Nambu Line

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Train for Kawasaki, Kanagawa on Nambu Line
Train for Kawasaki, Kanagawa on Nambu Line

The Nambu Line (南武線 Nanbu-sen?) is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tachikawa Station with Kawasaki Station, by crossing and then following the Tama River, the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures.

Tachikawa Station is a transfer point for the (Chūō Main Line, Ome Line, Itsukaichi Line, and Tama Toshi Monorail Line). Kawasaki Station is a transfer point for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line.

The name comes from Nan (南 south) and Bu (武 Musashi Province): the Nambu Line serves the southern part of Musashi.


Contents

[edit] Stations

[edit] Main Line

Name in Japanese Distance (km) Connect Line Location
total Ward, City Prefecture
Kawasaki 川崎 0.0 JR East: Tōkaidō Main Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line
Keikyu: Keikyu Main Line, Keikyu Daishi Line (Keikyu Kawasaki Station is a short walk)		 Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture
Shitte 尻手 1.7 1.7 JR East: Nambu Branch Line Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
Yako 矢向 0.9 2.6   Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
Kashimada 鹿島田 1.5 4.1 JR East: Yokosuka Line (Shin-Kawasaki Station is a little long walk, but it's treated as a different station) Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
Hirama 平間 1.2 5.3   Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
Mukaigawara 向河原 1.3 6.6  
Musashi-Kosugi 武蔵小杉 0.9 7.5 Tokyu: Toyoko Line, Meguro Line
Musashi-Nakahara Station 武蔵中原 1.7 9.2  
Musashi-Shinjo Station 武蔵新城 1.3 10.5  
Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station 武蔵溝ノ口 2.2 12.7 Tokyu: Den-en-toshi Line (from Mizonokuchi Station) Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki
Tsudayama Station 津田山 1.2 13.9  
Kuji 久地 1.0 14.9  
Shukugawara 宿河原 1.3 16.2   Tama-ku, Kawasaki
Noborito 登戸 1.1 17.3 Odakyu: Odawara Line
Nakanoshima 中野島 2.2 19.5  
Inadazutumi 稲田堤 1.3 20.8 Keio: Sagamihara Line (from Keio-Inadazutsumi Station in a short walk)
Yanokuchi 矢野口 1.6 22.4   Inagi, Tokyo Tokyo Metropolis
Inagi-Naganuma 稲城長沼 1.7 24.1  
Minami-Tama 南多摩 1.4 25.5  
Fuchu-Honmachi 府中本町 2.4 27.9 JR East: Musashino Line Fuchu, Tokyo
Bubaigawara 分倍河原 0.9 28.8 Keio: Keio Line
Yaho 谷保 2.8 31.6   Kunitachi, Tokyo
Yagawa 矢川 1.4 33.0  
Nishi-Kunitachi 西国立 1.3 34.3   Tachikawa, Tokyo
Tachikawa 立川 1.2 35.5 JR East: Chūō Line, Ome Line

Tama Toshi Monorail Line (Tachikawa-Kita Station or Tachikawa-Minami Station on a short walk)

[edit] Nambu Branch Line

Name in Japanese Distance (km) Connect Line Location
total Ward, City Prefecture
Shitte 尻手 0.0 JR East: Nambu Line Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture
Hatchōnawate 八丁畷 1.1 1.1 Keikyu: Keikyu Main Line Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
Kawasaki-Shinmachi 川崎新町 0.9 2.0  
Hama-Kawasaki 浜川崎 2.1 4.1 JR East: Tsurumi Line (stations are physically separate)

[edit] Branch line

The Nambu Branch Line begins at Shitte Station with stations at Hatchōnawate and Kawasaki-Shinmachi as well as the Hama-Kawasaki terminal. At Hama-Kawasaki, passengers can board the Tsurumi Line. Services are operated using 205-1000 series 2-car EMUs, which are driver-only operated (Japanese "wanman"). Aside from the infrequent passenger service, the line is heavily used by freight trains serving the Keihin Industrial Area beside Tokyo Bay.

[edit] Rolling stock

The current EMU fleet used on Nambu Line services is based at Nakahara Depot.

[edit] Rolling stock previously used

  • 72 series 4/6-car EMUs (from 1963 until 1978)
  • 101 series 4/6-car EMUs (from 1969 until January 1991)
  • 103 series 6-car EMUs (from 1982 until December 2004)
  • 101 series 2-car EMUs (Nambu Branchline services, until November 2003)
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