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Tōkaidō Main Line

The Tōkaidō Main Line (Japanese: 東海道本線とうかいどうほんせん, Hepburn: Tōkaidō-honsen) is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting Tokyo and Kōbe stations. It is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line.

Tōkaidō Main Line
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Trains on the Tokaido Line. Clockwise from top left:
Overview
Other name(s)
Native name東海道本線とうかいどうほんせん
LocaleKantō, Tōkai, Kansai regions
Termini
Stations166 (passenger only)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s) JR East
JR Central
JR West
JR Freight
History
OpenedOctober 14, 1872; 151 years ago (1872-10-14)
Technical
Track length589.5 km (366.3 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

The term "Tōkaidō Main Line" is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days; now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, the only daily passenger train that travels the entire length of the line is the combined overnight-train Sunrise Izumo - Sunrise Seto. During the day longer intercity trips using the line require several transfers along the way.

The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three JR companies:

Basic data

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  • Total distance: 713.6 km (443.4 mi) (including branch lines; Tokyo – Kōbe is 589.5 km (366.3 mi))
    • East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
      • Tokyo – Atami: 104.6 km (65.0 mi)
      • Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi: 17.8 km (11.1 mi)
      • Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 20.6 km (12.8 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
      • Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
      • Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima – Sakuragichō: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Takashima Line)
      • Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
    • Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) (Services and tracks)
      • Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi) (3.3 km (2.1 mi) between Kanayama – Nagoya overlaps with Chuo Main Line)
      • Ōgaki – Mino-Akasaka: 5.0 km (3.1 mi) (Mino-Akasaka branch line)
      • Ōgaki – (Shin-Tarui) – Sekigahara: 13.8 km (8.6 mi) (Shin-Tarui Line)
    • West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Services and tracks)
      • Maibara – Kōbe: 143.6 km (89.2 mi)
      • Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi) (not in use by passenger trains)
      • Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki: 10.7 km (6.6 mi) (Hoppō Freight Line)
      • Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Umeda Freight Line, used by Haruka and Kuroshio limited expresses)
    • Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Tracks and services)
      • Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato: 6.2 km (3.9 mi) (Nagoya-Minato Line)
      • Suita Signal – Osaka Freight Terminal: 8.7 km (5.4 mi) (Osaka Terminal Line)
    • Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services only)
      • Shinagawa – Atami: 97.8 km (60.8 mi)
      • Shinagawa – Shin-Tsurumi Signal: 13.9 km (8.6 mi)
      • Tokyo Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
      • Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi)
      • Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
      • Tsurumi – Shinkō – Sakuragichō: 11.2 km (7.0 mi)
      • Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi)
      • Minami-Arao Signal – Sekigahara: 10.7 km (6.6 mi)
      • Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
      • Maibara – Kōbe: 139.0 km (86.4 mi) (via Hoppō Freight Line)
      • Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi)
      • Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Narrow gauge railway
  • Stations:
    • Passenger: 166 (does not include Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi section or branches other than Mino-Akasaka branch line)
      • JR East: 34
      • JR Central: 82
      • JR West: 50
    • Freight only: 14
  • Tracks:
    • Four or more
      • Tokyo – Odawara: 83.9 km (52.1 mi)
      • Nagoya – Inazawa: 11.1 km (6.9 mi)
      • Kusatsu – Kōbe: 98.1 km (61.0 mi)
    • Two
      • Odawara – Nagoya
      • Inazawa – Kusatsu
      • Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi
      • Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki
      • Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate
      • Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima
      • Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka
      • Suita – Umeda
      • Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki
    • Single-track: All other sections
  • Electrification: 1,500 V DC (except for Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato)
  • Railway signalling: Automatic Train Control
  • Maximum speed:
    • Tokyo – Ōfuna, Odawara – Toyohashi: 110 km/h (68 mph)
    • Ōfuna – Odawara, Toyohashi – Maibara: 120 km/h (75 mph)
    • Minami-Arao Signal – Tarui – Sekigahara, Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 85 km/h (53 mph)
    • Maibara – Kōbe: 130 km/h (81 mph) (Special Rapid Shin-Kaisoku only, local trains max at 120 km/h or 75 mph)

Station list

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JR East

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The Tōkaidō Main Line shown in orange in this map of the southern approaches to Tokyo
 
Tōkaidō Main Line (JR East) service pattern diagram

The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area. It has local services (Japanese: 普通ふつう,Japanese pronunciation: [Futsū]) and a rapid service called Rapid Acty (Japanese: 快速かいそくアクティー, Japanese pronunciation: [Kaisoku Akutī]). It runs on dedicated tracks parallel to the Yamanote Line between Tokyo and Shinagawa, the Keihin-Tōhoku Line between Tokyo and Yokohama, and the Yokosuka Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna. Some Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains share the segment south of Yokohama to Ōfuna and Odawara. Until 12 March 2021, there were also commuter rapid (Japanese: 通勤つうきん快速かいそく, Japanese pronunciation: [Tsūkin Kaisoku]) and Shōnan Liner (Japanese: 湘南しょうなんライナー, Japanese pronunciation: [Shōnan Rainā]) services.[1]

The Ueno–Tokyo Line, a JR East project, extended the services of the Utsunomiya Line, the Takasaki Line, and the Joban Line to Tokyo Station, allowing for through services to and from the Tōkaidō Line from March 2015.[2]

Almost all trains along this section of the line have bi-level "Green Cars" with forward-facing seats, with each set of trains having 2 of them. Green Cars can be used after paying an additional fee.

A new station between Ōfuna and Fujisawa is being planned to serve passengers near the former JR Freight Shōnan Freight Terminal. Construction is expected to start in early 2022. The new station is expected to open for service in 2032.[3]

Legend:

  • ● : a station that all trains stop
  • ｜ :a station that all trains pass
  • ▲ : a station that Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains use Yokosuka Line platforms
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid
Acty 		Local,
Rapid Rabbit
& Urban 		Jōban Line through service Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total Rapid Special Rapid
Through service from/to: / JU Ueno-Tokyo Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for JU Takasaki Line)
JU Utsunomiya
& Takasaki Line 		JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)
TYOJT01
 Tokyo 東京とうきょう - 0.0 ● ● ●   Tohoku Shinkansen

  Hokkaido Shinkansen
  Yamagata Shinkansen
  Akita Shinkansen
  Joetsu Shinkansen
  Hokuriku Shinkansen
JY Yamanote Line
JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
JO Yokosuka Line．Sōbu Line (Rapid)
JE Keiyō Line
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line (Through to JU Utsunomiya．Takasaki Line/JJ Jōban Line)
JC Chūō Line (Rapid)
  Tokaido Shinkansen
M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

Chiyoda Tokyo
SMBJT02
 Shimbashi 新橋しんばし 1.9 1.9 ● ● ● JY Yamanote Line
JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
JO Yokosuka Line
G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line(G-08)
A Toei Asakusa Line(A-10)
  Yurikamome 		Minato
SGWJT03
 Shinagawa 品川しながわ 4.7 6.8 ● ● ● JY Yamanote Line
JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
JO Yokosuka Line
  Tōkaidō Shinkansen
KK Keikyu Main Line
KWSJT04
 Kawasaki 川崎かわさき 11.4 18.2 ● ● JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
JN Nambu Line
(Keikyu-Kawasaki) KK Keikyu Main Line and KK Keikyu Daishi Line 		Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
YHMJT05
 Yokohama 横浜よこはま 10.6 28.8 ● ● ▲ ▲ JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line
JH Yokohama Line
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
JO Yokosuka Line
TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
KK Keikyu Main Line
  Sotetsu Main Line
  Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
  Minatomirai Line 		Nishi-ku, Yokohama
TTKJT06
 Totsuka 戸塚とつか 12.1 40.9 ● ● ▲ ▲ JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
JO Yokosuka Line
  Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line 		Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
OFNJT07
 Ōfuna 大船おおふな 5.6 46.5 ● ● ● ● JK Negishi Line
JO Yokosuka Line
Shonan Monorail
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line 		Sakae-ku, Yokohama
Kamakura
JT08 Fujisawa 藤沢ふじさわ 4.6 51.1 ● ● ● ●   Odakyū Enoshima Line
Enoshima Electric Railway 		Fujisawa
JT09 Tsujidō 辻堂つじどう 3.7 54.8 ｜ ● ● ｜
JT10 Chigasaki 茅ヶ崎ちがさき 3.8 58.6 ● ● ● ● ■ Sagami Line Chigasaki
JT11 Hiratsuka 平塚ひらつか 5.2 63.8 ● ● ● ●   Hiratsuka
JT12 Ōiso 大磯おおいそ 4.0 67.8 ｜ ● ● ｜   Ōiso, Naka District
JT13 Ninomiya 二宮にのみや 5.3 73.1 ｜ ● ● ｜   Ninomiya, Naka District
JT14 Kōzu 国府津こうづ 4.6 77.7 ● ● ● ●   Gotemba Line Odawara
JT15 Kamonomiya 鴨宮かものみや 3.1 80.8 ｜ ● ● ｜  
JT16 Odawara 小田原おだわら 3.1 83.9 ● ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Odakyū Odawara Line
  Hakone Tozan Line
Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
JT17 Hayakawa 早川はやかわ 2.1 86.0   ●
JT18 Nebukawa 根府川ねぶかわ 4.4 90.4 ●
JT19 Manazuru 真鶴まなづる 5.4 95.8 ●   Manazuru, Ashigarashimo District
JT20 Yugawara 湯河原ゆがわら 3.3 99.1 ●   Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District
JT21 Atami 熱海あたみ 5.5 104.6 ● JT Itō Line (Some through trains for Ito)
  Tōkaidō Shinkansen 		Atami Shizuoka
Local: Some operate through service from/to Numazu or Ito
  • Some trains run through services beyond Atami, as far as Numazu.
  • With the Ueno-Tokyo Line, Utsunomiya Line Rapid Rabbit and Takasaki Line Rapid Urban services now run along the Tokaido Line, and stop at all stations on this line. As such, the two services are classified as 'Local' service trains within the Tokaido Line.
  • Tokaido Line Rapid Acty services operate only evening services from Tokyo to Odawara. Rapid Acty services will be discontinued effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023 after 34 years of operation.[4]
  • Shōnan Limited Express services are special, all-reserved commuter express trains with comfortable seating. They operate from Odawara to Tokyo on weekday mornings, with a few services terminating in Shinagawa. Return services run from Tokyo to Odawara on weekday evenings. Like commuter rapid trains, Shōnan Liner services normally make no stops between Shinagawa and Fujisawa. Between Fujisawa and Odawara, varying stops are made. In addition to the standard fare, a reserved seat fee of ¥500 is required to use the Shōnan Liner.
  • Keihin-Tōhoku Line stations between Tokyo and Yokohama officially are a part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. These stations are: Yūrakuchō, Hamamatsuchō, Tamachi, Takanawa Gateway, Ōimachi, Ōmori, Kamata, Tsurumi, Shin-Koyasu, and Higashi-Kanagawa.
  • Yokosuka Line stations between Tokyo and Ōfuna officially are a part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. These stations are: Nishi-Ōi, Musashi-Kosugi, Shin-Kawasaki, Hodogaya, and Higashi-Totsuka. The route of the Yokosuka Line between Shinagawa and Tsurumi is separate from the main line and is referred to as the Hinkaku Line, on which Nishi-Ōi, Musashi-Kosugi, and Shin-Kawasaki stations are located.
  • Shōnan–Shinjuku Line operates through services to the Tōkaidō Main Line. Trains operate from the Takasaki Line to Ōsaki and enter the Yokosuka Line at Nishi-Ōi to Totsuka then switches tracks to the Tōkaidō Main Line towards Odawara, and vice versa. Rapid Service stop at all stations on the Tōkaidō Main Line (Totsuka - Odawara), while Special Rapid Service operate the same pattern as a Rapid Acty Service.

JR Central

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The point between JR East and JR Central operation is divided at Atami station, where section between Atami and Maibara is operated by JR Central, and covers the Tōkai region - Shizuoka Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu Prefecture. Some services from Odawara on the JR East section continues to travel on this section until Numazu station.

Shizuoka Block

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No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Services Home Liner Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total
(From
Tokyo) 		Semi
Rapid 		Rapid New
Rapid 		Special
Rapid
CA00 Atami 熱海あたみ 104.6             Tōkaidō Shinkansen
JT Itō Line 		Atami Shizuoka
CA01 Kannami 函南かんなみ 9.9 114.5             Kannami, Tagata District
CA02 Mishima 三島みしま 6.2 120.7   ●         Tōkaidō Shinkansen
■ Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line (some morning/evening through services) 		Mishima
CA03 Numazu 沼津ぬまづ 5.5 126.2   ●     ●   Gotemba Line Numazu
CA04 Katahama 片浜かたはま 4.1 130.3   ●     ｜  
CA05 Hara 原はら 2.5 132.8   ●     ｜  
CA06 Higashi-Tagonoura 東ひがし田子たごの浦うら 4.6 137.4   ●     ｜   Fuji
CA07 Yoshiwara 吉原よしはら 3.9 141.3   ●     ｜ ■ Gakunan Railway Line
CA08 Fuji 富士ふじ 4.9 146.2   ●     ●   Minobu Line
CA09 Fujikawa 富士川ふじかわ 3.5 149.7   ｜     ｜  
CA10 Shin-Kambara 新蒲原しんかんばら 2.8 152.5   ｜     ｜   Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
CA11 Kambara 蒲原かんばら 2.4 154.9   ｜     ｜  
CA12 Yui 由比ゆひ 3.5 158.4   ｜     ｜  
CA13 Okitsu 興津おきつ 5.9 164.3   ｜     ｜  
CA14 Shimizu 清水しみず 4.7 169.0   ●     ●  
CA15 Kusanagi 草薙くさなぎ 5.2 174.2   ｜     ｜ Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line
CA16 Higashi-Shizuoka 東ひがし静岡しずおか 3.5 177.7   ｜     ｜   Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
CA17 Shizuoka 静岡しずおか 2.5 180.2   ●     ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (Shin-Shizuoka)
CA18 Abekawa 安倍川あべかわ 4.3 184.5         ｜   Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
CA19 Mochimune 用宗もちむね 2.1 186.6         ｜  
CA20 Yaizu 焼津やいづ 7.1 193.7         ｜   Yaizu
CA21 Nishi-Yaizu 西焼津にしやいづ 3.3 197.0         ｜  
CA22 Fujieda 藤枝ふじえだ 3.3 200.3         ●   Fujieda
CA23 Rokugō 六ろく合ごう 4.6 204.9         ｜   Shimada
CA24 Shimada 島田しまだ 2.9 207.8         ●  
CA25 Kanaya 金谷かなや 5.1 212.9         ｜ Oigawa Railway Oigawa Main Line
CA26 Kikugawa 菊川きくかわ 9.3 222.2         ●   Kikugawa
CA27 Kakegawa 掛川かけがわ 7.1 229.3         ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad 		Kakegawa
CA28 Aino 愛野あいの 5.3 234.6         ｜   Fukuroi
CA29 Fukuroi 袋井ふくろい 3.5 238.1         ●  
CA30 Mikuriya 御厨みくりや 4.6 242.7         ｜   Iwata
CA31 Iwata 磐田いわた 3.2 245.9         ●  
CA32 Toyodachō 豊田とよだ町まち 2.9 248.8         ｜  
CA33 Tenryūgawa 天竜川てんりゅうがわ 3.9 252.7         ｜   Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu
CA34 Hamamatsu 浜松はままつ 4.4 257.1     ● ● ●   Tokaido Shinkansen
Enshū Railway Line (Shin-Hamamatsu)
CA35 Takatsuka 高塚たかつか 5.3 262.4     ● ●    
CA36 Maisaka 舞阪まいさか 5.1 267.5     ● ●    
CA37 Bentenjima 弁天島べんてんしま 2.3 269.8     ● ●    
CA38 Araimachi 新居町あらいまち 3.1 272.9     ● ●     Kosai
CA39 Washizu 鷲津わしづ 3.7 276.6     ● ●    
CA40 Shinjohara 新所原しんじょはら 5.8 282.4     ● ●   Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
CA41 Futagawa 二川ふたかわ 4.3 286.7     ● ●     Toyohashi Aichi
CA42 Toyohashi 豊橋とよはし 6.9 293.6 ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Iida Line
 NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae)

Nagoya Block Main Line

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No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Services Home Liner Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total
(From
Tokyo) 		Semi
Rapid 		Rapid New
Rapid 		Special
Rapid
CA42 Toyohashi 豊橋とよはし 6.9 293.6 ● ● ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Iida Line
 NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae) 		Toyohashi Aichi
CA43 Nishi-Kozakai 西小坂井にしこざかい 4.8 298.4 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Toyokawa
CA44 Aichi-Mito 愛知御津あいちみと 3.7 302.1 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA45 Mikawa-Ōtsuka 三河大塚みかわおおつか 3.1 305.2 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Gamagori
CA46 Mikawa-Miya 三河みかわ三谷みたに 3.1 308.3 ● ▲ ▲ ｜ ｜  
CA47 Gamagōri 蒲かばの郡ぐん 2.3 310.6 ● ● ● ● ●  GN  Meitetsu Gamagōri Line
CA48 Mikawa-Shiotsu 三河塩津みかわしおつ 2.3 312.9 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  GN  Meitetsu Gamagōri Line (Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae)
CA49 Sangane 三ヶ根さんがね 2.6 315.5 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Kōta, Nukata District
CA50 Kōda 幸田こうだ 3.0 318.5 ● ▲ ▲ ｜ ｜  
CA51 Aimi 相あい見み 3.1 321.6 ● ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA52 Okazaki 岡崎おかざき 7.4 325.9 ● ● ● ● ● ■ Aichi Loop Line Okazaki
CA53 Nishi-Okazaki 西岡崎にしおかざき 4.2 330.1 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA54 Anjō 安城あき 3.6 333.7 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜   Anjō
CA55 Mikawa-Anjō 三河安城みかわあんじょう 2.6 336.3 ● ● ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
CA56 Higashi-Kariya 東刈谷ひがしかりや 1.8 338.1 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Kariya
CA57 Noda-Shinmachi 野田のだ新町しんまち 1.6 339.7 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA58 Kariya 刈谷かりや 1.9 341.6 ● ● ● ● ●  MU  Meitetsu Mikawa Line
CA59 Aizuma 逢妻あいづま 1.9 343.5 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA60 Ōbu 大府おおふ 3.0 346.5 ● ● ● ｜ ●   Taketoyo Line Ōbu
CA61 Kyōwa 共和きょうわ 3.0 349.5 ● ● ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA62 Minami-Ōdaka 南大みなみおお高だか 2.3 351.8 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Midori-ku, Nagoya
CA63 Ōdaka 大高おおだか 1.8 353.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA64 Kasadera 笠寺かさでら 3.2 356.8 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Minami-ku, Nagoya
CA65 Atsuta 熱田あつた 4.0 360.8 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
CA66 Kanayama 金山かなやま 1.9 362.7 ● ● ● ● ●   Chūō Main Line
 NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Nagoya Municipal Subway:
  Meijō Line (M01)
  Meikō Line (E01) 		Naka-ku, Nagoya
CA67 Otōbashi 尾頭橋おとうばし 0.9 363.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
CA68 Nagoya 名古屋なごや 2.4 366.0 ● ● ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Kansai Main Line
  Chūō Main Line
 E  Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu-Nagoya)
 NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (Meitetsu-Nagoya)
Nagoya Municipal Subway:
  Higashiyama Line (H08)
  Sakura-dōri Line (S02)
 AN  Aonami Line (AN01) 		Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
CA69 Biwajima 枇杷島びわじま 4.0 370.0 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line Kiyosu
CA70 Kiyosu 清洲きよす 3.8 373.8 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜   Inazawa
CA71 Inazawa 稲沢いなざわ 3.3 377.1 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA72 Owari-Ichinomiya 尾張おわり一宮いちのみや 6.0 383.1 ● ● ● ● ●  NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line,  BS  Meitetsu Bisai Line (Meitetsu-Ichinomiya) Ichinomiya
CA73 Kisogawa 木曽川きそがわ 3.5 388.6 ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜ ｜  
CA74 Gifu 岐阜ぎふ 7.7 396.3 ● ● ● ● ●   Takayama Main Line
 NH  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line,  KG  Meitetsu Kagamihara Line (Meitetsu Gifu) 		Gifu Gifu
CA75 Nishi-Gifu 西にし岐阜ぎふ 3.2 399.5 ● ● ● ● ｜
CA76 Hozumi 穂積ほづみ 1.0 400.5 ● ● ● ● ●   Mizuho
CA77 Ōgaki 大垣おおがき 9.5 410.0 ● ● ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Main Line (Mino-Akasaka, Shin-Tarui branch lines)
■ Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line
■ Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line 		Ōgaki
CA78 Tarui 垂井たるい 8.1 418.1 ● ● ● ● ●   Tarui, Fuwa District
CA79 Sekigahara 関ヶ原せきがはら 5.7 423.8 ● ● ● ● ● Tōkaidō Main Line (Shin-Tarui branch line) Sekigahara, Fuwa District
CA80 Kashiwabara 柏原かしわばら 7.1 430.9 ● ● ● ●     Maibara Shiga
CA81 Ōmi-Nagaoka 近江長岡おうみながおか 4.3 435.2 ● ● ● ●    
CA82 Samegai 醒ヶ井さめがい 4.6 439.8 ● ● ● ●    
CA83 Maibara * 米原まいばら 6.1 445.9 ● ● ● ●     Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Hokuriku Main Line
  Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line)
■ Ohmi Railway Main Line

Maibara is shared by JR Central and JR West; JR West manages the station

Before March 2016, JR West operated trains from Maibara as far as Ogaki on JR Central territory. After the two companies realized this invasion, on 25 March 2016, all JR West departures were changed to JR Central trains to Maibara station.

Branch lines

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Track diagram around Minami-arao Junction
 
Abstract track diagram between Ōgaki and Sekigahara

Both the Mino-Akasaka and Tarui branch lines separate from the Main Line at Minami-Arao junction (南荒尾みなみあらお信号しんごう場じょう), located 3.1 km west of Ōgaki Station.

Mino-Akasaka Branch Line
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Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total (from Ōgaki)
Ōgaki 大垣おおがき - 0.0 Tōkaidō Main Line Ōgaki Gifu
Arao 荒尾あらお 3.4 3.4  
Mino-Akasaka 美濃赤坂みのあかさか 1.6 5.0  
Tarui Branch Line
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Between Ōgaki and Sekigahara, there is a 25 per mil grade. In 1944, a single track bypass was built to avoid this steep slope of the main line and the old westbound track was removed.

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total (from Ōgaki)
Ōgaki 大垣おおがき - 0.0 Tōkaidō Main Line Ōgaki Gifu
Tarui 垂井たるい 8.1 8.1 Tarui, Fuwa District
Sekigahara 関ヶ原せきがはら 5.7 13.8 JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line Sekigahara

JR West

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The western part of the Tōkaidō Main Line from Maibara to Kōbe is operated by JR West and forms the main trunk of the company's Urban Network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Although the line is divided into three segments, known as the Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, and JR Kobe Line, they are part of a single contiguous network, with many services traversing multiple sections. The Biwako Line includes a segment of the Hokuriku Main Line. Some services on the Kosei, JR Takarazuka and Gakkentoshi lines run through onto the Tōkaidō Main Line.

Biwako Line

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Main article: Biwako Line

The section between Maibara and Kyoto is known as the Biwako Line.

  • ●: Trains stop.
  • ○: Limited stop, early morning and late night only
  • |: Trains pass.
  • Local (4-door Commuter trains): JR Kyoto Line local trains
  • Local (3-door Suburban trains): Operate as Rapid service trains west of Takatsuki (west of Kyoto in the morning)
Official line name No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Stop Transfers Location
Between Stations Total

(from Tokyo)

Local
(Commuter) 		Local
(Suburban) 		Special Rapid Ward, City Prefecture
Through service from/to Hokuriku Main Line
Tōkaidō Main Line  A12  Maibara 米原まいばら - 445.9 ● ●   Hokuriku Main Line for Ōmi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga

JR Central:

■ Ohmi Railway Main Line

Maibara Shiga
 A13  Hikone 彦根ひこね 6.0 451.9 ● ● ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line Hikone
 A14  Minami-Hikone 南彦根みなみひこね 3.3 455.2 ● |
 A15  Kawase 河瀬かわせ 3.1 458.3 ● |
 A16  Inae 稲枝いなえ 3.7 462.0 ● |
 A17  Notogawa 能登川のとがわ 3.7 465.7 ● ● Higashiōmi
 A18  Azuchi 安土あづち 5.1 470.8 ● | Ōmihachiman
 A19  Ōmi-Hachiman 近江八幡おうみはちまん 3.5 474.3 ● ● ■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
 A20  Shinohara 篠原しのはら 4.0 478.3 ● |
 A21  Yasu 野洲やす 5.6 483.9 ○ ● ● Yasu
 A22  Moriyama 守山もりやま 3.1 487.0 ○ ● ● Moriyama
 A23  Rittō 栗東りっとう 2.1 489.1 ○ ● | Rittō
 A24  Kusatsu 草津くさつ 2.3 491.4 ● ● ●   Kusatsu Line Kusatsu
 A25  Minami-Kusatsu 南みなみ草津くさつ 2.5 493.9 ● ● ●
 A26  Seta 瀬田せた 2.7 496.6 ● ● | Ōtsu
 A27  Ishiyama 石山いしやま 2.5 499.1 ● ● ●   Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (OT03: Keihan Ishiyama Station)
 A28  Zeze 膳所ぜぜ 2.8 501.9 ● ● |   Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (OT09: Keihan Zeze Station)
 A29  Ōtsu 大津おおつ 1.7 503.6 ● ● ●
 A30  Yamashina 山科やましな 4.5 508.1 ● ● ●   Kosei Line (JR-B30)
  Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line (T07)
  Keihan Keishin Line (OT31: Keihan Yamashina Station) 		Yamashina-ku, Kyoto Kyoto
 A31  Kyoto 京都きょうと 5.5 513.6 ● ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  JR Kyoto Line
  Nara Line (JR-D01)
  Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) (JR-E01)
  Kintetsu Kyoto Line (B01)
  Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K11) 		Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Through service from/to JR Kyoto Line
Within JR Kyoto Line: Local

(Northbound only)

Rapid Special Rapid

JR Kyoto Line

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Main article: JR Kyoto Line

The section between Kyoto and Osaka is known as the JR Kyoto Line. Trains from the Biwako and Kosei lines travel through onto the JR Kyoto Line and continue west towards the JR Kobe Line at Osaka.

Legend:

  • ● : All trains stop
  • | : All trains pass
  • ▲ : Trains only after morning rush stop

Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains in the morning skip some stops between Kyoto and Takatsuki.

Official Line Name No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Stops Transfers Location
Rapid Special Rapid Ward, City Prefecture
Through services from Biwako Line and Kosei Line
Tōkaidō Main Line  A31  Kyoto 京都きょうと 0.0 ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Biwako Line
  Kosei Line ( B31 )
  Nara Line ( D01 )
  Sagano Line ( E01 )
  Kintetsu Kyoto Line (B01)
  Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K11) 		Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Kyoto
 A32  Nishiōji 西大路にしおおじ 2.5 ▲ | Minami-ku, Kyoto
 A33  Katsuragawa 桂川かつらがわ
(久世くぜ) 		5.3 ▲ |
 A34  Mukōmachi 向日むこう町まち 6.4 ▲ | Mukō
 A35  Nagaokakyō 長岡京ながおかきょう 10.1 ● | Nagaokakyō
 A36  Yamazaki 山崎やまざき 14.1 ▲ | Ōyamazaki
 A37  Shimamoto 島本しまもと 16.3 ▲ | Shimamoto Osaka
 A38  Takatsuki 高槻たかつき 21.6 ● ● Takatsuki
 A39  Settsu-Tonda 摂津せっつ富田とみた 24.5 | |
 A40  JR-Sōjiji[5] JR総持寺そうじじ 26.2 | | Ibaraki
 A41  Ibaraki 茨木いばらぎ 28.2 ● |
 A42  Senrioka 千里丘せんりおか 31.1 | | Settsu
 A43  Kishibe 岸辺きしべ 32.8 | | Suita
 A44  Suita 吹田すいた 35.2 | |
 A45  Higashi-Yodogawa 東淀川ひがしよどがわ 38.3 | | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
 A46  Shin-Ōsaka 新大阪しんおおさか 39.0 ● ●   Tōkaidō Shinkansen
  Sanyō Shinkansen
  Osaka Higashi Line ( F02 )
  Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (M13)
 A47  Ōsaka 大阪おおさか 42.8 ● ●   JR Kōbe Line
  JR Takarazuka Line ( G47 )
  Osaka Loop Line ( O11 )
  Osaka Higashi Line ( F01 )
  JR Tōzai Line ( H44 :Kitashinchi Station)
  Hankyū Kōbe Main Line,   Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line,   Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01:Osaka-umeda Station)
  Hanshin Main Line (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station)
  Osaka Metro:
  Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Station)
  Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station)
  Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station) 		Kita-ku, Osaka
Through services on JR Kobe Line

Through services on JR Takarazuka Line (Local only)

JR Kobe Line

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Main article: JR Kobe Line

The westernmost section between Osaka and Kōbe is part of the JR Kobe Line, which continues west to Himeji on the San'yō Main Line. Although Kōbe is the official terminus of the Tōkaidō Main Line, most trains continue to Nishi-Akashi, Himeji and beyond.

●: Trains stop at all times
｜: Trains pass at all times
▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
○:Trains stop at morning of Weekdays only

Official line name No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Stop Transfers Location
Between stations from Osaka Local Rapid Special Rapid Ward, City Prefecture
Through service to/from the JR Kyoto Line
Tokaido Main Line  A47  Osaka 大阪おおさか - 0.0 ● ● ●   JR Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line)
  JR Takarazuka Line (JR-G47)
  Osaka Loop Line (JR-O11)
  Osaka Higashi Line (JR-F01)
  JR Tōzai Line (JR-H44:Kitashinchi Station)
  Hankyu Kobe Main Line,   Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line,   Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01:Osaka-umeda Station)
  Hanshin Main Line (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station)
  Osaka Metro: 		Kita-ku, Osaka Osaka
 A48  Tsukamoto 塚本つかもと 3.4 3.4 ● | | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
 A49  Amagasaki 尼崎あまがさき 4.3 7.7 ● ● ●   JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) (JR-G49)
  JR Tōzai Line (JR-H49) 		Amagasaki Hyōgo
 A50  Tachibana 立花たちばな 3.0 10.7 ● | |
 A51  Kōshienguchi 甲子園口こうしえんぐち 2.2 12.9 ● | | Nishinomiya
 A52  Nishinomiya 西宮にしのみや 2.5 15.4 ● ● |
 A53  Sakura Shukugawa さくら夙川しゅくがわ 1.5 16.9 ● | |
 A54  Ashiya 芦屋あしや 2.3 19.2 ● ● ○ Ashiya
 A55  Kōnan-Yamate 甲南こうなん山手やまて 1.4 20.6 ● | | Higashinada-ku, Kobe
 A56  Settsu-Motoyama 摂津本山せっつもとやま 1.5 22.1 ● | |
 A57  Sumiyoshi 住吉すみよし 1.6 23.6 ● ● ● Kobe New Transit Rokko Island Line (R01)
 A58  Rokkōmichi 六甲道ろっこうみち 2.2 25.9 ● ● | Nada-ku, Kobe
 A59  Maya 摩耶まや 1.4 27.3 ● | |
 A60  Nada 灘なだ 0.9 28.2 ● | |
 A61  Sannomiya 三ノ宮さんのみや 2.4 30.6 ● ● ●   Hankyu Kobe Line,   Kobe Kosoku Line (HK-16: Kobe Sannomiya Station)
  Hanshin Main Line (HS 32: Kobe Sannomiya Station)
  Kobe New Transit Port Island Line (P01)
  Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (S03: Sannomiya Station)
  Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K01: Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station) 		Chuo-ku, Kobe
 A62  Motomachi 元町もとまち 0.8 31.4 ● ● |   Hanshin Main Line,   Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 33)
 A63  Kobe 神戸こうべ 1.7 33.1 ● ● ●   Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line, Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35: Kōsoku Kōbe Station)
  Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station)
Through service to/from the Sanyo Main Line and the Ako Line

Limited express services

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In addition to standard local, rapid, and special rapid service trains, the Tōkaidō Main Line also hosts a number of limited express services.

Daytime trains

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Overnight trains

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Overnight trains on the Tōkaidō Line go from Tokyo to western Honshū and Shikoku.

Discontinued trains

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  • Overnight limited express Sakura (Tokyo – Nagasaki (discontinued March 2005), Tokyo – Sasebo (discontinued 1999))
  • Overnight limited express Izumo (Tokyo – Izumo via Tottori), discontinued March 2006
  • Limited express Wide View Tōkai (Tokyo – Shizuoka), discontinued March 2007
  • Overnight express Ginga (Tokyo – Osaka), discontinued March 2008
  • Overnight limited express Fuji (Tokyo – Ōita), discontinued March 2009
  • Overnight limited express Hayabusa (Tokyo – Kumamoto), discontinued March 2009
  • Overnight limited express Sunrise Yume (Tokyo – Hiroshima), discontinued March 2009
  • Moonlight Nagara (Tokyo – Ōgaki) (Operates seasonally - rapid service with reserved seats), discontinued March 2020
  • Super View Odoriko, Resort Odoriko, Fleur Odoriko (Tokyo – Izukyu-Shimoda), discontinued March 2020

Rolling stock for local and rapid services

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JR East

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JR East E231-1000 series

JR Central

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JR Central 313 series

JR West

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See also: Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, and JR Kobe Line
 
JR West 223-2000 series

Former rolling stock

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  • KiHa 75 (through services onto the Taketoyo Line, 1999 - March 2015)
  • KiHa 85 series (Nagoya / Osaka – Gifu, through service on the Takayama Main Line, 1989 – July 9, 2023)
  • 113-1000 series (April 1972 - March 2006)
  • 185 series (Tokyo – Atami, Misima through services onto the Itō Line, March 1981 - March 2021)
  • 211 series (Tokyo – Atami – Numazu, through services onto the Itō Line, 1985 - April 2012)
  • 215 series (Tokyo – Atami, 1992 - March 2021)
  • E217 series (Tokyo – Atami, March 2006 - March 2015)[6]
  • 251 series (Ikebukuro/Tokyo, Atami, through service onto the Itō Line, April 1990 - March 2020)
  • 651 series (Izu Craile services: Odawara – Atami, through service onto the Itō Line, July 2016 - June 2020)
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    E217 series in Tokaido Line Shōnan livery, April 2007
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    A 113 series approaching Yokohama, March 2006.

History

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Chigasaki Station, circa 1898

The Tōkaidō route takes its name from the ancient road connecting the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka) with the Kantō region (Tokyo, then Edo) through the Tōkai region (including Nagoya). Literally, it was the Tōkai road, or Road through Tōkai. The Tōkaidō Line does not follow the old road exactly, since the latter diverges at Nagoya toward the Mie Prefecture coastline; to follow it by train, the Kansai Main Line and Kusatsu Line would have to be followed from Nagoya to Kusatsu. The largest population centers in Japan are along this route - Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. These centers have grown to occupy an ever more dominant role in the country's government, financial, manufacturing and cultural life.[7]

Historically, one of the first priorities of Japanese railway planners was to build a line from Tokyo to the Kansai region, either following the Tokaido route or the northern Nakasendō route. This decision remained unresolved as regional needs were addressed. The first railway in Japan was the line from Shimbashi to Sakuragicho in Yokohama, which opened in 1872; another segment of today's Tokaido Main Line, between Kyoto and Kobe, opened in 1877.

In 1883, the government decided to use the Nakasendo route, and construction of several segments commenced (including the modern-day Takasaki Line). Railways were opened between Ogaki and Nagahama (1884) and between Nagoya and Kisogawa (1886) in line with the Nakasendo plan. However, by 1886, it was clear that the Tokaido route would be more practical, and so the Nakasendo plan was abandoned.

The lines between Kisogawa and Ogaki, Yokohama and Kozu, and Hamamatsu and Obu were completed in 1887, and the first line from Tokyo to Kobe was completed in 1889, when Kozu and Hamamatsu were connected through the present-day Gotemba Line corridor, and the final segments were completed between Kasumigahara and Otsu. At the time, there was one Tokyo-Kobe train in each direction per day, taking over 20 hours each way.

The "Tokaido Line" name was formally adopted in 1895. In October 1895, following the Sino-Japanese War, through service to the Sanyo Railway (now Sanyo Main Line) began. Express service between Tokyo and Kobe began in 1896, sleeper service in 1900, and dining car service in 1901.

In 1906, all privately run main lines were nationalized under the newly created Japanese Government Railways, which, at the time had a network of just over 7,000 km (4,300 mi). Automatic couplers were introduced on all freight wagons in 1926. In 1930, the first Tsubame ("swallow") express was introduced, reducing the Tokyo - Kobe travel-time to nine hours - a significant reduction from the twenty hours required in 1889 and fifteen in 1903.[7]

Infrastructure improvements included the completion of double track on this route in 1913, and the opening of the 7.8 km (4.8 mi) long Tanna Tunnel, which shortened the route by omitting a detour round the mountains between Atami and Numazu. This was the last major change to the alignment of the route.

By the early 1950s the Tōkaidō Line had become the main transportation artery of Japan. Although it was only 3% of the railway system by length, it carried 24% of JNR's passenger traffic and 23% of its freight, and the rate of growth was higher than any other line in the country. By 1956 electrification was completed along the Tokyo-Osaka section and with the introduction of new Kodama trains, travel time was reduced to six and a half hours. The line became so popular that tickets regularly sold out within ten minutes of being put on sale, one month in advance of the travel date.[7]

The capacity constraints on the Tokaido Main Line had been clear prior to World War II, and work started on a new 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge "bullet train" line in 1940. Intercity passenger traffic between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka largely transferred to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen after it was completed in 1964. Since then, the Tokaido Main Line has been used as a commuter and freight line, serving a very small number of long-distance passenger trains (mainly overnight and sleeper services).

Following the Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, the line was shut down between Takatsuki and Kobe, with certain segments remaining impassable until 1 April of that year.

On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations between Tokyo and Osaki being assigned station numbers between JT01 and JT07.[8][9] Numbers increase towards in the southbound direction towards Osaki. Station numbers would be assigned to stations beyond Osaki as far as Atami in 2018.

On the evening of 5 August 2023, a JR East Tokaido Line service struck a utility pole near Ofuna and lost power, resulting in a suspension of JR East Tokaido Line service.[10] Four people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. Service was restored on the morning of 6 August 2023.

Former connecting lines

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The handcar line near Yoshihama (see Atami Station)
 
The Yoshihama line after conversion to steam power, circa 1920
 
Mishima-Tamachi Station circa 1914 (see Numazu Station)
 
Mukogawa Station in 1944, note the dual-gauge track (see Nishinomiya Station)

Kanagawa Prefecture

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  • Ninomiya Station: The Shonan Horse-drawn Tramway opened a 10 km (6.2 mi) line to Hatano in 1906 to haul tobacco. Steam locomotion was introduced in 1913. Passenger services ceased in 1933, and the line closed in 1935.[citation needed]
  • Odawara Station: The Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation operated an approximately 1 km line to its factory, electrified at 1,500 V DC, between 1950 and 1984. The line was also serviced by the adjoining Odakyu Odawara Line from its Ashigara station.[citation needed]

Shizuoka Prefecture

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  • Atami Station: In 1895, a 10 km (6.2 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line opened to Yoshihama, and was extended 4 km (2.5 mi) to Odawara the following year. In 1907, the line was converted to 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge and steam locomotives were introduced. The line closed in 1923 as a result of the Great Kanto earthquake.[citation needed]
  • Numazu Station: The Sunzu Electric Railway opened a 7 km (4.3 mi) line to Mishima-Tamachi on the Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line in 1906. In 1915, the line was truncated 1 km to connect at Mishima-Hirokoji, and the line was electrified at 600 V DC in 1919. The line closed in 1961 following the destruction of the Kisegawa bridge during a flood.[citation needed]
  • Yoshiwara Station: The Fuji Horse Tramway (富士ふじ馬車ばしゃ鉄道てつどう, Fuji Basha Tetsudō) opened a 610 mm (2 ft) gauge line to Ōmiya (presentday Fujinomiya) in 1890. The Fuji Minobu Railway (富士ふじ身延みのぶ鉄道てつどう, Fuji Minobu Tetsudō) purchased the tramway in 1912, converted it to a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge steam railway the following year and gradually extended it (eventually becoming the Minobu Line). In 1924, the company built a new alignment which connected to Fuji station on the Tokaido main line, at which time the original section from Omiya to Yoshiwara closed.[citation needed]
  • Shimizu Station: Shimizukō Line from 1916 to 1984.
  • Shizuoka Station:
    • The Abe Railway opened a 9 km (5.6 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from Inomiya (approximately 2 km from Shizuoka) to Ushizuma in 1914 to haul timber. Plans to extend the line to Shizuoka did not eventuate and the line closed in 1934.[citation needed]
    • The Shizuoka Electric Railway opened a 2 km (1.2 mi) line to Anzai, connecting to its Shimizu Line, electrified at 600 V DC, between 1922 and 1926. The line closed in 1962.[citation needed]
  • Yaizu Station: A 5 km (3.1 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) handcar line operated to Fujieda between 1891 and 1900.[citation needed]
  • Fujieda Station: The Tōsō Railway opened a 4 km (2.5 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Ote in 1913, and by 1926 had extended the line progressively in both directions for a length of 38 km (24 mi) from Jitogata to Suruga-Okabe, although in 1936 the 5 km (3.1 mi) section from Suruga-Okabe to Ote was closed. In 1943, the company merged with the Shizuoka Railway (see Fujiroi Station below), and in 1948, a 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Mitsumata and Jitogata opened, linking the two sections. This section of the combined line closed between 1964 and 1970.[citation needed]
  • Shimada Station: The Fuji Prefectural Government opened a 3 km (1.9 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line in 1898 to haul timber. In 1944, following the destruction of the nearby Tokaido Line bridge over the Oigawa, it was proposed to use the alignment of this line as a replacement, including a 930 m (3,050 ft) wooden bridge over the river. The bridge was about 25% completed when the end of the war resulted in the termination of the proposal. A diesel locomotive was introduced in 1955 to haul construction material for the construction of the adjacent national highway, and the line closed in 1959.[citation needed]
  • Kikukawa Station: The Joto horse-drawn tramway opened a 15 km (9.3 mi) 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line to Ikeshinden in 1899. In 1923, the line was converted to 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge, and a single-cylinder diesel locomotive introduced. The line closed in 1935.[citation needed]
  • Fukuroi Station:
    • The Akiba horse-drawn tramway opened a 12 km (7.5 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Enshumori-Cho in 1902. In 1926, the company renamed itself the Shizuoka Electric Railway, converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified it at 600 V DC. The line closed in 1962.[citation needed]
    • The Shizuoka Railway opened a 10 km (6.2 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Yokosuka in 1914, extending it 7 km (4.3 mi) to Mitsumata in 1927. The company merged with the Fuji-sho Railway in 1943 (see Fujieda Station above), and in 1948, a 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Mitsumata and Jitogata opened, linking the two sections. This section of the combined line closed between 1964 and 1967.[citation needed]
  • Hamamatsu Station: The Dainippon Railway opened a 7 km (4.3 mi), 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Kuniyoshi in 1909. In 1919, the line was acquired by the Enshu Railway Line, which closed the first 1 km (0.62 mi) of the line in 1925, so the new connecting station became Enshu-Magome. The line closed in 1937 while the section to Enshu-Magome would close in 1985.[citation needed]

Aichi Prefecture

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  • Okazaki Station:
    • The Nishio Railway opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Nishio in 1911, and extended it to Kira-Yoshida on the Meitetsu Gamagōri Line between 1915 and 1916. In 1926, the company merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which between 1928 and 1929 converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, electrified it at 600 V DC, and connected it to the line from Shin-Anjō on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line at Nishioguchi. The line to Nishio closed in 1962.[citation needed]
    • A 6 km (3.7 mi) tram line connected to the Meitetsu Koromo line at Okazaki-Ida Station, which between 1929 and 1962 connected to the Meitetsu Mikawa Line at Uwagoromo, the tramway also closing in 1962.[citation needed]
  • Owari-Ichinomiya Station: The 6 km (3.7 mi) Meitetsu line to Okoshi, electrified at 600 V DC, opened in 1924. When the voltage on the Meitetsu main line was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1952, services were suspended on this line. The substitute bus service proved so popular the line was closed rather than upgraded.[citation needed]

Gifu Prefecture

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  • Ogaki Station: The Seino Railway opened a 3 km (1.9 mi) line from Mino-Akasaka to Ichihashi in 1928, and operated a passenger service from 1930 to 1945.[citation needed]
  • Arao Station (on the Mino Akasaka branch): A 2 km (1.2 mi) freight-only line to the Mino Okubo limestone quarry operated between 1928 and 1990.[citation needed]

Hyōgo Prefecture

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  • Nishinomiya Station: A 2 km (1.2 mi) freight-only line was opened in 1944 to connect to Mukogawa Station on the Hanshin Main Line. As the former was 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, and the latter 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, some tracks at Mukogawa were dual gauge. Service on the line ceased in 1958, but it was not formally closed until 1970.[citation needed]
  • Rokkomichi Station: A 6 km (3.7 mi) line to Kobe Port opened in 1907, electrified at 1,500 V DC. Passenger services ceased in 1974, and the line closed in 2003.[citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ An Interview with the President on JR East website, retrieved 2009-05-13
  3. ^ "東海道線とうかいどうせん 村むら岡新おかしん駅えき設置せっちで合意ごうい JR東ひがしと県けん、藤沢ふじさわ、鎌倉かまくら市し". Kanagawa Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021.
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  5. ^ "Jr京都きょうと線せん、摂津せっつ富田とみた～茨木いばらぎ駅えき間あいだ新駅しんえきの駅名えきめいが「Jr総持寺そうじじ駅えき」に決定けってい：Jr西日本にしにほん".
  6. ^ JR東日本ひがしにっぽん、東海道とうかいどう線せんE217系けいの営業えいぎょう運転うんてん終了しゅうりょう - 「湘南しょうなん色しょく」の帯おびで活躍かつやくした車両しゃりょう [JR East E217 series withdrawn from Tokaido Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Smith, Roderick A. (2003). "The Japanese Shinkansen". The Journal of Transport History. 24/2. Imperial College, London: 22–236.
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  9. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本ひがしにっぽん、首都しゅと圏けんで駅えきナンバリングなど導入どうにゅうへ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Services resume after 1,500 trapped in train near Tokyo". Kyodo News. Yokohama. 2023-08-06. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06.
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Further reading

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Middleton, William D. (August 2023) [April 1966]. "Tomorrow's railroad". Trains. Vol. 83, no. 8. Kalmbach Media. pp. 34–43.

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