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Sazanami (train)

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Locale
  
Chiba Prefecture

Catering facilities
  
Trolley service

Start
  
Tokyo Station

Service type
  
Limited express

End
  
Tateyama

Rolling stock
  
E257-500 series EMUs

First service
  
15 July 1972

Lines used
  
Keiyō Line, Uchibō Line

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Service frequency
  
4 return services daily

Line used
  
Keiyo Line, Uchibo Line

Current operator
  
East Japan Railway Company

Former operator
  
Japanese National Railways

The Sazanami (さざなみ) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs between Tokyo and Tateyama via the Keiyo Line and Uchibō Line.

Contents

Seasonal Shinjuku Sazanami services operate at certain weekends between Shinjuku and Tateyama.

Principal stations served

(Shinjuku) - Tokyo - Soga - Goi - Kisarazu - Kimitsu - Chikura - Tateyama

Rolling stock

  • E257-500 series 5-car EMUs

    • Former rolling stock

  • 255 series 9-car EMUs
  • 183/189 series EMUs (Shinjuku Sazanami)

    • History

  • 15 July 1972 - Sazanami service starts coinciding with opening of the underground Sōbu Line platforms at Tokyo Station.
  • 16 March 1991 - Sazanami service are rerouted via the Keiyō Line from Tokyo.
  • 2 July 1993 - 255 series EMUs are introduced on View Sazanami services from Tokyo to Chikura.
  • 16 October 2004 - E257-500 series EMUs are introduced.
  • 10 December 2005 - The View Sazanami name is discontinued, and all services are made entirely no-smoking.

    • The opening of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line road across the Tokyo Bay in 1997 saw increased competition from long-distance bus services offering cheaper fares, resulting in decreasing ridership figures on the Sazanami services. From the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision, the number of services was reduced to six return workings daily.

    References

    Sazanami (train) Wikipedia
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