Japan Railway Journal ( S2015 E09) Yamanote Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo

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 greencolored 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 MassTrans Innovation Japan, Japan s largest railway convention held every 2 years.