History
The E217 series trains entered revenue service from 3 December 1994.
In March 2006, three 15-car trains were reformed as 10+5-car sets and transferred to Kōzu depot for use from 14 March 2006 on Tōkaidō Main Line duties out of Tokyo alongside E231 series trains. The sets were repainted into the same Shōnan color scheme of orange and green bodyside stripes as applied to the E231s. As of April 2011, only one pair (F3+F53) remained at Kōzu depot.
A programme of refurbishment on the fleet commenced from 2008. Externally, sets received lighter blue and cream stripes.
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