The Nambu Line ( Japanese : 南武線 , romanized : Nanbu-sen ) is a Japanese railway line which connects Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa, Tokyo and Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa . For most of its length, it parallels the Tama River , the natural border between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. It lies along the Tama Hills . It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the "Tokyo Mega Loop" (Japanese: 東京メガループ ) around Tokyo, consisting of the Keiyo Line , Musashino Line , Nambu Line, and the Yokohama Line . The name refers to the southern (Japanese: 南 ) part of the ancient province of Musashi (Japanese: 武 蔵 ) (now Tokyo and northern Kanagawa prefecture), through which the Nambu Line runs.
28-440: "Rapid" service trains (two trains per hour between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m) do not stop at Shitte, Yakō, Hirama, Mukaigawara, Tsudayama, Kuji, Shukugawara, Nakanoshima, Yanokuchi, Minami-Tama, Nishifu, Yaho, Yagawa, or Nishi-Kunitachi. All other trains except for some seasonal services are "Local" services, stopping at all stations. The "Shitte crossover" ( 尻手短絡線 , Shitte-tanraku-sen ) connects Shitte Station and Shin-Tsurumi Yard on
56-542: A substantial chunk of the double-tracked, mostly grade-separated Hinkaku Line disused. In order to put the line back into passenger service, a new 6 km (3.7 mi) track was installed between Tsurumi Station and the Musashino Line, where it was connected to the now-disused portion of the Hinkaku Line. Two new stations were constructed: one ( Shin-Kawasaki ) adjacent to the existing Kashimada Station on
84-426: Is also light blue). Trains run every 2–3 minutes at peak hours, every 5-6 minutes during the daytime, and less frequently the rest of the time. In general, these trains are classified as "Local" ( 各駅停車 , Kakueki-Teisha ) , stopping at all stations en route. However, all trains in the daytime (10:30-15:30) are classified as "Rapid" ( 快速 , kaisoku ) . These rapid trains skip some stations in central Tokyo, where
112-669: Is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. The line's name is derived from the characters for Tokyo (Japanese: 東 京 ), Yokohama (Japanese: 横 浜 ) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Japanese: 東北 本線 ). The line runs parallel with the Tōkaidō Main Line between Yokohama and Tokyo and the Utsunomiya Line (part of the Tōhoku Main Line ) except between Ueno and Akabane stations where
140-574: The Miura Peninsula . Yokosuka Line local trains make all stops. Most trains have 11 cars, with two of those being Green (first class) cars. Other trains between Tokyo and Zushi are made up of 15 cars—an 11-car set joined to a 4-car set. (Due to shorter platform length at stations south of Zushi, only 11-car trains are operated to Kurihama.) Some day-time trains operate between Zushi and Kurihama and these trains are made up of 4-car set without Green Cars. Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains enter or exit
168-689: The Nambu Line in 1980 and another at Nishi-Ōi in 1986. Musashi-Kosugi Station , the third station in this section opened in 2010 and provides a transfer to the Nambu Line as well as the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines. Keihin-T%C5%8Dhoku Line The Keihin–Tōhoku Line ( Japanese : 京浜東北線 , Hepburn : Keihin-tōhoku-sen ) is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama , Kawaguchi , Tokyo , Kawasaki , and Yokohama . It
196-491: The Sōbu Line to Chiba and beyond. Some trains travel as far as: The section between Yokosuka and Kurihama is single-tracked; trains can only pass one another at Kinugasa and Kurihama stations. Local trains stop at all stations, from Tokyo to Kurihama. Meanwhile, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Utsunomiya–Yokosuka Line) stop at all stations between Nishi-Ōi and Zushi. Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Takasaki–Tōkaidō Line) operate Rapid service on
224-543: The Tōkaidō Shinkansen into the city of Kawasaki . (This alignment, technically known as the Hinkaku Line (Japanese: 品鶴線 , Japanese pronunciation: [Hinkaku-sen] ), was originally built for freight usage; see below.) It rejoins the Tōkaidō Main Line corridor near Tsurumi Station and follows the Tōkaidō Main Line to Ōfuna , where it branches off to the southeast along the original Yokosuka Line toward
252-626: The World War II . The military seating was converted to seating for women and children after the war, and back to ordinary seating in 1973 amid overcrowding concerns: second-class service was briefly restored in the 1950s but abandoned shortly thereafter. From November 1956, the Keihin-Tohoku Line was physically separated from the Yamanote Line between Tamachi and Tabata, allowing more frequent service. Through service with
280-709: The Cabinet ordered the Government Railways to build the line with the budget diverted from the fund for the Tōkaidō Line construction. After the survey from July to December 1887, the construction of the railway between Ōfuna and Yokosuka started in January 1888 and completed in June 1889 spending 408,480 yen in total. The operation of the line started on June 16, 1889. The Hinkaku Line ( 品鶴線 , Hinkaku-sen )
308-668: The Keihin-Tohoku Line between Higashi-Kanagawa and Ofuna stations. The line opened on 20 December 1914 as an electrified passenger line connecting Shinagawa Station in Tokyo with Takashimacho Station in Yokohama . (The latter station was renamed Yokohama Station in August 1915, when the former Yokohama Station was renamed Sakuragicho Station ). It was originally called the Tokaido Electric Line (Japanese: 東海道電車線 ) and
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#1732786750737336-514: The Keihin-Tōhoku Line runs parallel to the Yamanote Line . As of January 2010, all Keihin-Tohoku Line services are formed of E233-1000 series 10-car electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains. These were phased in from December 2007, and replaced the previous 209 series 10-car EMUs by 24 January 2010. All Keihin-Tohoku Line rolling stock is based at Urawa Depot. Yokohama Line E233-6000 series 8-car EMUs also operate on through services over
364-480: The Nambu Line of Japanese Government Railways . After the end of World War II , there were several calls for the privatisation of the line, but the line remained a part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) until its privatization in 1987. The postwar growth of the Tokyo urban area resulted in the conversion of most of the farmlands along the Nambu Line into residential areas and increased
392-561: The Negishi Line began on 19 May 1964. 10-car trains ( 103 series ) began operating from 1 April 1966. Limited-stop "Rapid" services were introduced in 1988 to further ease congestion along the Yamanote Line corridor. From 14 March 2015, all rapid services began serving Kanda Station . Additionally, rapid services began serving Okachimachi Station on weekends and national holidays only. On 20 August 2016, station numbering
420-474: The Tōkaidō Main Line ( Hinkaku Line ) and the Musashino Line . Freight trains operating between Tokyo Freight Terminal and northern Japan operate on both branch lines. As of 1 October 2016 the following fleet of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains is used on Nambu Line services, with all trainsets based at Nakahara Depot. From 15 March 2017, the last remaining 209 series trainset, set 53,
448-602: The Yokosuka Line at Nishi-Ōi. Utsunomiya–Yokosuka Line through services make all stops on the Yokosuka Line between Nishi-Ōi and Zushi, while Takasaki–Tōkaidō Line through services operate Rapid service within the Yokosuka Line, between Nishi-Ōi and Ōfuna, skipping Nishi-Ōi, Shin-Kawasaki, Hodogaya and Higashi-Totsuka. For information on the Narita Express and other limited express services, see their respective articles. The Yokosuka Line has through service onto
476-633: The Yokosuka Line. Legends: Yokosuka Line (through service to the Sōbu Rapid Line) Shōnan-Shinjuku Line through service The Yokosuka Line was constructed in response to the request to the Cabinet by the Navy and the Army , dated June 22, 1886, citing the lack of ground transportation to Yokosuka, one of the most important military bases in the country. On April 22, 1887
504-461: The name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the 23.9 km (14.9 mi) segment between Ōfuna and Kurihama stations, but the entire route is commonly referred to as the Yokosuka Line by JR East for passenger service. The Yokosuka Line runs underground between Tokyo and Shinagawa (parallel to the Tōkaidō Main Line , the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line ) then branches to the west along
532-559: The passenger traffic on the line. Freight traffic reduced after the opening of the Musashino Line (parallel to the Nambu Line) in 1976 and the discontinuance of the limestone freight in 1998, except for the Nambu Branchline, which remains a major freight route. Limited-stop "Rapid" services between Kawasaki and Noborito with stops at Musashi-Kosugi and Musashi-Mizonokuchi started on 15 December 1969, but were discontinued by
560-540: The railway reached Tachikawa and made connection with the Ōme Electric Railway , limestone became one of the main freight commodities. The railway was controlled by Asano zaibatsu , which enabled the transport of limestone from its own quarry in Western Tokyo to its cement plant in Kawasaki without using the government railways. On 1 April 1944, the railway was nationalised by the imperial government and became
588-403: The timetable revision on 2 October 1978. After 33 years, Rapid services between Kawasaki and Tachikawa with more stops started on 9 April 2011, postponed from the originally scheduled 12 March due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with Nambu line stations being assigned station numbers between JN01 and JN26. Numbers increase towards in
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#1732786750737616-601: The two lines are physically separate and thus alternate routes. Most Keihin–Tōhoku Line trains have a through service onto the Negishi Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. As a result, the entire service between Ōmiya and Ōfuna is typically referred to as the Keihin-Tōhoku–Negishi Line (Japanese: 京浜東北・根岸線 ) on system maps and in-train station guides. Keihin-Tōhoku Line–Negishi Line trains are recognizable by their light blue stripe (the line's color on maps
644-518: The westbound direction towards Tachikawa. In addition, station numbers JN51 to JN54 were assigned to the branch line stations with numbers increasing in the direction of Hama-Kawasaki. Hinkaku Line The Yokosuka Line ( Japanese : 横須賀線 , Hepburn : Yokosuka-sen ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with Kurihama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa . Officially,
672-618: Was 2.2 km (1.4 mi). Takanawa Gateway was constructed on top of the 20-hectare former railyard, which is undergoing rationalization and redevelopment by JR East. The Yamanote Line and the Keihin Tohoku Line tracks were moved slightly to the east to be aligned closer to the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks. The area on the west side of the yard made available will be redeveloped with high-rise office buildings, creating an international business center with connections to
700-530: Was introduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JK12 and JK47. Numbers increase towards in the northbound direction towards Omiya. A new station, the Takanawa Gateway Station , opened on 14 March 2020, in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. The station is located on the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations. The distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations
728-583: Was originally built to divert freight traffic from the busy Tōkaidō Main Line , providing an alternate route between Tokyo and Tsurumi . After a 1967 explosion, freight trains were banned from portions of the central Tokyo rail network, providing the impetus for the construction of the orbital Musashino Line . The new Musashino Line was connected to the Hinkaku Line roughly 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Tsurumi Station near Musashi-Kosugi , siphoning off nearly all freight traffic after its opening in 1975. This left
756-479: Was replaced by a six-car Ome Line and Itsukaichi Line E233-0 series set 670 modified and renumbered to become E233-8500 series set N36. The private Nambu Railway opened the line in five stages between 1927 and 1930 (freight branches are omitted): Passenger trains utilised electric multiple units (EMUs) from the beginning. Freight initially consisted primarily of gravel hauled from the Tama River . When
784-760: Was subsequently renamed to the Keihin Line (Japanese: 京浜線 ). From 30 December 1915, services were extended south to the new Sakuragicho Station. The Keihin Line service was extended north via the Tohoku Main Line to Akabane Station in February 1928, and to Ōmiya Station in September 1932. The Keihin Line initially had third-class and second-class cars, analogous to today's ordinary cars and Green Cars respectively. Second-class service ended in 1938 in order to accommodate special military cars during
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