>>1768717Well, those are JNR Era rolling stocks which served a lot longer than the JR East era trains as he implied since those usually served for around 10~15 years before being shortened and moved to elsewhere to replace even older train sets in the more rural regions.
>JRWThey are also planning to replace the 2 and 3-car 115 Series sets stationed in Okayama Yard with EMUs based on the 227 Series as well in 2023. (101 cars will be built with a mix of 2 and 3-car sets so it should be an one to one replacement)
https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/211118_06_new.pdf 