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The Tokyo Wan Railway (TWR) or 東京臨海高速鉄道株式会社 but known locally as the Rinkai Line (Coast Line) is a 3rd sector line linking Osaki and Shin Kiba via the Odaiba area. Through services operate to / from JR Saikyo Line, and as the line uses part of line that connects the Keiyo Line with the Tokyo Freight Station there is also a connection with the Keiyo Line, but not used by passenger services. The train on the left is a new 71-000 train which will replace the Rinkai Line’s 70-000 series (see Gallery for picture). It is based on JR East’s / J-Trec’s E233 series. The train on the left is a JR East Saikyo Line E233 series waiting to also operate a Rinkai Line service.