Sōbu Main Line

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Sōbu Main Line (総武本線, Sōbu-honsen^?) is a railway line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. It runs through the cities of Funabashi, Chiba, and Choshi.

Its name derives from the old name of the area which it serves: Musashi Province (武蔵国), Shimousa Province (下総国) and Kazusa Province (上総国).

Local trains between Ochanomizu Station and Chiba Station are called the Sobu-Kanko Line. There are also rapid service trains from Tokyo Station to Chiba Station called the Sobu-Kaisoku Line. For the most part, these trains use the same line, except when they reach Tokyo: Sobu-Kanko trains continue onto the Chūō Line, while Sobu-Kaisoku trains continue onto the Yokosuka Line.

The Narita Express(N'EX) service to Narita International Airport and the Ayame to Chōshi uses the Sobu Line and Narita Line for its journey. The Shiosai service from Tokyo to Choshi also uses this line.

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line passes through from Nishi-Funabashi Station to the through train terminus of Tsudanuma Station on the Sobu Line.

[edit] Stations

[edit] Chiba - Choshi

Station Name	Japanese	Distance from Chiba	Stop		Transfers	Location
			Rapid (快速)	Commuter Rapid (通勤快速)		Ward(区)	City(市, 町)
Chiba	千葉	0.0	X	X	JR Uchibō Line, JR Sotobō Line, JR Narita Line, Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2	Chūō	Chiba
Higashi-Chiba	東千葉	0.9			JR Narita Line
Tsuga	都賀	4.2	X	X	JR Narita Line, Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2	Wakaba
Yotsukaidō	四街道	7.7	X	X	JR Narita Line		Yotsukaidō
Monoi	物井	11.9	X		JR Narita Line
Sakura	佐倉	16.1	X	X	JR Narita Line		Sakura
Minami-Shisui	南酒々井	20.1		to Narita via Narita Line			Shisui
Enokido	榎戸	23.0					Yachimata
Yachimata	八街	26.7	X
Hyūga	日向	32.5					Sanmu
Narutō	成東	37.7	X		JR Tōgane Line
Matsuo	松尾	43.3	Terminal Station
Yokoshiba	横芝	47.6					Yokoshiba
Iigura	飯倉	51.4					Yōkaichiba
Yōkaichiba	八日市場	54.5
Higata	干潟	59.6					Asahi
Asahi	旭	64.4
Iioka	飯岡	67.1					Unakami
Kurahashi	倉橋	70.0
Saruda	猿田	72.6					Chōshi
Matsugishi	松岸	78.1			JR Narita Line
Chōshi	銚子	81.3			JR Narita Line, Choshi Electric Railway Line

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