Home Liner ( ホームライナー ) is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan , which require the purchase of a supplementary jōsha seiriken ( 乗車整理券 ) or Liner Ticket ( ライナー券 ) in addition to the base fare ticket. The supplementary ticket guarantees passengers a seat on board. This article describes all commuter services in Japan fitting this definition, regardless of whether their names actually include the title "Home Liner".
10-694: The TH Liner ( THライナー ) is a limited-stop " Home Liner "-style service to and from Kuki Station in Saitama on the Tobu Isesaki Line operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since June 2020. TH Liner services operate in the mornings on weekdays and weekends in the " up " direction (two services) from Kuki in Saitama Prefecture to Ebisu in Tokyo , and in
20-555: Is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation , connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara , Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo . Rapid and Semi express services stop at all stations on this line. The line opened as a one-stop single-track spur from Chōfu to Keiō-Tamagawa on 1 June 1916, electrified at 600 V DC, and was double-tracked on 1 April 1924. On 1 May 1937, Tamagawara
30-458: The evenings (weekdays and weekends) in the " down " direction (five services) from Kasumigaseki to Kuki. In the up direction, a supplement of 580 yen (300 yen for children) is required for travel between the serviced Hibiya Line stations and Sengendai station, and 680 yen (350 yen for children) beyond as far as Kuki station. No supplementary fare is required for passengers boarding the service between Kasumigaseki to Ebisu. All seats are reserved, and
40-737: The introduction of the Shōnan Liner from Odawara to Tokyo on the Tōkaidō Main Line , and the Hanwa Liner from Wakayama to Tennōji on the Hanwa Line . JR West has since discontinued Home Liner services, replacing them with extra limited express or rapid trains. Additional fares required to ride JR Group home liner trains are as follows: Keio Sagamihara Line Shinjuku → Hashimoto Keio Sagamihara Line The Keiō Sagamihara Line ( 京王相模原線 , Keiō-sagamihara-sen )
50-534: The morning "up" services, the service only picks up passengers between Kuki and Shin-Koshigaya . Between Ueno and Ginza , passengers can only get off the train. Starting at Kasumigaseki, passengers may get on and off at any of the serviced Hibiya line stations until the terminus at Ebisu. For the evening "down" services, passengers can only get on the train at the Hibiya Line stations starting at Kasumigaseki. Starting at Shin-Koshigaya, passengers may only get off
60-468: The name of the service, stopping pattern, and schedule. On 6 June 2020 the TH Liner began service. Home Liner These services generally use express or limited-express train rolling stock, and the early morning inbound and late evening outbound movements often form an effective way to move rolling stock being to or from depots in preparation for the next day's operations. The name "Home Liner"
70-525: The supplementary tickets indicate which car to ride in. TH Liner services are operated by a fleet of 70090 series 7-car electric multiple units (EMUs). Like their 50090 series counterparts, these sets are unusual in having rotating pairs of seats allowing them to be used with longitudinal seating on regular daytime services, and with transverse seating on TH Liner services. Morning "Up" services start at Kuki and terminate at Ebisu. Evening "Down" services start at Kasumigaseki and terminate at Kuki. For
80-613: The train until the terminus at Kuki. ●: Stop, ○: Stop (only available for boarding), ◎: Stop (only available for getting off) On 26 March 2019, the Tokyo Metro and private operator Tobu Railway revealed plans to operate a reserved-seat Home Liner service that would connect the Tobu Isesaki Line and the Hibiya Line . The rolling stock for this service would be a new variant of the 70000 series introduced in 2017. Later on 19 December, additional details were announced such as
90-679: Was first coined in June 1984 by JNR when an empty stock working for an Asama 189 series EMU was used to carry passengers from Ueno to Ōmiya on the Tōhoku Main Line in the evening for a supplementary fare of 300 yen. Initially, only four of the twelve cars in the train were made available to passengers, but the popularity of the service resulted in three evening Home Liner trains being introduced from Ueno to Ōmiya from September 1984. The first morning Liner service appeared in November 1986 with
100-476: Was renamed Keiō-Tamagawa, and on 4 August 1963, the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC. The line was extended (all extensions were electrified dual track) on 1 April 1971, to Keiō-Yomiuri-Land. Subsequent extensions brought the line to Keiō-Tama-Center (18 October 1974), Minami-Ōsawa (22 May 1988) and Hashimoto (30 March 1990). Tamasakai station opened on 6 April 1991. In 2012, the Chofu to Keiō-Tamagawa section
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