Chūō Liner

The Chūō Liner is a limited-stop reserved-seat "Home Liner" service for commuters on the Chūō Rapid Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The train operates on weekdays only. All seats are reserved with a supplement of 500 yen (700 yen for Green car).

Route

(Tokyo) - Shinjuku - Tachikawa - Hachiōji - (Takao)

Service outline

(as of 15 March 2008)

Morning

• Chūō Liner 2: Takao to Shinjuku

Evening

• Chūō Liner 1: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 3: Tokyo to Hachiōji (11-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 5: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 7: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 9: Tokyo to Hachiōji (12-car E351)
• Chūō Liner 11: Tokyo to Takao (11-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 4: Hachiōji to Shinjuku
• Chūō Liner 6: Takao to Shinjuku

Rolling stock

Current

• E257 series 9- or 11-car EMUs (from July 1, 2002)
• E351 series 12-car EMUs (from March 15, 2008)

Past

• 183 series 9-car EMUs (from March 16, 1991 until March 14, 2008)

Formations

E257 series

E351 series

See also

• Ōme Liner

References

• JR Timetable, March 2008 issue
• "2008 年3 月ダイヤ改正について" JR East Hachiōji Branch news release, 20 December 2007 (Japanese)