Chūō-Sōbu Line

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Chūō-Sōbu Line train at Ochanomizu

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.

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Facts

  • Length: 60.2 km
  • Gauge: 1067 mm
  • Number of stations: 39 (including ends)
  • Multiple-track section: Entire line
  • Electric supply: 1500 V DC

Rolling stock

Trains used on the Chūō-Sōbu Line are based at Mitaka Depot.

Rolling stock currently used

Rolling stock used in the past

  • 101 series EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1963 until 1988)
  • 103 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1979 until 2001)
  • 201 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1982 until 2002)
  • 205 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from 1989 until 2001)

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.