Izu Express Series 2100 "Resort 21" made its debut in 1985 to carry Tokyo urbanites to The scenic Izu peninsula, one of the well-known resort area in the metropolitan region. Its very popular Due to the bold design, using original colours, blue symbolizing seas around the peninsula and red symbolizing the warm sun light in the province south of Tokyo.

• The Power Car has a powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup. 

• Operating Directional LED headlight/taillight.

•  Izukyu Logo on the side of top car.

• Representation of the unique to car front form with a large window.

• Bold and original paint scheme just like the prototype.

The Series M250, named "Super-Railcargo," made its debut in March, 2004, on Takaido Main, a logistic artery in Japan. As the first multi-motored container express train for JR Freight, the Series M250 makes its daily round-trip between Tokyo and Osaka in only 6 hours and 10 minutes for one way. The train hauls 28 pieces of 31-foot container U54A in a paint scheme dedicated to Sagawa Kyubin, a major parcel forwarder in Japan, in a 16-car configuration.
It is equally important to note the Series M250 was developed with the idea of decreasing the amount of CO2 in the air from high-speed cargo transport. It is expected to decrease some 14,000 metric tons of CO2 in the air annually.

• The Power Car has a powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup.

• Operating Directional LED Golden White headlight/taillight.

• Shaffenberg Type Close Couplings.

• 1st 3 Car powered configuration: Cars 2001+2101+2201.

• 2nd 3 Car powered configuration: Cars 2002+2102+2202.

• The middle car in the respective 3 car sets Is the motorised Unit.

• Equipped with Kato couplers.

• The Power Car has a powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup.

• Easy Instillation Of Kato Interior Light Units, We Recommend The LED-DCC Friendly Versions 11-209 Single Pack, 11-210 6 Unit Pack, But You Can Fit 11-204 or 11-206.

• Operating Directional LED Golden White headlight/taillight.

• Tilting Mechanism.

• Equipped with Kato Shafenberg couplers.

• User install. parts: Rooftop details destination stickers.

#3 In The "Legend Series".

• Equipped with Kato couplers.

• The Power Car has a powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup.

• Easy Instillation Of Kato Interior Light Units, We Recommend The LED-DCC Friendly Versions 11-209 Single Pack, 11-210 6 Unit Pack, But You Can Fit 11-204 or 11-206.

• Operating Directional LED Golden White headlight/taillight.

• Revised Tilting Mechanism.

• Equipped with Kato couplers.

• User install. parts: Rooftop details destination stickers.

Takayama Main Line (高山本線, Takayama Honsen) is a line between Gifu Station, Gifu and Toyama Station, Toyama, operated by JR Central and JR West. The line directly links metropolitan Nagoya and Hokuriku region, but it is faster to use Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Hokuriku Main Line to move between the two areas. Now the line primary functions as a sightseeing line for Hida area in northern Gifu, such as Gero onsen (hot spring), Takayama, Shirakawa-gō, or Nihon Rain (Kiso River). The first section of the line, between Gifu and Kagamigahara, opened in 1920. The whole line was completed in 1934.

The limited express train Hida (ひだ, Hida) runs between Nagoya and Takayama, Hida-Furukawa, or Toyama 10 return services a day, and between Ōsaka and Takayama 1 return service a day.The line is generally divided to three parts for local services, the one being the segment between Gifu and Takayama, another between Takayama and Inotani, and between Inotani and Toyama. There are roughly 2 trains per one hour between Gifu and Mino-Ōta, while there is no local train for four hours between Gero and Takayama.

Series 253 "Narita Express" made its debut in March, 1991 as an express train to carry travellers speedily between Tokyo metropolitan area and the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport). It is nicknamed "N'EX".

Trains and destinations.

Narita Express route map
0:00 Narita Airport 0:02 Airport Terminal 2 0:16 Narita 0:32 Yotsukaidō 0:40 Chiba 0:59 Tokyo 1:09 Shinagawa     1:16 Shibuya 1:16 Shinjuku     1:22 Ikebukuro 1:31 Yokohama 1:40 Kichijōji 1:43 Mitaka 1:52 Kokubunji 1:57 Ōmiya 1:58 Tachikawa 1:59 Ōfuna 2:07 Hachiōji 2:13 Takao 2:30 Odawara Seasonal

Narita Express trains serve various stations in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Trains are formed of dedicated 253 series 3- and 6-car EMU sets, with all trains passing through Tokyo Station, where services are coupled or uncoupled. Usually, a train from Ōfuna or Yokohama will be coupled with a train from Shinjuku, Ikebukuro or Ōmiya to form one train set for the remainder of the journey to Narita Airport (via the Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line). On the return journey, the reverse is true.

The majority of Narita Express services do not stop between Tokyo and Airport Terminal 2 Station. In the morning and evening rush hours, however, the Narita Express serves as a commuter express, stopping at Chiba, Yotsukaidō and Narita. The average time between Tokyo and Narita Airport is between 55 minutes and an hour.

In December 2004, Narita Express service began to and from the hot-spring resort of Odawara on a seasonal basis. Every day during holiday and high-travel periods, one train is extended past Ōfuna, stopping at Fujisawa, Chigasaki and Hiratsuka before arriving at Odawara. The time between Odawara and Narita Airport is approximately 2 1/2 hours.

All seats are reserved, with both Standard and Green (first class) accommodation available.

The 253 series trains are scheduled to be phased out from autumn 2009 onward following the introduction of new E259 series EMUs.

History.

Until 1991, rail service to Narita Airport was limited to the Keisei Skyliner, which at the time used a station separated from the terminal complex. JR had initially planned to run a high-speed line, the Narita Shinkansen, to a station underneath the main airport terminal. This plan was abandoned in the 1980s, and the space originally slated for the underground station and Shinkansen tracks was used to connect both the JR Narita Line and Keisei Main Line directly to the terminal. Narita Express began service to the new station on March 19, 1991, and Skyliner switched its service to the new station at the same time.

Until March 2004, the Wing Express Limited Express service complemented the Narita Express with one return working a day between Ōmiya/Ikebukuro/Shinjuku and Narita Airport. This service was replaced by an additional Narita Express service.

In December 2005, smoking became prohibited on all Narita Express trains.