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As of 1 October 2012[update], the fleet consisted of 474 vehicles, formed as 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-car sets, based at Kyoto, Nara, and Aboshi depots.[4]
Aboshi Depot
8-car sets (A prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Designation
Tc
T'
M1
T'
M1
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
6-car sets (B prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Designation
Tc
T'
M1
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
4-car sets (C prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Tc
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
Nara Depot
8-car sets (NB prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Designation
Tc
T'
M1
T'
M1
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
6-car sets (NC prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Designation
Tc
T'
M1
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
4-car sets (NA prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Tc
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
Designation
Tc'
M1
T
Mc1
Numbering
KuHa 220
MoHa 220
SaHa 220
KuMoHa 220
2-car sets
Car No.
1
2
Designation
Tc'
Mc1
Numbering
KuHa 220
KuMoHa 220
Kyoto Depot
4-car sets (K prefix)
Car No.
1
2
3
4
Designation
Tc
T
M'
Mc
Numbering
KuHa 221
SaHa 221
MoHa 221
KuMoHa 221
The KuMoHa 221 cars in some formations are equipped with a second de-icing pantograph.
Interior
Seating is arranged as 2+2 abreast transverse flip-over seats.
The seat in a 221 series train
Original interior style in May 2009
Interior of a refurbished train
Original LED passenger information display in September 2005
LED passenger information display of a refurbished train in October 2014
Wheelchair-accessible toilet of a refurbished train
History
The first 221 series trains were introduced from the start of the revised timetable in March 1989.[2]
The 221 series received the Laurel Prize in 1990.[5]
Refurbishment
The first refurbished set, K12, on a test run in December 2012
From December 2012, a programme of refurbishment started, which will ultimately cover the entire fleet of 474 vehicles.[6] Interior improvements include new universal access toilets, provision of wheelchair spaces, and flip-up seating next to the doorways.[6] The first refurbished set, 4-car set K12, was returned to revenue service on 11 January 2013.[7]
References
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^Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Jr全車両: ビジュアル決定版 Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
^ abJēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. pp. 271–272. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
^"おおさか東線で221系の運用開始" [221 series starts operation on the Osaka Higashi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^Jr電車編成表 2013冬 JR電車編成表 2013冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2013]. Japan: JRR. November 2012. p. 406. ISBN 978-4-330-33112-6.
^ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize Winners List]. jrc.gr.jp (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ ab221系近郊型電車のリニューアルについて [221 series outer-suburban EMU refurbishment] (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
^221系リニューアル車が営業運転を開始 [Refurbished 221 series in revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.