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The Chūō-Sōbu Line (中央・総武緩行線, Chūō Sōbu Kankō-sen?) is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It runs on the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing short-haul commuter service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba.
Kankō, or "slow run", distinguishes the local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from the rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu, and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshicho and Chiba.
Women-only cars, designed to prevent chikan, will be introduced on this line during morning rush hours starting on November 20, 2006.
- Length: 60.2 km
- Gauge: 1067 mm
- Number of stations: 39 (including ends)
- Multiple-track section: Entire line
- Electric supply: 1500VDC
[edit] Rolling stock
The following rolling stock are used on the Chūō-Sōbu Line:
[edit] Stations
○: Stop; |: Pass; △: Stop on Weekdays.
| Station |
Ward, Prefecture |
Chūō Line Rapid |
Sōbu Line Rapid |
Transfers |
| Mitaka |
Mitaka, Tokyo |
○ |
|
Chūō Main Line |
| Kichijōji |
Musashino, Tokyo |
○ |
|
Keio Inokashira Line |
| Nishi-Ogikubo |
Suginami, Tokyo |
△ |
|
| Ogikubo |
○ |
|
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line |
| Asagaya |
△ |
|
| Kōenji |
△ |
|
| Nakano |
Nakano, Tokyo |
○ |
|
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (through service) |
| Higashi-Nakano |
| |
|
Toei Oedo Line |
| Ōkubo |
Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| |
|
| Shinjuku |
○ |
|
Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Odakyu Odawara Line, Keio Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Toei Oedo Line |
| Yoyogi |
Shibuya, Tokyo |
| |
|
Yamanote Line, Toei Oedo Line |
| Sendagaya |
| |
|
Toei Oedo Line (Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station) |
| Shinanomachi |
Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| |
|
| Yotsuya |
Chiyoda, Tokyo |
○ |
|
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line |
| Ichigaya |
| |
|
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Toei Shinjuku Line |
| Iidabashi |
| |
|
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Toei Oedo Line |
| Suidōbashi |
| |
|
Toei Mita Line |
| Ochanomizu |
○ |
|
Chūō Main Line for Tokyo Station, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Shin-Ochanomizu Station) |
| Akihabara |
|
|
Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tsukuba Express |
| Asakusabashi |
Taito, Tokyo |
|
|
Toei Asakusa Line |
| Ryōgoku |
Sumida, Tokyo |
|
|
Toei Oedo Line |
| Kinshichō |
|
○ |
Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Tokyo Station, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line |
| Kameido |
Koto, Tokyo |
|
| |
Tobu Kameido Line |
| Hirai |
Edogawa, Tokyo |
|
| |
| Shin-Koiwa |
Katsushika, Tokyo |
|
○ |
| Koiwa |
Edogawa, Tokyo |
|
| |
| Ichikawa |
Ichikawa, Chiba |
|
○ |
| Motoyawata |
|
| |
Toei Shinjuku Line, Keisei Main Line (Keisei Yawata Station) |
| Shimousa-Nakayama |
Funabashi, Chiba |
|
| |
| Nishi-Funabashi |
|
| |
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (through service), Musashino Line, Keiyo Line, Toyo Rapid Railway |
| Funabashi |
|
○ |
Tobu Noda Line, Keisei Main Line (Keisei Funabashi Station) |
| Higashi-Funabashi |
|
| |
| Tsudanuma |
Narashino, Chiba |
|
○ |
Shin-Keisei Line (Shin-Tsudanuma Station) |
| Makuhari-Hongō |
Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba |
|
| |
Keisei Chiba Line (Keisei Makuhari-Hongo Station) |
| Makuhari |
|
| |
| Shin-Kemigawa |
|
| |
| Inage |
Inage-ku, Chiba |
|
○ |
| Nishi-Chiba |
Chūō-ku, Chiba |
|
| |
| Chiba |
|
○ |
Uchibo Line, Sotobo Line, Sōbu Main Line, Narita Line, Chiba Monorail, Keisei Chiba Line (Keisei Chiba Station) |
Trains normally terminate on the west end of the line at Mitaka or Nakano, and on the east end at Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma or Chiba. Some Tokyo Metro Tozai Line services stop at the same stations as the Chūō-Sōbu line between Mitaka and Nakano and between Nishi-Funabashi and Tsudanuma stations.
