Chūō-Sōbu Line
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The Chūō-Sōbu Line (中央・総武緩行線 Chūō Sōbu Kankō-sen?) is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It runs on the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line(Chūō Line (Rapid)) and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing short-haul commuter service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba.
Kankō, or "slow run", distinguishes the local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from the rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu, and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshicho and Chiba.
Women-only cars, designed to prevent chikan, were introduced on this line during morning rush hours starting on November 20, 2006.
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[edit] Facts
- Length: 60.2 km
- Gauge: 1067 mm
- Number of stations: 39 (including ends)
- Multiple-track section: Entire line
- Electric supply: 1500 V DC
[edit] Rolling stock
Trains used on the Chūō-Sōbu Line are based at Mitaka Depot.
[edit] Rolling stock currently used
- 209-500 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from December 1998)
- E231 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from March 2000)
[edit] Rolling stock used in the past
- 101 series EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1963 until 1988)
- 103 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1979 until 2001)
- 201 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1982 until 2002)
- 205 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from 1989 until 2001)
[edit] Stations
○: Stop; |: Pass; △: Stop on Weekdays.
| Station | in Japanese | Chūō Line Rapid | Sōbu Line Rapid | Local run through Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line | Transfers | Ward or City, Prefecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitaka | 三鷹 | ○ | ○ | JR East: Chūō Main Line (from Takao) | Mitaka, Tokyo | |
| Kichijōji | 吉祥寺 | ○ | ○ | Keio Corporation: Keiō Inokashira Line | Musashino, Tokyo | |
| Nishi-Ogikubo | 西荻窪 | △ | ○ | Suginami, Tokyo | ||
| Ogikubo | 荻窪 | ○ | ○ | Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-01) | ||
| Asagaya | 阿佐ヶ谷 | △ | ○ | |||
| Kōenji | 高円寺 | △ | ○ | |||
| Nakano | 中野 | ○ | ○ | Tokyo Metro: ○Tozai Line (T-01, through service from Mitaka) | Nakano, Tokyo | |
| Higashi-Nakano | 東中野 | | | run through Tozai Line between Nakano and Nishi-Funabashi | Toei Subway: ○Oedo Line (E-31) | ||
| Ōkubo | 大久保 | | | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |||
| Shinjuku | 新宿 | ○ | JR East: Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line Odakyu Electric Railway : Odawara Line Keio Corporation: Keiō Line, Keio New Line Seibu Railway: Shinjuku Line (at Seibu-Shinjuku) Tokyo Metro: ○Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-08) Toei Subway: ○Shinjuku Line (S-01), ○Oedo Line(at Shinjuku Station (E-27) or Shinjuku Nishiguchi (E-01)) | |||
| Yoyogi | 代々木 | | | JR East: Yamanote Line Toei Subway: ○Oedo Line (E-26) | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Sendagaya | 千駄ヶ谷 | | | Toei Subway: ○Oedo Line (walk on Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station (E-25)) | |||
| Shinanomachi | 信濃町 | | | Shinjuku, Tokyo | |||
| Yotsuya | 四ッ谷 | ○ | Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-12), ○Namboku Line(N-08) | Chiyoda, Tokyo | ||
| Ichigaya | 市ヶ谷 | | | Tokyo Metro: ○Yurakucho Line (Y-14), ○Namboku Line(N-09) Toei Subway: ○Shinjuku Line (S-04) | |||
| Iidabashi | 飯田橋 | | | (○) (on Tozai Line) | Tokyo Metro: ○Tozai Line (T-06), ○Yurakucho Line (Y-13), ○Namboku Line(N-10) Toei Subway: ○Oedo Line (E-06) | ||
| Suidōbashi | 水道橋 | | | run through Tozai Line | Toei Subway: ○Mita Line (I-11) | ||
| Ochanomizu | 御茶ノ水 | ○ | JR East: Chūō Main Line for Tokyo Station Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-20), ○Chiyoda Line (walk on Shin-Ochanomizu Station (C-12)) | |||
| Akihabara | 秋葉原 | to Kanda and Tokyo | from Tokyo and Yokosuka Line | JR East: Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company: Tsukuba Express Tokyo Metro: ○Hibiya Line (H-15) | ||
| Asakusabashi | 浅草橋 | Toei Subway: ○Asakusa Line (A-16) | Taito, Tokyo | |||
| Ryōgoku | 両国 | Toei Subway: ○Oedo Line | Sumida, Tokyo | |||
| Kinshichō | 錦糸町 | ○ | JR East: Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Tokyo Station Tokyo Metro: ○Hanzomon Line (Z-13) | |||
| Kameido | 亀戸 | | | Tobu Railway: Tobu Kameido Line | Koto, Tokyo | ||
| Hirai | 平井 | | | Edogawa, Tokyo | |||
| Shin-Koiwa | 新小岩 | ○ | Katsushika, Tokyo | |||
| Koiwa | 小岩 | | | Edogawa, Tokyo | |||
| Ichikawa | 市川 | ○ | Ichikawa, Chiba | |||
| Motoyawata | 本八幡 | | | Toei Subway: ○Shinjuku Line (S-21) Keisei Electric Railway: Keisei Main Line (at Keisei Yawata Station) | |||
| Shimousa-Nakayama | 下総中山 | | | Funabashi, Chiba | |||
| Nishi-Funabashi | 西船橋 | | | ○ (mainly terminus) | JR East: Musashino Line, Keiyo Line Tokyo Metro: ○Tozai Line (T-23, through service to Tsudanuma) Toyo Rapid Railway Line | ||
| Funabashi | 船橋 | ○ | ○ | Tobu Railway: Tobu Noda Line, Keisei Electric Railway: Keisei Main Line (foot on Keisei Funabashi Station) | ||
| Higashi-Funabashi | 東船橋 | | | ○ | |||
| Tsudanuma | 津田沼 | ○ | ○ (terminus) | Shin-Keisei Line (foot on Shin-Tsudanuma Station) | Narashino, Chiba | |
| Makuhari-Hongō | 幕張本郷 | | | Keisei Electric Railway: Keisei Chiba Line (at Keisei Makuhari-Hongo Station) | Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba | ||
| Makuhari | 幕張 | | | ||||
| Shin-Kemigawa | 新検見川 | | | ||||
| Inage | 稲毛 | ○ | Inage-ku, Chiba | |||
| Nishi-Chiba | 西千葉 | | | Chūō-ku, Chiba | |||
| Chiba | 千葉 | ○ | JR East: Sōbu Main Line (to Choshi), Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Narita Line Chiba Urban Monorail: Line 1 and Line 2 Keisei Electric Railway:Keisei Chiba Line (foot on Keisei Chiba Station) |
Trains normally terminate on the west end of the line at Mitaka or Nakano, and on the east end at Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma or Chiba. Some Tokyo Metro Tozai Line services stop at the same stations as the Chūō-Sōbu line between Mitaka and Nakano and between Nishi-Funabashi and Tsudanuma stations. They run only morning or evening on weekdays on the section between Nishi-Funabashi and Tsudanuma.
[edit] External links
- Platform melodies (Japanese web site)
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