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14-478: The Mt. Fuji limited express service runs between Tokyo 's Shinjuku Station and Gotemba via Matsuda . The present-day Gotemba Line was built as part of the original route of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Tokyo with Osaka . The portion between Kōzu and Numazu was opened on February 1, 1889, although it was not officially named the "Tokaido Line" until 1896. Portions were double tracked from 1891 and

28-462: A " Limited express " from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series and Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs, operating between Shinjuku and Numazu . From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, the Odakyu 20000 series sets and JR Central's lone 371 series set were withdrawn, and all services were operated instead using Odakyu 60000 series MSE 6-car sets. From

42-567: A cooperative agreement was reached with the privately owned Odakyu Electric Railway to operate express trains directly from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo in the same year. The line was electrified from 1968, and regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued at most stations by 1982. A new centralized traffic control system was installed in December 1989, with a programmed route control system implemented from March 1990. Installation for

56-570: A semi-express operating between Shinjuku and Gotemba . The Asagiri , together with the Nagao ( 長尾 ) , supplemented the Ginrei ( 銀嶺 ) and Fuyō ( 芙蓉 ) Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955. Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyu 3000 series SE EMUs. The four names were also merged into " あさぎり " in hiragana . It became

70-608: The TOICA automated turnstile system was completed at all stations in 2010. Mt. Fuji (train) The Mt. Fuji ( ふじさん , Fujisan ) (formerly known as the Asagiri ( あさぎり ) prior to 17 March 2018) is a " Romancecar " limited express train operated by Odakyu Electric Railway between Shinjuku and Gotemba via the Odakyu Odawara Line and JR Central 's Gotemba Line . Mt. Fuji services stop at

84-621: The 371 series and 20000 series trains were replaced by Odakyu 60000 series MSE EMUs on Asagiri" services. From June 2012, the 371 series set was used on additional limited-stop "Rapid" services on the Gotemba Line connected with a series of hiking events. The one 7-car set, X1, was formed as follows. The two Green (first class) cars, 3 and 4, were bilevel cars. Cars 1, 5, and 7 are each fitted with one C-PS27A single-arm pantograph. Standard class cars had regular 2+2 seating. The two bilevel cars had Green (first class) accommodation on

98-583: The Tōkaidō Main Line became via Atami Station , leaving the section between Kōzu Station and Numazu Station as a spur line renamed as the Gotemba Line. In 1943, due to the reduced traffic on the Gotemba line, and the urgent requirement for steel in World War II , the line was returned to a single track railway. Diesel multiple units replaced steam locomotive -hauled passenger trains in 1955, and

112-530: The double tracking was completed by 1901. The line took an indirect route between Kōzu and Numazu in order to avoid the Hakone Mountains, which affected the potential journey time between Tokyo and Osaka. A more direct route had been planned as early as 1909, but technical difficulties delayed the completion of the Tanna Tunnel until December 1, 1934. With the opening of the tunnel, the route of

126-542: The following stations: Shinjuku – Shin-Yurigaoka – Sagami-Ono – Hon-Atsugi – Hadano – Matsuda – ( Suruga-Oyama ) – Gotemba The Asagiri ( あさぎり ) name was first used from 1 May 1959 for a JNR semi-express operating between Moji and Amagase in Kyushu . This service was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966. It was discontinued from 1 October 1980. A second Asagiri service, initially written in kanji as " 朝霧 " commenced on 2 July 1959 as

140-715: The same date, service frequency was reduced from the current four return services daily to three on weekdays and four at weekends, and all services were truncated to operate between Shinjuku and Gotemba stations. From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2018, Asagiri services are renamed Mt. Fuji ( ふじさん ) . 371 series The 371 series ( 371系電車 ) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan between 1991 and 2014. Originally used on Asagiri limited express services in conjunction with Odakyu Electric Railway , from 2012 until its withdrawal in 2014,

154-471: The train was used on Gotemba Line excursion services. It was subsequently sold to the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko and rebuilt as the Fujikyu 8500 series for use on Fujisan Tokkyu services from March 2016. The lone 7-car 371 series set was built jointly by Hitachi , Kawasaki Heavy Industries , and Nippon Sharyo . From its introduction on 16 March 1991 until 16 March 2012, the 371 series set

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168-404: The upper decks with 2+1 seating, and standard-class accommodation on the lower decks, also with 2+1 seating. The 371 series set entered service on 16 March 1991. From 24 June 1997, car 7 was made no-smoking, and from 18 March 2007, all cars were made no-smoking. From 6 November 2006, the original PS24A lozenge-type pantographs were replaced with C-PS27A single-arm pantographs. The 371 series

182-580: Was used alongside the two Odakyu 20000 series RSE EMUs on Asagiri services run jointly by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway and JR Central between Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku and JR Central's Numazu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture via the Gotemba Line . In addition to the daytime Asagiri services, the train was also used on the following " Home Liner " limited-stop commuter services. From 17 March,

196-472: Was withdrawn from Asagiri services following its last run on 16 March 2012. It was subsequently re-employed as a special charter train for use from autumn 2012. The train was finally withdrawn from service after a final run on 30 November 2014. In December 2014, it was announced that the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko planned to purchase the trainset, and reform it as a three-car set for use on Fujisan Tokkyu services later in fiscal 2015. The train

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