Chūō-Sōbu Line

Chūō-Sōbu Line
Class E231 railcars in central Tokyo
Route length:	60.2 km
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
Power system :	1500 V  =
Top speed:	95 km / h
Dual track :	whole route
Society:	JR East
Legend ^ Sotobo lineage 1896– ↑ Keisei Chiba Lineage 1921– ↔ Chiba Monorail 1999– Keisei-Chiba ( 京 成 千葉 ) 0.0 Chiba ( 千葉 ) 1894– ← Sōbu main line 1894– 1.4 Nishi-Chiba ( 西 千葉 ) 1942– 3.3 Inage ( 稲 毛 ) 1899– Higashi-Kanto Highway 6.0 Shin-Kemigawa ( 新 検 見 川 ) 1951– Hanami-gawa 7.6 Makuhari ( 幕 張 ) 1894– → Keisei Chiba line 1921– Keiyo Street 9.6 Makuharihongō ( 幕 張 本 郷 ) 1981– Makuhari parking area ↔ Keisei main line 1921– ↔ Shin Keisei Line 1955– 12.5 Tsudanuma ( 津 田 沼 ) 1895– Narashino depot 14.2 Higashi-Funabashi ( 東 船 橋 ) 1981– Keisei-Funabashi ( 京 成 船 橋 ) 16.0 Funabashi ( 船 橋 ) 1894– ← Tōbu Urban Park Line 1923– ↔ Keisei main line 1916– ← Tōyō rapid transit line 1996– ↔ Musashino Line 1978– 18.6 Nishi-Funabashi ( 西 船 橋 ) 1958– → Tōzai line 1969– 20.2 Shimōsa-Nakayama ( 下 総 中山 ) 1895– Mama-gawa 21.8 Moto-Yawata ( 本 八 幡 ) 1935– 23.8 Ichikawa ( 市 川 ) 1894– Edo-gawa 26.4 Koiwa ( 小 岩 ) 1899– Shinnaka-gawa ← Shinkin Freight Line 1924– Shin-Koiwa freight yard 1968– 29.2 Shin Koiwa ( 新 小 岩 ) 1928– Naka-gawa Shuto Expressway ( inner ring ) Arakawa 31.0 Hirai ( 平井 ) 1899– Kyunaka-gawa ← Tōbu Kameido Line 1904– 32.9 Cameido ( 亀 戸 ) 1894– → Etchūjima branch line 1929– 34.4 Kinshichō ( 錦 糸 町 ) 1894– 35.9 Ryogoku ( 両 国 ) 1904– Tokyo City Highway (Mukojima Line) → Sōbu rapid transit line 1972– Sumida-gawa 36.7 Asakusabashi ( 浅 草橋 ) 1932– ↔ Tōhoku Shinkansen ↔ Tōhoku Main Line ( Ueno-Tokyo Line ) 37.8 Akihabara ( 秋葉原 ) 1932– ↔ Yamanote Line / Keihin-Tōhoku Line Kanda-gawa → Chūō rapid transit line 38.7 Ochanomizu ( 御 茶 ノ 水 ) 1904– 39.5 Suidōbashi ( 水 道橋 ) 1906– Tokyo City Highway (Ikebukuro Line) 40.4 Iidabashi ( 飯 田 橋 ) 1928– 41.9 Ichigaya ( 市 ケ 谷 ) 1895– 42.7 Yotsuya ( 四 ツ 谷 ) 1894– ↔ Marunouchi Line 1956– Goshō tunnel 44.0 Shinanomachi ( 信 濃 町 ) 1894– 44.7 Sendagaya ( 千 駄 ケ 谷 ) 1904– → Yamanote freight line → Yamanote line 1885– 45.7 Yoyogi ( 代 々 木 ) 1906– → Odakyū Odawara line 1927– 46.4 Shinjuku ( 新宿 ) 1885– → Keiō line 1913– ← Yamanote Freight Line ← Yamanote Line 47.8 Ōkubo ( 大 久保 ) 1895– Kanda-gawa 48.9 Higashi-Nakano ( 東 中 野 ) 1906– ← Tōzai line 1966– 50.8 Nakano ( 中 野 ) 1889– Depot Nakano 52.5 Kōenji ( 高 円 寺 ) 1922– 53.4 Asagaya ( 阿佐 ケ 谷 ) 1922– 54.8 Ogikubo ( 荻 窪 ) 1891– Zenpukuji-gawa 56.7 Nishi-Ogikubo ( 西 荻 窪 ) 1922– → Keiō Inokashira lineage 1933– 58.6 Kichijōji ( 吉祥寺 ) 1899– 60.2 Mitaka ( 三 鷹 ) 1930– Mitaka depot ↓ Chūō main line 1889–

The Chūō-Sōbu Line ( Japanese 中央 ・ 総 武 緩行 線 , Chūō Sōbu kankō-sen ) is a railway line in the east of the Japanese island of Honshū , which is operated by the JR East railway company . Along with the Yamanote line, it is one of the most important local transport routes in the Tokyo metropolitan area and connects the Tokyo prefecture with the Chiba prefecture . The line starts in Mitaka , goes through Musashino and Shinjuku , crosses the northern part of downtown Tokyo and ends in Chiba .

Although the Chūō-Sōbu line largely follows the route of the Chūō main line (or Chūō high-speed train line ) in the west and the Sōbu main line (or Sōbu high-speed train line ) in the east, but it uses its own, parallel tracks. Between the Ochanomizu and Ryogoku stations , it travels a separate route. There are transitions to the Tōzai line of the Tōkyō Metro in the Nakano and Nishi-Funabashi stations .

description

The line is 60.2 km long and electrified with 1500 V DC . Your western starting point is Mitaka train station . The four-track section of the Chūō rapid transit line begins here , with the Chūō-Sōbu line using the southern pair of tracks and serving all intermediate stations. The route initially heads east and then turns south to briefly follow the Yamanote Line . After Shinjuku , one of the most important train stations in the world, at Shinjuku Gyoen she takes an eastward direction again, passes the national stadium and the Akasaka palace and circles the city center on its north side.

Following the Sotobori (former outer moat of Edo ) and the Kanda River , the line reaches Ochanomizu station . It continues with two tracks on the only section of the route reserved solely for the Chūō-Sōbu line. This bridges the Yamanote line, the Keihin-Tōhoku line , the Tōhoku main line and the Tōhoku Shinkansen in Akihabara station , and after the Asakusabashi station it also bridges the Sumida river . In addition to the Ryogoku station , the line meets the Sōbu rapid transit line , which is also expanded to four tracks from here. Stopping at all intermediate stations, the Chūō-Sōbu line uses the southern pair of tracks to the Chiba terminus .

Trains

Trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line stop at all stations without exception - in contrast to the trains on the partially parallel lines of the Chūō-Schnellbahnlinie and the Sōbu-Schnellbahnlinie, which skip several stations (except in the marginal hours). During the day, the frequency is five minutes, during rush hour two to three minutes. Terminal stops in the west are either Mitaka or Nakano , in the east either Chiba or Tsudanuma .

In two places, the line is linked in the form of a link with the Tōzai line of the Tōkyō Metro . Numerous subway trains not only use the actual subway line, but also the subsequent sections of the Chūō-Sōbu line between Nakano and Mitaka and (especially in the morning and evening) between Nishi-Funabashi and Tusdanuma.

Occasional express and express trains as well as seasonal excursion trains travel the Ochanomizu – Ryogoku section. These are connections to the rural part of Chiba Prefecture, whose city-side terminus is usually Tokyo Station , but which are exceptionally offered from Shinjuku Station .

history

The city-side terminus of the Sōbu main line has been the Ryōgoku station on the east bank of the Sumida River since 1904 , and that of the Chūō main line since 1912 has been the Manseibashi station on the south bank of the Kanda . Both were terminal stations with no connection to other railway lines. While the state railway administration connected the Chūō main line with Tokyo station in 1919 , passengers in Ryōgoku had to continue to switch to the often overloaded tram . The widespread destruction of the Great Kantō earthquake on September 1, 1923, however, made it possible to build a new elevated route through previously densely built-up areas in the Asakusabashi and Akihabara districts . With the opening of the connection between the Ryogoku and Ochanomizu stations , the Chūō-Sōbu line began operating on July 1, 1932.

From the beginning, the trains on the new line ran electrically, initially from Nakano to Ryogoku. In order to be able to travel further east, the Sōbu main line first had to be electrified. This happened in several stages: on March 15, 1933 between Ryogoku to Ichikawa, on September 15 of the same year between Ichikawa and Funabashi and finally on July 1, 1935 between Funabashi and Chiba . In the west, the Chūō-Sōbu line was extended to four tracks beyond Nakano, in 1966 to Ogikubo and 1969 to Mitaka . In the east, the four-track expansion to Chiba, carried out between 1971 and 1979, also enabled long-distance and local traffic to be operationally separated.

List of train stations

Surname		km	Connecting lines	location	place	prefecture
JB39	Chiba ( 千葉 )	00.0	Sōbu main line Sōbu rapid transit line Narita line Sotobō line Uchibō line Chiba Monorail at Keisei-Chiba station Keisei Chiba-Linie	Coord.	Chūō-ku , Chiba	Chiba
JB38	Nishi-Chiba ( 西 千葉 )	01.4		Coord.
JB37	Inage ( 稲 毛 )	03.3		Coord.	Inage-ku , Chiba
JB36	Shin-Kemigawa ( 新 検 見 川 )	06.0		Coord.	Hanamigawa-ku , Chiba
JB35	Makuhari ( 幕 張 )	07.6	at Keisei-Makuhari Station: Keisei Chiba Line	Coord.
JB34	Makuharihongō ( 幕 張 本 郷 )	09.6	at Keisei-Makuharihongō station : Keisei Chiba line	Coord.
JB33	Tsudanuma ( 津 田 沼 )	12.5	at Shin-Tsudanuma Station : Shin-Keisei Line	Coord.	Narashino
JB32	Higashi-Funabashi ( 東 船 橋 )	14.2		Coord.	Funabashi
JB31	Funabashi ( 船 橋 )	16.0	Tōbu Urban Park Line at Keisei-Funabashi Station : Keisei Main Line	Coord.
JB30	Nishi-Funabashi ( 西 船 橋 )	18.6	Musashino Line Keiyō Line Tōyō Rapid Train Line Tokyo Metro : Tōzai Line	Coord.
JB29	Shimōsa-Nakayama ( 下 総 中山 )	20.2		Coord.
JB28	Moto-Yawata ( 本 八 幡 )	21.8	Tokyo Subway: Shinjuku Line	Coord.	Ichikawa
JB27	Ichikawa ( 市 川 )	23.8		Coord.
JB26	Koiwa ( 小 岩 )	26.4		Coord.	Edogawa , Tokyo	Tokyo
JB25	Shin Koiwa ( 新 小 岩 )	29.2		Coord.	Katsushika , Tokyo
JB24	Hirai ( 平井 )	31.0		Coord.	Edogawa, Tokyo
JB23	Cameido ( 亀 戸 )	32.9	Tōbu Kameido line	Coord.	Kōtō , Tokyo
JB22	Kinshichō ( 錦 糸 町 )	34.4	Sōbu Rapid Train Line Tokyo Subway: Hanzōmon Line	Coord.	Sumida , Tokyo
JB21	Ryogoku ( 両 国 )	35.9	Tokyo Metro: Ōedo Line	Coord.
JB20	Asakusabashi ( 浅 草橋 )	36.7	Tokyo Subway: Asakusa Line	Coord.	Taitō , Tokyo
JB19	Akihabara ( 秋葉原 )	37.8	Yamanote Line Keihin Tōhoku Line Tsukuba Express Tokyo Subway: Hibiya Line	Coord.	Chiyoda , Tokyo
JB18	Ochanomizu ( 御 茶 ノ 水 )	38.7	Chūō rapid transit line Tokyo subway: Marunouchi line in the subway station. Shin-Ochanomizu: Chiyoda Line	Coord.
JB17	Suidōbashi ( 水 道橋 )	39.5	Tokyo Subway: Mita Line	Coord.
JB16	Iidabashi ( 飯 田 橋 )	40.4	Tokyo Metro: Namboku Line , Tōzai Line , Ōedo Line, Yūrakuchō Line	Coord.
JB15	Ichigaya ( 市 ケ 谷 )	41.9	Tokyo Metro: Namboku Line , Yūrakuchō Line , Ōedo Line	Coord.
JB14	Yotsuya ( 四 ツ 谷 )	42.7	Chūō Rapid Train Line Tokyo Metro: Namboku Line , Marunouchi Line	Coord.	Shinjuku , Tokyo
JB13	Shinanomachi ( 信 濃 町 )	44.0		Coord.
JB12	Sendagaya ( 千 駄 ケ 谷 )	44.7	in the subway station Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō: Ōedo line	Coord.	Shibuya , Tokyo
JB11	Yoyogi ( 代 々 木 )	45.7	Yamanote Line Tokyo Metro: Ōedo Line	Coord.
JB10	Shinjuku ( 新宿 )	46.4	Yamanote Line Saikyō Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Odakyū Odawara Line Keiō Line , New Keiō Line Tokyo Metro: Marunouchi Line , Shinjuku Line , Ōedo Line at Seibu-Shinjuku Station : Seibu Shinjuku Line	Coord.	Shinjuku, Tokyo
JB09	Ōkubo ( 大 久保 )	47.8		Coord.
JB08	Higashi-Nakano ( 東 中 野 )	48.9	Tokyo Metro: Ōedo Line	Coord.	Nakano , Tokyo
JB07	Nakano ( 中 野 )	50.8	Tokyo Subway: Tozai Line	Coord.
JB06	Kōenji ( 高 円 寺 )	52.2		Coord.	Suginami , Tokyo
JB05	Asagaya ( 阿佐 ケ 谷 )	53.4		Coord.
JB04	Ogikubo ( 荻 窪 )	54.8	Tokyo Subway: Marunouchi Line	Coord.
JB03	Nishi-Ogikubo ( 西 荻 窪 )	56.7		Coord.
JB02	Kichijōji ( 吉祥寺 )	58.6	Keiō Inokashira lineage	Coord.	Musashino
JB01	Mitaka ( 三 鷹 )	60.2	Chūō Main Line Chūō Rapid Train Line	Coord.	Mitaka

Web links

Commons : Chūō-Sōbu Line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information Chuo SOBU line (English)
• Train stations information (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} JR 時刻表 2018 年 3 月 号 (JR timetable March 2018). Kōtsū shinbunsha, Tokyo 2018.
2. ↑ Satoru Sone: 週刊 歴 史 で め ぐ る 鉄 道 全 路線 国 鉄 ・ JR . tape 26 . Asahi Shimbunsha, Osaka 2009, p. 17 .
3. ↑ 鉄 道 省 年報. 昭和 10 年度. In: Ministry of Railways Annual Report 1935. National Parliamentary Library , 1935, accessed May 25, 2019 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ 中部 ラ イ ン - 全線 ・ 全 駅 ・ 全 配線 . 3 八 王子 駅 - 松本 エ リ ア. Kōdansha, Bunkyō 2010, ISBN 978-4-06-270063-4 .

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