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Yamanote Line
First written August 2024
The Yamanote Line (山手線) is a loop line in Tokyo operated by the East Japan Railway Company. The outer loop travels clockwise around the network, with the inner loop traveling counterclockwise. The section of the line that runs alongside the Yamanote Freight Line which freight trains and some other outside commuter trains like a service between Tokyo and Saitama run along.
The Yamanote Line was first built to connect the Tokaido Main Line with the Tohoku Main Line. As Tokyo grew into a major urban area, the line grew to service the city, becoming a full loop in 1925 after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Shown here are some of the different Plarail trains I have which represent trains that have run on the Yamanote commuter line.
| Class In service |
Description | Plarail example | Plarail releases |
|---|---|---|---|
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103 series December 1963-June 26 1988 |
Classic electric commuter train in all green |
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Train (Green) Revival! Electric Plastic Train Trio Plarail 45th Anniversary Set |
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205 series March 25, 1985-April 17, 2005 |
Silver stainless steel commuter train with yellow-green stripe |
EC21 Commuter Train Commuter Train Commuter Train (bush warbler) |
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E231-500 series April 21 2002-January 20 2020 |
Designed at the same time as the "0" series E231 trains but with different front and rear end designs and more advanced in-train electronics |
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Sound - Door Opening and Closing Yamanote Line Set S-32 Door Opening and Closing E231 Series 500 Yamanote Line |
In 2004 Plarail released the Sound - Door Opening and Closing Yamanote Line Set which featured a sound-equipped E231-500 which could play station announcements for the line in either direction (selectable via a switch) as well as a double-track loop to represent the double loop of the commuter Yamanote Line.