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
Stations
Main Line
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) | ||
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.
Rolling stock
The current EMU fleet used on Nambu Line services is based at Nakahara Depot.
- 205-0 series 6-car EMUs (since March 1989)
- 205-1200 series 6-car EMUs (since 2004)
- 209 series 6-car EMUs x 2 (since April 1993)
- 205-1000 series 2-car EMUs x 2 (Nambu Branchline services, since August 2002)
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)
