117 series

The 117 series is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its various successor companies since January 1980.
==History==
The 117 series was introduced in 1980 to replace aging 113 and 153 series cars on special Rapid service workings, as the 153 series was deemed too underpowered and overall noted to be unsuitable for special Rapid service workings due to a variety of reasons. 
To combat this, the 117 series matched passenger accommodation as seen on competing services by various other companies and provided the JNR with a train that could cope with the transit conditions in the Keihanshin Region.
In 2010, JR Central modified 117 series set S9 to become the Train117 Joyful Train set. It was based at Ōgaki Depot and was withdrawn following a final run on 21 July 2013.
As of 2017, 96 cars are currently in service, all with JR West; JR Central retired their fleet of 117 series cars by spring 2013 with the exception of the Train117 set.
One six-car set, T2, was extensively rebuilt in 2019 to become the West Express Ginga Joyful Train set; renumbered M117, the set was slated to enter service in May 2020 but this was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. M117 entered service on 1 September 2020.
==Design==
The 117 series was manufactured with slightly streamlined bodywork, following somewhat in the vein of the 157 series.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Cars are 20 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled, which was standard for the time. The 117 series' MT54D traction motors are notably more powerful than those as seen on the 113 and 153 series cars they were designed to replace.
==Preservation==
The following 117 series cars have been preserved:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KuHa 117-30	Kinki Sharyo 	May 1982 	December 2010	S8, S4, S1 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan	Displayed inside; formerly displayed outside with two other cars until May 2019, replaced with various cars from N700 Series set X0
KuHa 117-1 	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	September 1979 	May 2022 	C01, S01, T01	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Ex-first production set C01, moved to new exhibition space in July 2023
The following 117 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
MoHa 117-59 	Kinki Sharyo	May 1982 	December 2010	S8, S4, S1 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan	Preserved outdoors until May 2019 along with KuHa 117-1, replaced with various cars from N700 Series set X0; scrapped at Hamamatsu Works in 2019
KuHa 116-209	Kinki Sharyo	October 1986 	December 2010	S8, S4, S1 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan	Preserved outdoors until May 2019 along with KuHa 117-1, replaced with various cars from N700 Series set X0; scrapped at Hamamatsu Works in 2019
==Gallery==
File:KuHa 117-1 2023.jpg
File:117 S3 Kyoto 2017.jpg
File:KuHa 117-30 2023.jpg
File:KuHa 116-209 2017.jpg
File:MoHa 117-59 2013.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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