Chūō Sōbu Line

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Native name 中央・総武緩行線 Status Operational Depot(s) Mitaka Stations 39		Type Commuter rail Opened 1932 Locale Tokyo

Rolling stock 209-500 series, E231-0 series, E231-500 series, E231-800 series, E231-900 series Owner East Japan Railway Company Terminis Mitaka Station, Chiba Prefecture

Japanese railway ch s bu line

The Chūō-Sōbu Line (中央・総武緩行線, Chūō-Sōbu-kankō-sen) is a railway line located in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, it operates on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō Line (Rapid)) and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba.

Chūō-Sōbu Line Complete access guide to Ghibli Museum from Tokyo and Shinjuku

The term Kankō (緩行, lit. "slow run") distinguishes local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshichō and Chiba.

Chūō-Sōbu Line JR ChuoSobu Line for Takao Mitaka Nakano Akihabara Ryogoku

Jr ch s bu lines train front view at the center of tokyo

Except for certain limited express and seasonal trains, all local service trains stop at every station.

Some Tokyo Metro Tozai Line trains have through service on the Nishi-Funabashi – Tsudanuma (mornings/evenings only) and Nakano – Mitaka sections.

For information on limited express trains that make stops on the Chūō-Sōbu Line between Kinshicho and Ochanomizu, see their respective articles.

For station information on the parallel rapid/express lines, see the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Sōbu Line (Rapid) articles.

Legend

●: All trains stop

■: Some trains pass

▲: All trains pass on weekends and holidays

｜: All trains pass

Rolling stock

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

209-500 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (since December 1998)

E231-0 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (since February 2000)

E231-500 series 10-car EMU (yellow stripe) (since 1 December 2014)

E231-800 series 10-car EMUs (light blue stripe) (on Tozai Line inter-running services between Mitaka and Tsudanama since 1 May 2003)

E231-900 series 10-car EMU (yellow stripe) (since 27 March 1999 as 209-950 series)

Rolling stock used in the past

101 series EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1963 until November 1988)

103 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1979 until March 2001)

201 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1982 until November 2001)

205 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from August 1989 until November 2001)

301 series 10-car EMUs (light blue stripe) (on Tozai Line inter-running services from 1966 until 2003)

History

Chūō-Sōbu Line FileChuo Sobu Line servicesvg Wikimedia Commons

Women-only cars, designed to prevent gropers, were introduced on this line during morning peak periods starting on November 20, 2006.

References

Chūō-Sōbu Line Wikipedia

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