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 .
48-733: 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. [REDACTED] All through service trains enter the Tōzai Line at either Nakano, or Nishi-Funabashi. These trains operate within the following routes: Certain limited express and seasonal trains run through, or stop at stations on this line. For information on
96-521: A central bus lane and tram line on the outside. Similarly, light rail–bus connections can be found at Juniors Kingsford and Haymarket light rail stations in Sydney. Ormskirk railway station in Lancashire , United Kingdom , was a double-track railway until 1970, when it was converted into single-track railway with the track split in the centre by buffer stops placed back-to-back. The two ends of
144-592: A certain waiting time window for each guaranteed interchange. Some railway operators will briefly delay train departure signals to allow imminently arriving passengers time to interchange. For example, the Vienna U-Bahn metro signals train drivers to wait briefly, by operating a special white light signal triggered by the approach of an interchange train on another track. In most cases, only cross-platform interchanges used for both directions of travel are listed, with some exceptions. Siam Station allows for
192-616: A cross-platform transfer at a dedicated platform 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east of the main station platform. Despite this transfer, the Yellow Line is mapped and signed as one continuous route. Konggangxinchengjiangning station of Nanjing Metro , China is also a cross-platform terminal station for both Line S1 and S7, with a single island platform and crossovers set at both ends of station, letting trains of both lines to switch back. Zhongli railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan has
240-1050: A cross-platform transfer between the Sukhumvit line and the Silom line , both operated by the BTS , for trains heading in the same direction. Eastbound trains use the lower-level island platform, while the westbound trains depart from the upper-level platforms. Guogongzhuang station offers cross-platform interchange between Line 9 and Fangshan Line . National Library station offers cross-platform interchange between Lines 4 and 9. In addition Nanluoguxiang station (Lines 6 and 8), Zhuxinzhuang station ( Changping Line and Line 8), Beijing West railway station (Lines 7 and 9), Yancun East station (Fangshan Line and Yanfang Line) offer cross-platform interchange. Xipu Station in Chengdu provides cross-platform interchange between Line 2 of Chengdu Metro and Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway of
288-432: A proposed cross-platform terminal plan for both Taoyuan Airport MRT and Green line of Taoyuan Metro . The station layout will be composed of two island platform, between which a connecting zone set to integrated the two into a single "large platform". Buffer stops will also be placed back-to back between Airport-bound trains and Green Line trains. The scheme is scheduled to complete in 2031. In some, but not all, cases,
336-567: A same-direction cross-platform interchange at Tai Wai station to the East Rail line while keeping the two southbound platforms connected via ramps. Another configuration found in Lai King station makes commuting in both directions more convenient by aligning both tracks leading towards the city next to each other on one level, and both tracks leading away from city next to each other on another level. The configuration for North Point station
384-462: A same-direction cross-platform interchange between the Line 2 Pudong International Airport bound trains and Line 10 Xinjiangwancheng bound trains. Shanghai Railway Station and Zhongshan Park also offer cross-platform interchanges between Outer Loop Line 4 trains and Shanghai South Railway Station bound Line 3 trains and Inner Loop Line 4 trains and North Jiangyang Road bound Line 3 trains, as
432-431: A similar two-station transfer arrangement to allow quick transfers between North–South and East–West lines. Both City Hall MRT station and Raffles Place MRT station have double underground island platforms stacked on top the other, allowing commuters to switch trains to a different line by walking across the same platform at the appropriate station. Jurong East MRT station has a less complicated arrangement, with
480-719: Is a railway station in Tokyo , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro . The station straddles the boundary between the Chiyoda and Bunkyō special wards; the JR station is in the former while the Tokyo Metro station is in the latter. Ochanomizu Station is serviced by the following lines: Passengers can also transfer to nearby Shin-ochanomizu Station on
528-611: Is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the London Underground ; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named. In the United States and Canada, it is often referred to as a cross-platform transfer . This configuration occurs at a station with island platforms , with a single platform in between the tracks allocated to two directions of travel, or two side platforms between
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#1732780289592576-527: Is also a cross-platform interchange with double underground island platforms between the Marina Bay branch of the Circle Line and Downtown Line . The original plans for Promenade MRT station contained a similar arrangement but the existing Circle Line tracks to and from Dhoby Ghaut need to be crossed at the same levels by Downtown Line trains. Thus, Bayfront MRT station is the only station on
624-655: Is available between Line 1 and Line 2 at Nanning railway station and Chaoyang Square station. The Osaka Metro has a cross-platform interchange between the Midosuji Line and the Yotsubashi Line at Daikokuchō , where the platforms are at the same level. Kintetsu Railway also has a cross-platform interchange between the Nara Line and the Osaka Line at Tsuruhashi , where the platforms are at
672-654: Is connected to Ogawamachi on the Shinjuku Line . The JR East portion of the station has two island platforms serving four tracks, forming a Cross-platform interchange . Tracks 1 and 4 (the outer tracks) serve trains on the Chūō Line whilst tracks 2 and 3 are used by trains on the Chūō-Sōbu Line . There are two exits from Ochanomizu to street level. The larger of the two is the Ochanomizu-bashi exit on
720-540: Is offered between Line 2 and Line 4 at Qianjiang Road station , Coach Center between Line 1 and Line 9 , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University station between Lines 4 and Line 6 , Xintiandi Street station between Line 3 and Line 4. In the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system, cross-platform interchange stations first appeared at Mong Kok and Prince Edward stations in Kowloon when Tsuen Wan line
768-462: Is only found at some interchange stations in metro and other rail networks worldwide. Some railway lines, usually in more congested areas, also offer cross-platform interchanges between different categories of trains, for example between express and stopping ("local") trains. For instance, this kind of interchange is used at many European railway minor hubs to connect fast trains to local feeder services, as well as surface sections of suburban lines like
816-454: Is provided at Jiangbeicheng between Line 6 and Line 9. Aside from these, Min'an Ave. between Loop line and Line 4 is an exception. Due to the fact that Line 4 only uses one side of the platforms at this station, there formed a half cross-platform interchange. The Dalian Metro has a cross platform interchange between Line 1 and Line 12 at Hekou Station. The Delhi Metro has 4 cross-platform interchanges in total. These are located at
864-477: Is similar, to provide convenience for passengers traveling inbound, although the distance between the two platforms is longer compared to other stations. Before the MTR–KCR merger in 2007, Nam Cheong station was served by MTR 's Tung Chung line and KCR 's West Rail line. Due to the different fare systems, platforms of southbound Tung Chung Line and northbound West Rail were separated by barriers despite being at
912-790: The Shinjuku Wakashio and the Shinjuku Sazanami that make stops on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at Akihabara , see their respective articles. At 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
960-601: The Chongqing Rail Transit offer a paired cross-platform interchange for passengers transferring among four directions between the two lines at Ranjiaba and Dalongshan stations. Same-direction cross-platform interchanges are also provided at Chongqing West Station between Line 5 and Loop line , Baoshuigang between Line 4 and Line 9 , Shangwanlu between Line 10 and Line 9 and Wangjiazhuang between Line 6 (International Expo Branch) and Line 10. Meanwhile, an opposite-direction cross-platform interchange
1008-744: The RER E in Paris or the Metro North Hudson Line in New York State. However, local–express interchanges are found in only a few metro networks, such as Chicago , Chengdu , London (as in the case of Stratford discussed below ), New York City , and Philadelphia . The New York City Subway system has numerous stations facilitating cross-platform transfers between local and express trains, typically using pairs of island platforms, each serving express trains on one side, and local trains on
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#17327802895921056-683: The Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line . JR East's Ochanomizu station lies south of the Kanda River in Chiyoda ward. During the Edo period , the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two valleys. Hijiribashi (聖橋, also known as Hijiri Bridge, Hijiribashi Bridge) crosses over the river near a station exit. The subway Marunouchi Line makes a short above-ground appearance as it passes over
1104-516: The national rail transport system . It is the first implementation of cross-platform interchanges between different train categories in China. Metro-only cross-platform interchanges exist between Lines 2 and 4 at Chengdu University of TCM & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital station , between Lines 5 and 6 at Xibeiqiao station and outbound direction interchanges between Lines 3 and 10 at Taipingyuan station . Line 5 and Line 6 of
1152-609: The East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 26,006. The Toei Bus operates local bus services from the following Ochanomizu Station bus stops. Ochanomizu-ekimae (Ochanomizu Station) No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 Ochanomizu-ekimae (Higashi-guchi) (Ochanomizu Station (East Entrance)) No.5 Hōnanchō Branch Line 35°41′59″N 139°45′50″E / 35.69972°N 139.76389°E / 35.69972; 139.76389 Cross-platform interchange A cross-platform interchange
1200-540: The JR East station was used by 104,737 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 34th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 55,529 passengers per day (exiting and entering passengers), making it the 66th-busiest station operated by Tokyo Metro. The average daily passenger figures for each operator in previous years are as shown below. The Number of Passengers on Ochanomizu Station as recorded by
1248-794: The MRT Putrajaya Line . There is a cross-platform interchange between the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line and the Keihan Keishin Line at Misasagi . Nanjing Metro 's Nanjing South Railway Station offers cross-platform interchange between Lines 1 and 3 and same-direction cross-platform interchange between Line S1 and Line S3 . In addition, a cross platform interchange is available at Xiangyulunan Station between Line S1 and Line S9 , and Konggangxinchengjiangning Station between Line S1 and Line S7 . A paired cross platform interchange
1296-595: The MRT system which offers cross-platform interchange between two different operators' MRT lines ( SBS Transit operates the Downtown Line whilst SMRT operates the Circle Line). Sadeghieh metro station of Tehran metro offers cross-platform interchanges between both terminating metro lines 2 and 5; while suburban line 5 uses the outer tail tracks of each platform, metro line 2 uses one platform for alighting and
1344-632: The Tokyo Metro Tozai Line between Nakano and Nishi-Funabashi. 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. Numbers increase towards in the eastbound direction towards Chiba. Ochanomizu Station Ochanomizu Station ( 御茶ノ水駅 , Ochanomizu-eki )
1392-586: The coordination of the lines' timetables to reduce the scheduled changing time, either from one line to the other, or ideally bidirectionally, between both trains simultaneously. Coordinated interchange is widely used in Dutch , German , and Swiss railway networks, where trains of different lines meet at the same platforms in numerous hubs all over the country. Most advanced are coordinated cross-platform interchanges wherein interconnected trains also wait for each other, to "guarantee" scheduled interchanges even in
1440-414: The event of modest delays. To limit schedule disruption propagation throughout the entire network, additional waiting time for trains is usually limited to a certain period of time, depending on general network performance, further connections to be guaranteed, train category, train line, and a balanced consideration of other factors. In practice, most railways coordinating cross-platform interchanges define
1488-519: 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. Line name Line through T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line JO Yokosuka Line ↓ Trains used on the line are based at Mitaka Depot. Trains run between Mitaka and Tsudanuma (Chūō-Sōbu Line) or Toyo-Katsutadai (Toyo Rapid Line), all via
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1536-576: The following stations:- Fuzhou Metro 's Difengjiang station offers a cross-platform transfer between Line 4 and Line 5 and Liangcuo station between Line 1 and Line 6 . Guangzhou Metro offers three two way cross-platform interchanges by 2016, between Line 2 and Line 3 at Jiahewanggang station , between Line 8 and the Guangfo Line at Shayuan station , Between Line 22 and 18 at Panyu Square station and one between both branches of Line 3 at Tiyu Xilu station . At Tiyu Xilu Station
1584-539: The network including Chishajiao Station (Line 11 and 12), Tangxi Station (Line 12 and 28), Caihongqiao station (Line 13 and 11), Tianhe Park station (Line 11 and 21). Hangzhou Metro 's East Railway Station and Pengbu station offer paired cross-platform interchange between Line 1 and Line 4 and another paired cross-platform interchange at West Lake Cultural Square and Wulin Square stations between Line 1 and Line 3 . Same-direction cross-platform interchange
1632-401: The northern section of Line 3 terminates at the center track serving both island platforms connecting to the southern section of Line 3 stopping at the outer tracks. In 2016, a same-direction cross platform interchange started operating between the westbound Line 7 and northbound Line 2 trains at Guangzhou South Railway Station . Several cross platform interchanges are under construction across
1680-565: The other side, with both alternatives headed in the same direction. As express and stopping trains usually head for different directions, cross-platform interchange between different train categories (e.g. interchanges between metros and railways) is commonly combined with cross-platform interchanges between different lines. Some stations offer cross-platform transfers between different modes, such as tram and bus, such as at Madeleine station in Charleroi, where two island platforms sit between
1728-835: The past terminated in the south there, alternating on both East/West Rail platforms to offer cross-platform interchanges. At Sunny Bay , passengers on the Tung Chung line from the city can make a cross-platform interchange to a Disneyland Resort line train. However, the inverse is not the case, so passengers returning to the city from Hong Kong Disneyland need to use an overpass to catch a Hong Kong -bound train. Putra Heights offers cross-platform interchange between Sri Petaling Line (Line 4) and Kelana Jaya Line (Line 5) while Chan Sow Lin offers cross-platform interchange between Ampang Line (Line 3) and Sri Petaling Line (Line 4). Tun Razak Exchange and Kwasa Damansara also offers cross-platform interchange between MRT Kajang Line and
1776-567: The respective return directions of both lines sharing a different island platform in the same station complex. Less common is a cross-platform interchange to transfer onto a continuation of same single line served by that station, for example in Kirkby , Ormskirk , and Pittsburg/Bay Point . Common cross-platform interchanges allow passengers to change trains without changing to another platform. This applies at places where trains of different directions meet in minor and major hubs, but this arrangement
1824-649: The river. Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-dō) is easily accessible from the Hijiribashi Exit of this station. The Ochanomizu neighborhood is known for its many guitar and instrument shops. The Tokyo Metro station is located in Bunkyō Ward , separate from the JR East station, and is served by the Marunouchi Line . The area is also served by the Chiyoda Line at Shin-Ochanomizu , which
1872-604: The same elevation, and interconnecting passageways were regulated with one instead of two sets of ticketing barriers. After the merger, some sections of the barrier were demolished in order to provide free cross-platform interchange between southbound Tung Chung Line and northbound West Rail line trains. However, this arrangement does not serve the dominant rush hour passenger flows, which are between New Territories and Hong Kong Island , as well as between Lantau Island and Tsim Sha Tsui . To connect East Rail and West Rail lines at Hung Hom without through-running, both lines were in
1920-1140: The same level. Hanshin Railway has a same direction cross-platform interchange between the Namba Line and Hanshin Main Line at Amagasaki . Cross-platform interchange is available between Line 2 and Line 3 at May 4th Square . Provisions for cross-platform interchange between Line 3 and Line 8 were made at Qingdao North Railway Station . Seoul Subway Geumjeong Station offers cross-platform transfer between Line 1 local services and all 4 services. Gimpo Airport Station also offers cross-platform transfer between all Line 9 services and AREX local service. Also several Line 1 stations offer cross-platform transfer between trains heading to Incheon or Cheonan / Sinchang . Oriental Sports Center Station offers cross-platform interchange between Lines 6 and 11 . In addition, Hongqiao Railway Station provides cross platform interchange between Lines 2 and 17 . While Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 Station provides
1968-578: The single platform terminate different routes, and interchange for through service is by walking along the platform. Another peculiar configuration exists at Pittsburg/Bay Point station on the BART system in the San Francisco Bay area, California , United States . Mainline BART trains terminate at that station, but onward service is available via an eBART diesel multiple unit (DMU) train. At this station, eBART trains are only accessible through
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2016-693: The terminating rail for the North–South Line aligned between that of the East–West Line, allowing commuters to alight and board simultaneously on either side, with an additional rail for the North–South Line used during peak hours. Tanah Merah MRT station also has a similar arrangement, with the terminating rail for the East West line Changi Airport Extension aligned between the two the East West line platforms, allowing commuters to alight and board simultaneously on either side too. The Bayfront MRT station
2064-541: The tracks, connected by level corridors. The benefit of this design is that passengers do not need to use stairs to another platform level for transfer. A cross-platform interchange arrangement may be costly to build due to the complexity of rail alignment, especially if the railway designers also arrange the track with flyovers (which is typically done to increase efficiency). A typical bidirectional cross-platform interchange configuration consists of two outbound directions of two different lines sharing an island platform, and
2112-458: The trains are coordinated in the timetable. In this case, the cross-platform infrastructure offers the possibility of easily changing trains, independently from the waiting time for the second train. In metro systems with short headways, typical waiting time is small, but such a noncoordinated approach could reduce the advantages of stairless cross-platform interchange in railway networks with sparser train traffic. A more-advanced approach involves
2160-699: The two lines share a portion of the same track. Shenzhen metro network includes cross-platform interchanges at Laojie (Lines 1 and 3), Huangbeiling (Lines 2 and 5), Chegongmiao (Lines 7 and 9), Hongshuwan South (Lines 9 and 11), Nanyou (Lines 9 and 12), Huangmugang (Lines 7 and 14), Gangxia North (Lines 11 and 14), and Universiade (Lines 14 and 16) stations. Reservations have been made for future cross platform interchanges at Luohu North (Lines 14 and 17), Xiangmihu West (Lines 14 and 20), Xinsheng (Lines 3 and 21), and Aobei (Lines 14 and 21) stations. The Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore has
2208-465: The western end of the station which features ticket vending machines, a JR reservation office, toilets, and lockers. The other is the Hijiri-bashi exit which only has ticket vending machines and toilets. The Tokyo Metro station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The JR East station opened on 31 December 1904. The Tokyo Metro station opened on 20 January 1954. In fiscal 2013,
2256-605: Was opened and took over the southern half of the Modified Initial System . The interchange is two platforms in sequence, with an opposite-direction cross-platform interchange assigned to Prince Edward and a same-direction interchange to Mong Kok, as large volumes of traffic had been anticipated in both modes. Popular with passengers, this design was repeated on Admiralty station when the Island line in Victoria
2304-663: Was opened to deal with anticipated heavy opposite-direction interchange ridership. Years later, another interchange spanning Tiu Keng Leng station (same direction) in the New Territories and Yau Tong station (opposite direction) in New Kowloon was built to the same configuration as the earlier Mong Kok and Prince Edward interchanges. The Ma On Shan line is specifically designed to follow right-hand traffic rules (unlike other railway lines in Hong Kong), to enable
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