The 117 series is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The train type was operated by Central Japan Railway Company from 1987 until 2013. A total of 216 cars were manufactured. When JNR was privatized and divided into the individual JR Group companies, JR Central received 72 cars, while JR-West took possession of 144.
JR-West 117 series in original livery in August 2009
Interior of a JR West 117
Type TR69H bogie on a JR-West 117 series (Sunliner rapid) January 2007
JR-West Keihanshin Region 117–0 series
The San'yō Main Line is a major railway line owned by JR Group companies in western Japan, connecting Kōbe Station and Moji Station, largely paralleling the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, in other words, the southern coast of western Honshu. The San'yō Shinkansen line largely parallels its route. The name Sanyō derived from the ancient region and highway San'yōdō, the road on the sunny (south) side of the mountains.
JNR 115-3000 in Setouchi yellow livery run near the Seto Inland Sea.
JR West 113 series EMU
JR West 223 series EMU
Freight train with Class EF210 locomotive