Chūō-Sōbu Line
The Chūō-Sōbu Line (Japanese: 中央・総武緩行線, Hepburn: Chūō-Sōbu-kankō-sen) is a railway line that runs through Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, the line operates on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō Line (Rapid)) and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba. The term Kankō (緩行, lit. "slow run") distinguishes local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshichō and Chiba. Service patternsChūō-Sōbu Line
Tōzai Line through serviceAll through service trains enter the Tōzai Line at either Nakano, or Nishi-Funabashi. These trains operate within the following routes:
Limited expressPrior to March 2024, seasonal Limited Express Shinjuku Wakashio and Shinjuku Sazanami trains stopped at Akihabara on the Chūō-Sōbu Line "mainly on weekends and holidays when service is heavy".[2] As of March 2024[update], these trains no longer stop at Akihabara.[2] Former Early morning / Late nightAt around 9 -10pm, a few westbound trains headed beyond Mitaka onto the Chūō Line (Rapid), with some terminating at Musashi-Koganei, and the others at Tachikawa. The other trains during the hour operated regularly. At around 4 - 6am and 11pm - 1am, Chūō-Sōbu Line services were divided at Ochanomizu Station, into two sections.
This service pattern last operated on 13 March 2020. To prepare for the eventual installation of platform doors on Chūō-Sōbu Line platforms and the future addition of Green Cars on the Rapid line, Chūō Line Rapid service trains no longer regularly operate on the Chūō-Sōbu Line tracks.[3] Station list
Rolling stockChūō-Sōbu LineTrains used on the line are based at Mitaka Depot.
Tozai Line - Toyo Rapid Line through serviceTrains run between Mitaka and Tsudanuma (Chūō-Sōbu Line) or Toyo-Katsutadai (Toyo Rapid Line), all via the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line between Nakano and Nishi-Funabashi.
Former rolling stockChūō-Sōbu Line
Tozai Line - Toyo Rapid Line through service
Chūō Line (Early morning / Late night)
Timeline│ 1965 │ 1970 │ 1975 │ 1980 │ 1985 │ 1990 │ 1995 │ 2000 │ 2005 │ 2010 │ 2015 │ 2020 Rolling stock transitions since 1965 History
Women-only cars, designed to prevent gropers, were introduced on this line during morning peak periods starting on 20 November 2006. On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced to the Chuo-Sobu line with stations being assigned station numbers between JB01 and JB39.[7][8] Numbers increase towards in the eastbound direction towards Chiba. References
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