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53-630: Via JT Tokaido Main Line , Ueno-Tokyo Line , JU Utsunomiya Line and JU Takasaki Line ) Most of the local trains are only run between Atami Station and Izukyū Shimoda station via Izu Kyūkō Line. A few local trains with Green Cars departing from Itō Station enter the Tokaido Main Line, with most of them entering the Ueno-Tokyo Line, and the farthest terminals are Utsunomiya Station or Kagohara Station . As such, Itō Station

106-687: A JR East project, extended the services of the Utsunomiya Line , the Takasaki Line , and the Joban Line to Tokyo Station, allowing for through services to and from the Tōkaidō Line from March 2015. Almost all trains along this section of the line have bi-level "Green Cars" with forward-facing seats, with each set of trains having 2 of them. Green Cars can be used after paying an additional fee. A new station between Ōfuna and Fujisawa

159-508: A new 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) standard gauge "bullet train" line in 1940. Intercity passenger traffic between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka largely transferred to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen after it was completed in 1964. Since then, the Tokaido Main Line has been used as a commuter and freight line, serving a very small number of long-distance passenger trains (mainly overnight and sleeper services). Following

212-401: A population of 1,781,948 (as of 1 June 2019 ) and has a geographic area of 5,774 square kilometers (2,229 sq mi). Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to the northwest, Nara Prefecture to the west, Wakayama Prefecture to the southeast, and Aichi Prefecture to the east. Tsu is the capital and Yokkaichi

265-911: A rapid service called Rapid Acty (Japanese: 快速アクティー , Japanese pronunciation: [Kaisoku Akutī] ). It runs on dedicated tracks parallel to the Yamanote Line between Tokyo and Shinagawa, the Keihin-Tōhoku Line between Tokyo and Yokohama, and the Yokosuka Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna. Some Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains share the segment south of Yokohama to Ōfuna and Odawara . Until 12 March 2021, there were also commuter rapid (Japanese: 通勤快速 , Japanese pronunciation: [Tsūkin Kaisoku]; ) and Shōnan Liner (Japanese: 湘南ライナー , Japanese pronunciation: [Shōnan Rainā] ) services. The Ueno–Tokyo Line ,

318-788: A segment of the Hokuriku Main Line . Some services on the Kosei , JR Takarazuka and Gakkentoshi lines run through onto the Tōkaidō Main Line. The section between Maibara and Kyoto is known as the Biwako Line. (from Tokyo) JR Central : ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line (Northbound only) The section between Kyoto and Osaka is known as the JR Kyoto Line. Trains from the Biwako and Kosei lines travel through onto

371-553: A significant reduction from the twenty hours required in 1889 and fifteen in 1903. By the start of the Taishō era , route changes on several stretches of the line were deemed necessary to accommodate growing demand. The route bypassing Osakayama (between Ōtsu and Kyoto Stations), in use since 1878, was closed when the current, less steep route with two long tunnels was completed on 25 September 1919. The mountainous Gotemba stretch required an even larger-scale route change, culminating in

424-528: A successor to the pre-war Tsubame service, and the sleeper express Ginga both began operating between Tokyo and Osaka. In January 1950, Heiwa was renamed Tsubame . Makeshift D52 freight locomotives were converted into C62 express locomotives , the largest and fastest steam engines in Japan's rail history, to haul these services. One of the C62s, C62 17, holds the narrow-gauge steam world speed record, which

477-484: Is 64.8 percent forest , 11.5 percent agriculture , 6 percent residential area, 3.8 percent roads , and 3.6 percent rivers . The remaining 10.3 percent are not classified. The Ise Plain has a relatively moderate climate, averaging 14 to 15 °C (57 to 59 °F) for the year. The Iga Basin has more daily temperature variance and averages temperatures 1 to 2 degrees cooler than the Ise Plain. Southern Mie, south of

530-755: Is being planned to serve passengers near the former JR Freight Shōnan Freight Terminal. C onstruction is expected to start in early 2022. The new station is expected to open for service in 2032. Legend: [REDACTED] Hokkaido Shinkansen [REDACTED] Yamagata Shinkansen [REDACTED] Akita Shinkansen [REDACTED] Joetsu Shinkansen [REDACTED] Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line ． Sōbu Line (Rapid) JE Keiyō Line JU Ueno-Tokyo Line (Through to JU Utsunomiya ． Takasaki Line / JJ Jōban Line ) JC Chūō Line (Rapid) [REDACTED] Tokaido Shinkansen M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The point between JR East and JR Central operation

583-591: Is divided at Atami station, where section between Atami and Maibara is operated by JR Central , and covers the Tōkai region - Shizuoka Prefecture , Aichi Prefecture , and Gifu Prefecture . Some services from Odawara on the JR East section continues to travel on this section until Numazu station. Maibara is shared by JR Central and JR West; JR West manages the station Before March 2016, JR West operated trains from Maibara as far as Ogaki on JR Central territory. After

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636-880: Is expanding into more advanced industries including the manufacture of semiconductors and liquid crystal displays. In Suzuka , the Honda Motor Company maintains a factory established in 1960 that built the Honda Civic , as well as other vehicles. The prefectural government was briefly moved to Yokkaichi Town in Mie District in 1872 (hence the name Mie), but the capital moved back to Anotsu, Anō District (present-day Tsu City) in 1873 and has remained there since. Ignoring small changes through cross-prefectural municipal mergers, neighbourhood transfers and coastline variations, Mie reached its present borders in 1876 when it absorbed Watarai Prefecture . After

689-491: Is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days; now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, the only daily passenger train that travels the entire length of the line is the combined overnight-train Sunrise Izumo - Sunrise Seto . During the day longer intercity trips using the line require several transfers along the way. The Tokaido Main Line

742-410: Is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka , Nagoya , Kyoto and Osaka . The line, with termini at Tokyo and Kobe stations, is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line. The term "Tōkaidō Main Line"

795-574: Is owned and operated by three Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies: The Tōkaidō route takes its name from the ancient road connecting the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka) with the Kantō region (Tokyo, then Edo) through the Tōkai region (including Nagoya). Literally, it was the Tōkai road, or Road through Tōkai. The Tōkaidō Line does not follow the old road exactly, since the latter diverges at Nagoya toward

848-542: Is the largest city of Mie Prefecture, with other major cities including Suzuka , Matsusaka , Ise , and Kuwana . Mie Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the Kii Peninsula , forming the western side of Ise Bay which features the mouths of the Kiso Three Rivers . Mie Prefecture is a popular tourism destination home to Nagashima Spa Land , Suzuka International Racing Course , and some of

901-629: Is the most southern terminal of the Ueno-Tokyo Line. Initial plans called for the Japanese National Railways (JNR) to build a spur line linking Atami on the Tokaido Main Line with Shimoda. However, funding was limited in the 1930s due to a combination of a tight fiscal policy under Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi during the Great Depression , and a number of technical issues. The projected route of

954-425: Is the official terminus of the Tōkaidō Main Line, most trains continue to Nishi-Akashi , Himeji and beyond. ●: Trains stop at all times ｜: Trains pass at all times ▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning ○:Trains stop at morning of Weekdays only In addition to standard local, rapid, and special rapid service trains, the Tōkaidō Main Line also hosts a number of limited express services. Overnight trains on

1007-525: The Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, the line was shut down between Takatsuki and Kobe, with certain segments remaining impassable until 1 April of that year. On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations between Tokyo and Osaki being assigned station numbers between JT01 and JT07. Numbers increase towards in the southbound direction towards Osaki. Station numbers would be assigned to stations beyond Osaki as far as Atami in 2018. On

1060-549: The Mie Prefecture coastline; to follow it by train, the Kansai Main Line and Kusatsu Line would have to be followed from Nagoya to Kusatsu . The largest population centers in Japan are along this route - Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. These centers have grown to occupy an ever more dominant role in the country's government, financial, manufacturing and cultural life. Historically, one of

1113-614: The Shima Peninsula , has a warmer Pacific marine climate, with Owase Region having one of the heaviest rainfall figures for all of Japan. As of 31 March 2019, 36% of the total area of the prefecture comprised designated Natural Parks , namely: Since 2006, Mie consists of 29 municipalities : 14 cities and 15 towns . When the modern municipalities were introduced in 1889, Mie initially consisted of 336 municipalities: 1 (by definition: district-level) city and 21 districts with 18 towns and 317 villages . With

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1166-589: The Shinkansen , has been designed as EMUs. On the same day, the Asakaze sleeper express entered service with the newly built Series 20 carriages. These carriages were fully air-conditioned and nicknamed the 'hotel on the rail'. Because these sleeper carriages and their successors were painted blue, sleeper trains in Japan came to be known as Blue Trains . The capacity constraints on the Tokaido Main Line had been clear prior to World War II, and work started on

1219-618: The Great Shōwa mergers of the 1950s, the number of municipalities in Mie had dropped to 88 by 1956. The Great Heisei mergers of the 2000s reduced the total from 69 to 29 between 2000 and 2006. Mie Prefecture has traditionally been a link between east and west Japan, thanks largely to the Tokaido and Ise Pilgrimage Roads. Traditional handicrafts such as Iga Braid, Yokkaichi Banko Pottery, Suzuka Ink, Iga Pottery and Ise Katagami flourished. With 65% of

1272-635: The Itō Line linking Atami with Ajiro was opened. The second (8.3 km) section from Ajiro to Itō was opened on December 15, 1938. Both sections were electrified at 1,500 V DC when opened. Further work was delayed, and then canceled due to the outbreak of World War II . CTC signalling was commissioned in 1958, and the Atami to Kinomiya section was duplicated in 1968. The entire line was originally designed to be built as double track, and earthworks were undertaken on this basis, including tunneling, but to date only

1325-587: The Itō line along the mountainous east coast of the Izu Peninsula required numerous tunnels and bridges. Workers digging a tunnel near Usami encountered problems with underground hot springs , similar to that experienced in the construction of the Tanna Tunnel , which had recently been completed years later than originally projected and far over budget. On March 30, 1935, the initial 8.7 km section of

1378-573: The JR Kyoto Line and continue west towards the JR Kobe Line at Osaka. Legend: Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains in the morning skip some stops between Kyoto and Takatsuki. Through services on JR Takarazuka Line (Local only) The westernmost section between Osaka and Kōbe is part of the JR Kobe Line, which continues west to Himeji on the San'yō Main Line . Although Kōbe

1431-566: The Mie assembly, the LDP is strongest party; but it is distributed across several parliamentary groups, and the strongest group is Shisei Mie (新政みえ; "Renewal Mie") around members of several local parties of former Democrats . In the National Diet , Mie is represented by four directly elected members of the House of Representatives and two (one per class) in the House of Councillors . After

1484-499: The Sanyo Railway (now Sanyo Main Line ) began. Express service between Tokyo and Kobe began in 1896, sleeper service in 1900, and dining car service in 1901. In 1906, all privately run main lines were nationalized under the newly created Japanese Government Railways , which, at the time had a network of just over 7,000 km (4,300 mi). On 20 December 1914, Tokyo Station opened and succeeded Shinbashi Station as

1537-522: The Tokaido and Ise Roads, were built. Port towns such as Ohminato, Kuwana and Anōtsu, posting stations and castle towns flourished. Pilgrimages to Ise Shrine also became very popular. After the Meiji Restoration , the former provinces of Ise, Shima and Iga as well as a portion of eastern Kii , were organized and reorganized repeatedly. In 1871, the area from the Kiso Three Rivers in the north to present-day Tsu became Anōtsu Prefecture, and

1590-576: The Tokyo-side terminus of the line. On the same day, an electrified commuter line was inaugurated along the section between Tokyo Station and today’s Yokohama Station , which is now part of the Keihin–Tōhoku Line . Automatic couplers were introduced on all freight wagons in 1926. In 1930, the first Tsubame ("swallow") express was introduced, reducing the Tokyo - Kobe travel-time to nine hours -

1643-400: The Tōkaidō Line go from Tokyo to western Honshū and Shikoku . Middleton, William D. (August 2023) [April 1966]. "Tomorrow's railroad". Trains . Vol. 83, no. 8. Kalmbach Media . pp. 34–43. Mie Prefecture Mie Prefecture ( Japanese : 三重県 , Hepburn : Mie-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu . Mie Prefecture has

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1696-493: The area south of that became Watarai Prefecture. In 1872, the Anōtsu prefectural seat moved from Tsu to Yokkaichi , and the prefecture itself was renamed Mie. For a variety of reasons, including the strong likelihood that Mie would eventually merge with Watarai, the prefectural seat returned to Tsu the following year, and Mie Prefecture took its present-day form in 1876, when it merged with its southern neighbor. The name Mie supposedly

1749-719: The carriages, these trains were painted light green and nicknamed Aodaishō (green snakes, referring to the Japanese rat snake ). On 1 October 1958, the Kodama , the first limited express service operated by EMUs rather than locomotive-hauled carriages, commenced. This service further reduced travel time to 6 hours and 50 minutes. The Series 151 EMUs marked a significant milestone in railway technology, as EMUs were previously considered unsuitable for high-speed and long-distance services due to issues like noise, vibration, and cost. Since then, all non-sleeper express rolling stock, including

1802-402: The city of Shima hosted the 42nd G7 summit , the third summit without the presence of Russia . Mie Prefecture forms the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula , and borders on Aichi , Gifu , Shiga , Kyoto , Nara , and Wakayama . It is considered part of the Kansai and Tōkai regions due to its geographical proximity to Aichi Prefecture and its cultural influence from Kansai , such as

1855-495: The completion of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934 after 15 years of construction. The new route through the tunnel is 11.2 kilometres long, compared to the old Gotemba route, which took a 60.2-kilometre detour around the Tanna Basin. With the opening of the tunnel, the section between Tokyo and Numazu was fully electrified, as steam locomotives were unable to operate through the long tunnel safely. Electrification also progressed on

1908-581: The evening of 5 August 2023, a JR East Tokaido Line service struck a utility pole near Ofuna and lost power, resulting in a suspension of JR East Tokaido Line service. Four people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. Service was restored on the morning of 6 August 2023. The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area . It has local services (Japanese: 普通 , Japanese pronunciation: [Futsū] ) and

1961-402: The event of an enemy attack. During the war, the line's focus shifted towards freight services. Express services were significantly reduced, and sleepers and restaurant cars were withdrawn from service in 1944. JNR Class D52 locomotives were introduced for wartime freight transport, but their poor manufacturing quality led to several boiler explosion accidents. In the immediate aftermath of

2014-511: The fact that Kansai dialect is spoken in Mie. Traditionally, though, the Iga region of Mie is considered to have always been a part of Kansai . Mie Prefecture measures 170 km (106 mi) from north to south, and 80 km (50 mi) from east to west, and includes five distinct geographical areas: Mie has a coastline that stretches 1,094.9 km (680.3 mi) and, as of 2000, Mie's 5,776.44 km (2,230.30 sq mi) landmass

2067-536: The first 1.2 km of the line has been duplicated. Construction south of Itō resumed in 1961, when the private-sector Tokyu Corporation acquired the rights to complete the line to Shimoda and established the Izukyu Corporation to manage construction and operations of this section. Tokaido Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line ( Japanese : 東海道本線 , Hepburn : Tōkaidō-honsen )

2120-507: The first line from Tokyo to Kobe was completed in 1889, when Kozu and Hamamatsu were connected through the present-day Gotemba Line corridor, and the final segments were completed between Kasumigahara and Otsu. At the time, there was one Tokyo-Kobe train in each direction per day, taking over 20 hours each way. The "Tokaido Line" name was formally adopted in 1895. In October 1895, following the Sino-Japanese War , through service to

2173-505: The first priorities of Japanese railway planners was to build a line from Tokyo to the Kansai region , either following the Tokaido route or the northern Nakasendō route. This decision remained unresolved as regional needs were addressed. The first railway in Japan was the line from Shimbashi to Sakuragicho in Yokohama, which opened in 1872; another segment of today's Tokaido Main Line, between Kyoto and Kobe, opened in 1877. In 1883,

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2226-567: The government decided to use the Nakasendo route, and construction of several segments commenced (including the modern-day Takasaki Line ). Railways were opened between Ogaki and Nagahama (1884) and between Nagoya and Kisogawa (1886) in line with the Nakasendo plan. However, by 1886, it was clear that the Tokaido route would be more practical, and so the Nakasendo plan was abandoned. The lines between Kisogawa and Ogaki , Yokohama and Kozu , and Hamamatsu and Obu were completed in 1887, and

2279-528: The governor of Mie is directly elected since 1947. The prefectural assembly has 51 members. Both prefectural elections in Mie are currently held as part of unified local elections. In the last round in 2019, governor Eikei Suzuki easily won a third term with broad support from LDP , Shinsei Mie (see below) and Kōmeitō , against only one, JCP -supported challenger; Suzuki was originally elected narrowly in 2011 as centre-right candidate against centre-left supported Naohisa Matsuda, former mayor of Tsu City. In

2332-609: The main line and the old westbound track was removed. The western part of the Tōkaidō Main Line from Maibara to Kōbe is operated by JR West and forms the main trunk of the company's Urban Network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Although the line is divided into three segments, known as the Biwako Line , JR Kyoto Line , and JR Kobe Line , they are part of a single contiguous network, with many services traversing multiple sections. The Biwako Line includes

2385-710: The modern reactivation of districts in 1878/79, Mie consisted of 21 districts (merged down to 15 in the 1890s). The first prefectural assembly was elected in March 1879 and convened in April. In the introduction of modern cities, towns and villages in 1889, Anotsu became district-independent as Tsu City and the districts were subdivided into 18 towns and 317 villages (see the List of mergers in Mie Prefecture for changes since then). As in all prefectures except Okinawa,

2438-702: The oldest and holiest sites in Shinto , the traditional religion of Japan , including the Ise Grand Shrine and the Tsubaki Grand Shrine . Until the Meiji Restoration , the area that is now Mie Prefecture was made up of Ise Province , Shima Province , Iga Province , and part of Kii Province . Evidence of human habitation in Mie dates back more than 10,000 years. During the Jōmon and Yayoi periods, agricultural communities began to form along

2491-497: The other end of the line around the same time, in 1934. Commuter rapid services between Kyoto and Kobe, using 52 Series streamliner EMUs, began in 1937. However, further electrification of the line was overshadowed by the Second World War and did not resume until after the war. For security reasons, the army preferred to keep the middle portion of the line unelectrified, as unelectrified tracks were much easier to repair in

2544-513: The prefecture consisting of forests and with over 1,000 km (600 mi) of coastline, Mie has a long been associated with forestry and seafood industries. Mie also produces tea , beef , cultured pearls and fruit, mainly mandarin oranges . Food production companies include Azuma Foods . Northern Mie is home to a number of manufacturing industries, mainly transport machinery manufacturing (vehicles and ships) and heavy chemical industries such as oil refineries. As well as this, Mie Prefecture

2597-721: The river and coastal areas of the region. Ise Shrine is said to have been established during the Yayoi period, and in the 7th century the Saikū Imperial Residence was built in what is now Meiwa Town to serve as both a residence and administrative centre for the Saiō , an Imperial Princess who served as High Priestess of Ise Shrine. During the Edo period , the area now known as Mie Prefecture consisted of several feudal domains, each ruled by an appointed lord. Transport networks, including

2650-543: The two companies realized this invasion, on 25 March 2016, all JR West departures were changed to JR Central trains to Maibara station. Both the Mino-Akasaka and Tarui branch lines separate from the Main Line at Minami-Arao junction ( 南荒尾信号場 ) , located 3.1 km west of Ōgaki Station. Between Ōgaki and Sekigahara, there is a 25 per mil grade. In 1944, a single track bypass was built to avoid this steep slope of

2703-725: The war, almost all surviving express train carriages were requisitioned by the Allied Occupation Forces . Services such as the Allied Limited (Tokyo–Moji), Dixie Limited (Tokyo–Hakata), and the BCOF Train (Tokyo–Kure) operated on the Tōkaidō Line. Express trains for Japanese nationals resumed in April 1947, with sleeper services following in July 1948. In 1949, the Limited Express Heiwa ,

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2756-465: Was achieved on the Tokaido line near Nagoya on 15 December 1954, and is preserved at the SCMaglev and Railway Park . On 19 November 1956, the line was fully electrified. The Tokyo–Osaka express trains, Tsubame and Hato , began to be hauled by JNR EF58 locomotives for the entire length of the route, reducing travel time from 8 hours to 7 hours and 30 minutes. With no concerns about smoke polluting

2809-472: Was taken from a comment about the region made by Yamato Takeru on his way back from conquering the eastern regions. In 1959, many people died as parts of Mie were devastated by the Ise-wan Typhoon , the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history. Crops were destroyed, sea walls ruined, roads and railways damaged and a substantial number of people were injured or left homeless. In May 2016,

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