371 series

The lone 7-car 371 series set was built jointly by Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Nippon Sharyo. ==Operations==

From its introduction on 16 March 1991 until 16 March 2012, the 371 series set was used alongside the two Odakyu 20000 series RSE EMUs on Asagiri services run jointly by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway and JR Central between Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at and JR Central's Numazu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture via the Gotemba Line. In addition to the daytime Asagiri services, the train was also used on the following "Home Liner" limited-stop commuter services. ==Formation==

The one 7-car set, X1, was formed as follows. The two Green (first class) cars, 3 and 4, were bilevel cars. Cars 1, 5, and 7 are each fitted with one C-PS27A single-arm pantograph. File:JRC Kumoha371-101.jpg|KuMoHa 371-101 File:JRC Moha370-101.jpg|MoHa 370-101 File:JRC Saroha371-101.jpg|SaRoHa 371-101 File:JRC Saroha371-1.jpg|SaRoHa 371-1 File:JRC Moha371-201.jpg|MoHa 371-201 File:JRC Moha370-1.jpg|MoHa 370-1 File:JRC Kumoha371-1.jpg|KuMoHa 371-1 ==Interior==

Standard class cars had regular 2+2 seating. The two bilevel cars had Green (first class) accommodation on the upper decks with 2+1 seating, and standard-class accommodation on the lower decks, also with 2+1 seating. File:Inside of JR 371.jpg|Standard class car interior, February 2009 File:Green Car of JR 371.jpg|Bilevel car upper deck (Green class) accommodation, February 2009 File:First Floor Inside of JR 371.jpg|Bilevel car lower deck (standard class) accommodation, February 2009 ==History==

The 371 series set entered service on 16 March 1991. The train was finally withdrawn from service after a final run on 30 November 2014. Resale In December 2014, it was announced that the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko planned to purchase the trainset, and reform it as a three-car set for use on Fujisan Tokkyu services later in fiscal 2015. The train was moved from Shizuoka to JR East's Nagano Works for rebuilding work in March 2015. ==References==