end cars numbered in the -2000 series. The -2000 series cars are converted from early batch 209-0 series units with air-operated doors rather than the electrically operated doors of later batch units.[15]

The first four-car set (C417) was outshopped from Nagano Works in June 2009, while the first six-car set (C602) was outshopped from Ōmiya Works in July 2009.[5] The entire conversion process was completed in 2013, and a total of 42 four-car sets (C401–C442) and 26 six-car sets (C601–C626) were formed.

From 13 March 2021, they were replaced on rural services with new E131 series trains.[16] Six 6-car sets were shortened to 4-car sets between February and March 2021; the two surplus cars from each set along with three others 6-car sets (C612, C618, C626) were scrapped between April and May 2021.[17]

In July 2021, 6-car set C609 was removed from JR service and delivered to Izukyū Corporation,[18] and four cars from set C601 were delivered in November 2021.[18] They are expected to enter service in Spring 2022[19] as the Izukyu 3000 series.[20]

The table below shows the converted sets.[17]

209-2200 series
209-2200 series "B.B.Base" set J1 in January 2021
In service	2009–present
Replaced	209-0 series 205-1200 series
Constructed	1993–1995
Entered service	Nambu Line: June 2009 B.B.Base: January 2018
Refurbished	2009–2010, 2017
Scrapped	2015
Number built	18 cars
Number in service	6 cars (1 set)
Number scrapped	12 cars
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	J1 Previously: 52–54
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Makuhari Previously: Nakahara
Line(s) served	Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Narita Line, Sōbu Main Line Previously: Nambu Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Between 2009 and 2010, three six-car sets were reformed from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series ten-car sets for use on Nambu Line services, replacing the early-batch 209-0 series set and a 205-1200 series set.[21] The first set, number 52, was outshopped in May 2009, and entered service on 12 June 2009.[22] Modifications include new electrical equipment and the addition of LED destination indicator panels.[23]

Two sets (52 and 54) were removed from service and replaced by new E233-8000 series trains in 2015. These two sets were scrapped.

The last remaining Nambu Line 209-2200 series trainset, set 53, was removed from services from 15 March 2017, being replaced by an E233-8500 series set.[24] The set was modified for use as a train for carrying cyclists and their bicycles from Ryogoku in Tokyo to various destinations on the Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Narita Line, and Sōbu Main Line on the Bōsō Peninsula. Branded "B.B.Base" (an abbreviation for "Boso Bicycle Base"), it re-entered service on 6 January 2018.[25]

209-3000 series
Kawagoe/Hachikō Line 209-3000 series set 61 in April 2017
In service	1996–2019
Replaced	KiHa 35
Constructed	1996
Entered service	16 March 1996
Scrapped	2018 (2 cars), 2020 (12 cars)
Number built	16 cars
Number in service	None (2 cars converted for training units)
Number scrapped	14 cars
Successor	209-3500 series, E231-3000 series
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	61–64
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Kawagoe
Line(s) served	Hachikō Line, Kawagoe Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Four four-car 6th-batch sets were introduced on 16 March 1996 for use on the Kawagoe Line and newly electrified southern section of the Hachikō Line. These sets (numbers 61 to 64) were based at JR East's Kawagoe depot.[26] While visually similar to the original 209-0 sub-series, these sets differ in having passenger-operated door controls.[12]

These sets were displaced by newly refurbished E231-3000 series and 209-3500 series sets entering service from 2017 and 2018, with the last set withdrawn in February 2019. In late 2018, two cars of set 62 were formed into a training unit and the other two cars were scrapped; the remaining three sets were scrapped in early 2020.

209-3100 series
Kawagoe/Hachikō Line 209-3100 series train at Komagawa station
In service	2005–2022
Replaced	103-3000 series, 103-3500 series
Constructed	1995, 1996, 2002 (former TWR 70-000 series cars); 2005 (new build cars)
Entered service	17 April 2005
Refurbished	2004–2005
Number built	8 cars
Number in service	None
Successor	209-3500 series, E231-3000 series
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	71–72
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Kawagoe
Line(s) served	Hachikō Line, Kawagoe Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,870 mm (9 ft 5 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Traction system	GTO-VVVF (Mitsubishi)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

This sub-series of two four-car sets was introduced on 17 April 2005 as part of the scheme to eliminate 103 series sets from the Kawagoe Line and the Hachikō Line.[28] Set number 71 consists of two former Tokyo Waterfront Railway 70-000 series control cars with two newly manufactured intermediate cars, while set number 72 consists entirely of former 70-000 series cars. The 70-000 series cars had become surplus when six-car sets were reformed into ten-car sets in 2004. Like the 209-3000 series, these sets have passenger-operated door controls.[12]

After being displaced by the 209-3500 and E231-3000 series sets, these sets were taken out of service in October 2019.[29] However, they re-entered service and served as additional trains as the 209-3500 and E231-3000 series sets were modified for wanman driver-only operations.[30] They were removed from service in January 2022 after a special retirement tour event;[31] the sets were then officially retired on 11 March 2022.

Former TWR 70-000 series conversions

TWR 70-000 series EMU in December 2002

The identities of the six former 70-000 series cars converted in 2004 and 2005 to become 209-3100 series EMUs are as shown below.[27]

Car number	Set number	Former car number	Date returned to traffic
KuHa 209-3101	71	70-020	14 March 2005
KuHa 208-3101		70-029
KuHa 209-3102	72	70-030	16 December 2004
MoHa 209-3102		70-027
MoHa 208-3102		70-028
KuHa 209-3102		70-039

209-3500 series
Kawagoe/Hachikō Line 209-3500 series set, June 2018
In service	2018–present
Replaced	205-3000 series, 209-3000 series, 209-3100 series
Constructed	1998–1999
Entered service	2018
Refurbished	2017–2018 (converted from 209 to 500 series) 2020–2021 (modified for driver-only operation)
Number built	20 cars
Number in service	20 cars (5 sets)
Formation	4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	51–55
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Kawagoe
Line(s) served	Hachikō Line, Kawagoe Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

From 2018, five former 209-500 series ten-car sets based at Mitaka Depot for use on Chūō–Sōbu Line services were reformed and converted to become four-car 209-3500 series sets based at Kawagoe for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachikō Line services.[6]

Between November 2020 and October 2021, the trains were modified for driver-only operation (wanman (ワンマン, "one man")).

In 2008, three motored pairs from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209-0 series sets (MoHa 209-39/208-39 and MoHa 209-40/208-40 from set Ura 19, and MoHa 209-76/208-76 from set Ura 37) were fitted with driving cabs and converted into training sets. These sets were assigned to Yokohama, Hachiōji, and Ōmiya Training Centers. In 2018, one motored pair from a former Kawagoe/Hachikō Line 209-3000 series set (MoHa 209-3002/208-3002 from set Hae 62) was also fitted with driving cabs and converted into a training set. The existing three training sets were subsequently refurbished and reallocated.

• 
  Ōmiya area 2-car training set in March 2008
• 
  Hachiōji area 2-car training set in October 2008
• 
  Nagano area 2-car training set in April 2021

MUE-Train
MUE-Train undergoing testing in December 2020
In service	2008–present
Constructed	1992
Entered service	November 2008
Refurbished	2008 (converted from 209-0 series)
Number built	7 cars
Number in service	6 cars (1 set)
Number scrapped	1 vehicle
Formation	6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	JR East
Depot(s)	Kawagoe
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Width	2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

In October 2008, JR East unveiled the seven-car "MUE-Train" (MUltipurpose Experimental Train) experimental EMU converted from former Keihin–Tōhoku—Negishi Line 209 series set Ura 2. This set is used to test and develop new technology for use on future narrow-gauge trains. The train is based at Kawagoe Depot and began testing on the Utsunomiya Line from November 2008.[33]

On 8 May 2020, at 3:55 pm, the front carriage of a local service (6-car set C612) derailed between Awa-Kamogawa and Awa-Amatsu stations. Around 20 passengers and crew were on board the train when it derailed. One person was taken to a hospital.[34]

KuHa 901-1 preserved at Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center in August 2010

• KuHa 901-1 (previously KuHa 209-901), at the Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center in Shinagawa.[35]

• E231 series, successor
• TWR 70-000 series, a 209 series derivative

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