Last service 2007 | ||
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Service type Limited express (from 1996) First service 1955 (Semi express)1996 (Limited express Wide View Tōkai) | ||
The Tōkai (東海) was a limited express service which connected Tokyo Station and Shizuoka Station in Japan. The service was discontinued in March 2007 due to declining passenger numbers.
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Stops
Tokyo - Shinagawa - Kawasaki - Yokohama - Ōfuna - Hiratsuka - Odawara - Yugawara - Atami - Mishima - Numazu - Fuji - Shimizu - Shizuoka
Rolling stock
History
The Tōkai service was first introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 20 July 1955 as a locomotive-hauled semi express train operating between Tokyo and Nagoya. The train was upgraded to "express" status from 5 March 1966. From 16 March 1996, the service was upgraded to become the limited express Wide View Tōkai using pairs of new 373 series 3-car EMU trainsets, with two return workings daily between Tokyo and Shizuoka.