Japan Railway Journal — Season 1, Episode 9: Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo

Episode synopsis

With trains making 650 round trips each day, the JR Yamanote Line is the artery of Tokyo's railways. On November 30, the new Series E235 entered service on the green-colored loop line, and is scheduled to replace all train sets by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. See the latest technology on this next generation train, look back on all its predecessors on the Yamanote Line since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, then visit "Mass-Trans Innovation Japan", Japan's largest railway convention held every 2 years.

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More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Railway Revival: 4 Years After the Great Earthquake
• E2The New Shinkansen: Technology and Economic Effects
• E3Isumi Railway: There's Nothing Here!
• E4Diesel Hybrid Trains: Japan's World Leading Technology
• E5Battery Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology
• E6Japan's Subway Technology in High Density Operation
• E7The Secret of Operating Preserved Steam Locomotives
• E8Special Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges