Sazanami (train)

• E257-500 series 5-car EMUs File:E257-500 NB-13 - Shinjuku Sazanami - Akihabara 20100502.jpg|A E257-500 series EMU on a Shinjuku Sazanami service in May 2010 at Akihabara Station ==Former rolling stock==

• 183/189 series 9-car EMUs File:Jr183-snjsazanami-skw-kiw.jpg|A 189 series EMU on a Shinjuku Sazanami service in February 2007 File:JR East 255 Limited Express Sazanami.jpg|A 255 series EMU on a Sazanami service in March 2008 ==Formations==

Sazanami trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Tokyo end. 5-car E257 series 9-car 255 series (No. 6 only) ==History==

• 15 July 1972 - Sazanami service starts coinciding with opening of the underground Sōbu Line platforms at Tokyo Station. • 16 March 1991 - Sazanami service are rerouted via the Keiyo Line from Tokyo. • 2 July 1993 - 255 series EMUs are introduced on View Sazanami services from Tokyo to . • 16 October 2004 - E257-500 series EMUs are introduced. • 10 December 2005 - The View Sazanami name is discontinued, and all services are made entirely no-smoking. The opening of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line road across the Tokyo Bay in 1997 saw increased competition from long-distance bus services offering cheaper fares, resulting in decreasing ridership figures on the Sazanami services. From the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision, the number of services was reduced to six return workings daily. ==See also==