The "JNR type limited express" called "185 series", which was manufactured in the JNR era before changing to JR and used for limited express trains for about 40 years, will retire due to the timetable revision of JR East on the 13th. The last service on the day.

With this, the limited express trains manufactured during the JNR era of JR East will disappear as regular trains.

Vehicles called "185 series" have been widely used as the limited express "Odoriko" that has connected Tokyo with various parts of the Izu Peninsula and as a commuter liner in the Tokyo metropolitan area.



The vehicle was manufactured in 1981 during the JNR era, and has been active for about 40 years since then.

I will retire due to the timetable revision on the 13th.



The only regular train of limited express trains manufactured during the JNR era is "185 series" in JR East, and on the 12th, the last operation as a limited express "Odoriko" was reached, and at around 3:30 pm, Shuzenji Station in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Departed from.

Railroad fans visited along the railway line and missed the retirement of the 185 series.

At Tokyo Station, the final stop, station users such as railroad fans were present at the moment when they finished their role as the limited express "Odoriko".



A 46-year-old man from Saitama City who got on the last "Odoriko" of the 185 series said, "Since it is a train that has run for almost the same age as my age, it is memorable, and when I was in elementary school, the Shinkansen opened to Omiya station near my home. I remember the 185 series running as the "Shinkansen Relay" at that time. While listening to the unique motor sound of today's last run, I thought it was a pity that I could still run. Thank you for 40 years. I did. "

"185 series" History that has been traced

The "185 series" appeared in 1981, about 40 years ago, at the end of the Japanese National Railways, the predecessor of JR, as a vehicle that can be used not only for limited express trains but also for commuting to work and school.



In preparation for the rush hour to work, the doors were designed wide at that time, and the windows could be opened and closed.

For about 40 years since its introduction, it has been used for the limited express "Odoriko" that connects Tokyo Station and the tourist destination station in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and has been popular with tourists and has continued to operate.

When the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen tentatively opened to Omiya in 1982, they also played the role of the "Shinkansen Relay" that carried Shinkansen passengers to Omiya for three years until the opening between Ueno and Omiya. In 2017, when the Tohoku Shinkansen opened to commemorate the 35th anniversary of its operation, it was crowded with people who missed the time.

Since 1986, it has been used as the "Shonan Liner" for commuter trains that connect Tokyo Station and Odawara Station. ..

Tickets are available for one month in addition to those for the day, and in the 1996 news that tells the situation at that time, the family will take turns all night from the day before the release date so that the father can sit down and commute to work. The figures of people were reflected.



With the retirement of the 185 series, all the "commuting liners" that need to buy tickets have disappeared in JR East, and the "limited express" that reserves seats in advance on the Internet will be operated instead.



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