Tōkai (train)
# Tōkai (train)

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.

## Stops

Trains stopped at the following stations:

Tokyo – Shinagawa – Kawasaki – Yokohama – Ōfuna – Hiratsuka – Odawara – Yugawara – Atami – Mishima – Numazu – Fuji – Shimizu – Shizuoka

## Rolling stock

* 1955–1957: Locomotive-hauled
* 1957–1958: JNR 80 series EMUs
* 1958– March 1982: JNR 153 series EMUs
* 1968–1996: JNR 165 series EMUs
* 16 March 1996 – 17 March 2007: JR Central 373 series EMUs (as Wide View Tōkai)
* A 153 series EMU in 1982
* 165 series EMU on a Tōkai express service in 1986

## 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.

