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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 85. Chapters: 209 series, 701 series, E233 series, E2 Series Shinkansen, Suica, 400 Series Shinkansen, 200 Series Shinkansen, 103 series, E231 series, 253 series, Narita Express, 185 series, E5 Series Shinkansen, E3 Series Shinkansen, Nihonkai, E259 series, KiHa 100 series, E1 Series Shinkansen, HB-E300 series, 205 series, KiHa 40 series, E6 Series Shinkansen, E4 Series Shinkansen, Azusa, 485 series, 415 series, Hayabusa, E653 series, E751 series, Odoriko, NE Train, 583 series, Ch Liner, E657 series, Cassiopeia, Hitachi, 201 series, Asama, E655 series, Musashino, E257 series, Hokutosei, 115 series, 211 series, 165 series, Hokuriku, 113 series, E351 series, Akita Relay, Tsugaru, 101 series, Fastech 360, 651 series, Hakuch, E217 series, Kaiji, Inaho, KiHa E120, Noto, 107 series, E127 series, Hatsukari, Moonlight Shinsh, 215 series, Nikk, Kamoshika, 203 series, E331 series, Hayate, Kinugawa, E531 series, 207 series, Nasuno, me Liner, 251 series, E501 series, Shinkansen Relay, KiHa E130 series, 489 series, 719 series, KuMoHa 12, Tsubasa, 255 series, Minakami, Yamabiko, 183 series, 169 series, E721 series, Toki, Tanigawa, KiHa E200, T kai, Akebono, Kusatsu, Komachi, Sazanami, Sh nan Liner, Ayame, Hokuetsu, Shiosai, Akagi, Wakashio, Airport Narita, Moonlight Nagara. Excerpt: The 209 series ) is a commuter electric multiple unit type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993. The series was introduced in 1993 to replace the aging 103 series stock on the Keihin-T hoku and Negishi lines. The concept of the 209 series was to create a low-cost, minimal lifespan train (approximately 15 years) that would be replaced rather than rebuilt when they became life-expired. The 209 series was the first of the "New series trains" Shin-keiretsu densha), and served as the basis for the E501, E217, 701 a...