BVE6/BVE5.8
The Tokaido Main Line(JNR Era cicra 1980〜1990)

(Shinagawa→Yokohama)


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This route recreates the Tokaido Main Line  during the transition
from Japanese National Railways(JNR) to the JR Group, covering the 1980s.


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  The route is extended from Yokohama Station to Ofuna Station(17.7km).
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About Vehicles To Drive 

By default, the 111 series(suburban EMU, introduced in 1962), 
the 153 series(express EMU, introduced in 1958),
and the 185 series(limited express EMU, introduced in 1981) are selected,
so that you can start all scenarios immediately.
If you prefer to use vehicles that more closely match the historical period,
please check recommended externally created vehicle data listed in each scenario description.
Links to the original download pages are also provided there.

Setting up externally created vehicle data may require a certain level of computer knowledge.
If you are unfamiliar with the set up process, please check the guide below.
The guide is written in Japanese, but you can read it using your browser's build-in translation feature.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)

 

This package includes 18 scenarios featuring Local, Rapid, Express, and Limited Express services.
There are four difficulty levels for the scenarios, ranging from Lv. 1 to Lv. 4.
Please make sure not to exceed the maximum speed listed at the bottom of each scenario description.

  Lv. 1 Easy
 
Relaxed timetable. Be careful not to arrive too early.
   Maintain a smooth, consistent speed to keep to the schedule.

  Lv. 2 Normal
 
A slightly tighter timetable than ★☆☆☆.
 
Learn how to manage your pace between stations.

  Lv. 3 Hard
 
A demanding timetable with little margin for delay.
  Remembering speed limits and braking points will help you stay on schedule.

  Lv. 4 Expert
 
An extremely demanding timetable.
  On-time arrivals or pass-throughs may be difficult at some stations,
  so make up time whenever possible and aim to stay on schedule.


301M
Express "Tokai" No.1
(for Shizuoka)

&
Express "Gotenba" No.1
(for Gotenba)

153 Series(front 12cars)
&
165 Series(rear 3cars)

Year: 1981

Lv. 1 Easy

Max Speed 100 km/h

The front 12 cars form Express "Tokai" No.1, while the rear 3 cars form Express "Gotenba" No.1. Express "Tokai" is also operated by the 165 Series.

Recommended vehicle data
・165 Series by Rock_On
Recommended formation: 8M7T
(This formation may be useful when configuring the parameters file.)

Rock_On's Website

Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



327M
Local(for Hamamatsu)

111 Series(12 cars) or
Early 113 Series(12 cars)

Year: 1981

 Lv. 1 Easy

Max Speed: 100 km/h

Today(as of 2026), local trains of Tokaido Line from the Tokyo area normally terminate at  Atami or Numazu in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture.  However, before the 1988 timetable revision, some local services continued much farther to Hamamatsu in western Shizuoka Prefecture running over 250km.
This long-distance local trains were typically operated by 12-car formations of 111 Series or early 113 Series, without Green Cars(japan's first-class coaches) or air conditioning.

To use the 113 Series instead, open the scenario file below
JNR_TokaidoLine(Shinagawa-Yokohama)-102-327M_Local_for_Hamamatsu.txt
edit the following line in the scenario file:
Vehicle = JNR_TokaidoLine(Shinagawa-Ofuna)\trains\JNR111\Vehicle.txt
and replace it with:
Vehicle = JNR_TokaidoLine(Shinagawa-Ofuna)\trains\JNR113\Vehicle_12.txt
This changes the train to a 12-car early 113 Series formation.



801M
Express "Izu" No.1
(for Izukyu-Shimoda/Shuzenji)

153 Series(15 cars)

Year: 1981

Lv. 1 Easy

Max Speed: 110 km/h

The front 10 cars are bound for Izukyu-Shimoda, with the rear 5 cars bound for Shuzenji. The train is divided at Atami Station along the way.
This senario features rain. So you may need to use the windshield wipers for better visiblity.
(See the the Operation Guide for wiper controls)

Notes:
The rain sound is configured to play whenever the train is outside the tunnel. However, depending on your PC environment, it may occasionally fail to play at the starting staion.
If this happens, jump to another station once and then return to the starting staion. This is the simplest and the most reliable solution.



333M
Local(for Hamamatsu)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)
or
211 Series(10 cars)


Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)

 

Year: 1986

Lv. 2 Normal

Max Speed: 100 km/h
This is another scenario featuring a long-distance local service. It departs Tokyo in the early evening and arrives at Hamamatsu late at night. This train is operated using cars with Green Car(japan's first-class coaches) and air conditioning.
The newly introduced 211 Series  also entered service that year.

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. For a more authentic experience, I recommend using one of the following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On
・211 Series by shallow-field


Rock_On's Website
shallow-field's Website
 

Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)


739M
Local(for Odawara)

111 Series(12 cars) or
Early 113 Series(12 cars)

Year: 1981

Lv. 2 Normal

Max Speed: 100 km/h
Same as 327M introduced above, this train is typically operated with 111 Series or early 113 Series, without Green Cars(japan's first-class coaches) or air conditioning.
This senario features rain. So you may need to use the windshield wipers for better visiblity.
(See the the Operation Guide for wiper controls)

Notes:
The rain sound is configured to play whenever the train is outside the tunnel. However, depending on your PC environment, it may occasionally fail to play at the starting staion.
If this happens, jump to another station once and then return to the starting staion. This is the simplest and the most reliable solution.


767M
Local(for Hiratsuka)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)
or
211 Series(10 cars)

Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)


Year: 1988

Lv. 2 Normal

Max Speed: 100 km/h
This scenario is set in 1988, just one year after privatization of Japanese National Railways(JNR). As Japan entered the JR era, newly designed JR trains began to appear, marking the beginning of the transition from JNR rollingstocks. Step by step, the familiar landscape of the JNR era gradually faded away.  Today, more than a quarter of a century into the 21st century, only a handful of JNR-era trains remain in regular service.

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. For a more authentic experience, I recommend using one of the following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On
・211 Series by shallow-field
 
Rock_On's Website
shallow- field's Website

Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



791M
Local(for Odawara)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)

Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)


Year: 1983

Lv. 2 Normal

Max Speed: 100 km/h

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. However, available records suggest that early-production 113 Series cars were no longer used as the western(Atami-end) cab car by that year, although they could still occasionally be found as intermediate cars or on the Tokyo-end cab car.
For a more authentic experience, I recommend using following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On

Rock_On's Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)

 


809M
Express "Izu" No.11

(for Ito/Shuzenji)

185 Series(10 cars)
+
185 Series or 153 Series(5 cars)

Year: 1981


Lv. 2 Normal


Max Speed: 110 km/h

The front 10 cars are bound for Ito, with the rear 5 cars bound for Shuzenji. The train is divided at Atami Station along the way. During this transitional period, the aging 153 Series were gradually being replaced with newly introduced 185 Series. Mixed formations consisting of both 153 Series and 185 Series cars could occationally be seen.
The Express "Izu" was later upgraded to the Limited express "Odoriko" with the 185 Series becoming its standard rolling stock.

6701M
Express "Izu" No.3
(for Izukyu-Shimoda/Shuzenji)

153 Series(15 cars)

Year: 1981


Lv. 2 Normal


Max Speed: 110 km/h
This is the special holiday train. Although it was often operated as 10-car train for Izukyu-Shimoda, during busy holiday period an adittional 5-car portion for Shuzenji was attached, forming an impressive 15-car train. This scenario recreates one of those peak holiday operations, with both the Izukyu-Shimoda and Shuzenji portions coupled together.

Later that autumn, the Express "Izu" would be replaced by the Limited Express "Odoriko". But this was not mere a supporting player. With reserved seating, Green Cars, and surprisingly few stops for an express train, this proud 15-car formation carried countless holiday travelers to the Izu Peninsula.

A fitting grand finale for the 153 Series.
 

3031M
Limited Express
"Odoriko"No.11
(for Izukyu-Shimoda)

185 Series(10 cars)

Year: 1981


Lv. 2 Normal


Max Speed: 110 km/h

The 185 Series served as the face of the Limited Express "Odoriko" for many years. It was withdrawn from regular Odoriko services with the timetable revision in 2021, continued to appear occasionally on special trains for a few more years, and the class finally disappeared from service in 2025.
This scenario is set shortly after the Express "Izu" was upgraded to the Limited Express "Odoriko", when the 185 Series was coming into its own as the new face of the service.


9301M
Express "Tokai" No.51
(for Shizuoka)

153 Series(8 cars)
or
167 Series(8 cars)

Year: 1981


Lv. 2 Normal


Max Speed: 110 km/h
This scenario recreates one of the temporary replacement services operated during scheduled Shinkansen engineering work.
More than a decade after the Tokaido Shinkansen opend, major renewal work was occasionally carried out to modernize its aging infrastructure. During these projects, Shinkansen services were suspended for half a day, an additional highway busses as well as extra Express "Tokai" services were operated to compensate for the disruption.
Express "Tokai" No.51 was one such train. It departed Tokyo early in the morning and arrived at Shizuoka in time to connect with the first Shinkansen westbound Kodama service of the day to Shin-Osaka.

Very little information about the rolling stock and train formations used on these services has survived. However, records suggested that the return service, Express "Tokai" No.52, was at times formed of an 8 cars 153 Series set without Green Cars. It is also believed that 167 Series and 159 Series (originally built for school excursion services) were occasionally assigned to these extra trains.

By default, this scenario uses my own 8-car 153 Series(low-cab version) vehicle data. Alternatively, you may wish to use:
・167 Series by Sen-Nase
to experience a uniquely JNR-era operation, where former school excursion trains found a second role on temporary express services. (Please use the 8-car vehicle file.)

Sen-Nase's Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



335M
Local(for Numazu)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)

Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)


Year: 1990

Lv. 3 Hard

Max Speed: 100 km/h

This scenario is set in 1990, a few years after the privatization of JNR. As timetables were gradually refined, journey times became slightly shorter than they had been a decade earlier. Although the changes were modest, they are clearly reflected in the timetable. Even a comparison of the timetables reveals how journey times had gradually become shorter over the previous decade.
As a result, the 113 Series is driven much closer to its performance limits than in the early-1980s scenarios, offering a faster-paced driving experience.

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. For a more authentic experience, I recommend using following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On

Rock_On's Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



1763M
Local(for Kozu)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)
or
211 Series(10 cars)

Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)


Year: 1988

Lv. 3 Hard

Max Speed: 100 km/h
This scenario is set in 1988, just one year after the privatization of JNR. For railway enthusiasts, 1988 was a year filled with historic milestones.
The Seikan Tunnel, linking Honshu and Hokkaido, and the Seto Ohashi Bridge, connecting Honshu and Shikoku, both opened within a short period. In the same year, the famous Orient Express even visited Japan, creating one of the most memorable years in Japanese railway history.

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. For a more authentic experience, I recommend using one of the following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On
・211 Series by shallow-field
 
Rock_On's Website
shallow- field's Website

Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



3025M
Limited Express
"Odoriko" No.5

(for Izukyu-Shimoda/Shuzenji)

185 Series(15 cars)

Year: 1986


Lv. 3 Hard

Max Speed: 110km/h
In 1986, as the privatization of Japanese National Railways(JNR) approached, a large-scale fleet reorganization took place across the country.
Trains transferred to new depots were normally repainted into the color of their new line(for example, light green for the Yamanote Line, sky blue for the Keihin-Tohoku Line, and orage for the Chuo Line). However, because JNR was facing severe financial difficulties at the time, there was neither enough time nor budget to repaint every transferred train immediately. As a result, trains with mismatched liveries could sometimes be seen running together in the same formation.

While driving this scenario, keep an eye on the Keihin-Tohoku Line and Yokohama Line trains running alongside the Tokaido Line. See if you can spot one of these rare mixed-livery formations!


3753M
Rapid "Acty"

(for Atami)

Recommended:
Later 113 Series(11 cars)

Default:
Early 113 Series(11 cars)


Year: 1990

Lv. 4 Expert

Max Speed: 100 km/h
The "Acty" Rapid service was introduced in the 1989 timetable revision as a faster service that required no additional fare.
Over time, however, its role gradually diminished. When through services on the Shonan-Shinjuku Line began in 2001, its Special rapid trains offered almost the same stopping pattern. As travel patterns continued to change, the "Acty" became increasingly redundant and was eventually discontinued in 2023.

To complete this scenario realistically, please keep the following in mind:
・The maximum service speed of 113 Series is 100km/h.
   Please obey the speed limit.
・Although it is possible to keep the timetable by relying
   heavily on maximum service braking, avoid doing so
   whenever possible.
   Drive with passenger comfort and safety in mind instead.

If you follow real-world operating practices rather than taking shortcuts, you'll find that this timetable leaves very little margin for error.

By default, this scenario uses my own 113 Series (early model) vehicle data. For a more authentic experience, I recommend using following third-party vehicle data.
・Later 113 Series by Rock_On

Rock_On's Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)



3037M
Limited Express
"Odoriko" No.17

(for Izukyu-Shimoda/Shuzenji)

185 Series(15 cars)

Year: 1988


Lv.4 Expert

Max Speed: 110 km/h

This is probably the most challenging scenario in this package.
The 15-car formation makes this run more demanding. Its long length means speed restrictions remain in effect much longer, while excessive braking can easily cause wheel slide, making it even harder to stay on schedule.
The maximum service speed of 185 Series is 110km/h. Do not exceed the speed limit!


Bonus Scenario
9023 Limited Express
"Odoriko" No.55

Approximate Ito-bound Timetable

Recommended:
Passenger Train
Locomotive:
EF65-1000 or EF58
Coaches:
14 Series passenger coaches(8 cars)

Default:
185 Series

Year: 1983

Lv.1 Easy

Max Speed: 95 km/h
This bonus scenario is loosely based on the locomotive-hauled Odoriko services of the mid-1980s.

During the mid-1980s, some Limited Express Odoriko services were operated as locomotive-hauled trains rather than EMUs.
Because these trains had lower acceleration, braking performance, and top speed than EMUs, they compensated by making fewer stops. In fact, the prototype service even passed through Shinagawa Station without stopping.

Unfortunately, obtaining the recommended vehicle data may be difficult today, as most modern web browsers no longer allow direct access to older HTTP-only websites.
Therefore, this scenario uses my own 185 Series as the default train.

Recommended vehicle data:
・EF65-1000 orEF58 by Wai's Room
Locomotive: EF65-1000 or EF58
Coaches: Eight 14 Series passenger coaches
Average coach weight: 31.075 t
(for reference when adjusting vehicle parameters)

Wai's Room Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)
 


Bonus Scenario
327M
Local(for Numazu)


Recommended:
80 Series(12 cars)

Default:
111 Series(12 cars)


Year: 1975
 

Lv.1 Easy

Max Speed: 95 km/h

The track layout and scenery in this scenario are based on the same 1980s setting as the other scenarios in this package, and therefore differ considerably from the real railway as it is today.

Before modern EMUs with cardan drives became the standard, most Japanese electric multiple units were powered by the older nose-suspended motor drive system. These classic EMUs are affectionately known among Japanese railway enthusiasts as "Old-Style National Railways EMUs."

The last of these trains to operate on the Tokyo section of the Tokaido Line was the 80 Series, which remained in service until its retirement in 1977.

Unfortunately, obtaining the recommended vehicle data may be difficult today, as most modern web browsers no longer allow direct access to older HTTP-only websites.
Therefore, this scenario uses my own 111 Series as the default train.

Recommended vehicle data:
・80 Series by Wai's Room
Recommended formation: 5M7T
(for reference when adjusting vehicle parameters)

Wai's Room Website
Refer to the guide below if you need help installing third-party vehicle data.
Guide: Setting Up Third-Party Vehicle Data (Japanese)


 


 

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