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Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

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Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
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An E231 series Shōnan Shinjuku Line train at Ebisu
Overview
LocaleKantō region
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Daily ridership478,836 daily (2015)[1]
History
Opened2001
Technical
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Japanese: 湘南新宿ライン, romanizedShōnan–shinjuku-rain) is a passenger railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001. The line has no dedicated track as services run through shared sections along the Ryōmō Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line, Yamanote freight line, Yokosuka Line, and Tōkaidō Main Line. It is treated as a distinct service at stations and on railway maps.

Services

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Service patterns on the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line are as follows:

Utsunomiya Line–Yokosuka Line route

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  • Shōnan–Shinjuku Line local (Utsunomiya Line: local; Ōmiya–Ōfuna: local; Yokosuka Line: local)
    • Services commenced on December 1, 2001.
    • One train per hour is operated between ‹See TfM›Koganei (some to/from ‹See TfM›Utsunomiya) and ‹See TfM›Zushi; this increases to 2–3 trains per hour during peak periods. Sometimes trains operate to/from Ōfuna as well as to/from ‹See TfM›Koga on weekday mornings.
    • Most trains are operated in 15-car sets. Some pause at Koganei to couple-up or divide, with the 10-car portion continues northward; others are operated in 10-car sets along the entire line.
    • E233 series LED Displays show a green colour for this service.
  • Shōnan–Shinjuku Line local / Shōnan–Shinjuku Line rapid (Utsunomiya Line: Rapid; Ōmiya–Ōfuna: Local; Yokosuka Line: Local)
    • Services commenced on October 16, 2004.
    • From morning to midday, trains are operated hourly between Utsunomiya and Zushi (some to/from Ōfuna). Trains operate as rapid services within the Utsunomiya Line and as local services within the Yokosuka Line. These services replace daytime Rabbit rapid trains within the Utsunomiya Line to/from Ueno.
    • Most trains are operated in 15-car sets. Some pause at Koganei to couple-up or divide, with the 10-car portion is operated north of Koganei; others are operated in 10-car sets along the entire line.
    • E233 series LED Displays show an orange colour within the Utsunomiya Line, and a green colour south of Ōmiya for this service.

Takasaki Line–Tōkaidō Line route

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  • Shōnan–Shinjuku Line local / Shōnan–Shinjuku Line rapid (Takasaki Line: Local; Ōmiya–Totsuka: Rapid; Totsuka–Tōkaidō Line: Local)
    • Services commenced on December 1, 2001.
    • One train per hour is operated between ‹See TfM›Kagohara and ‹See TfM›Hiratsuka (some to/from ‹See TfM›Kōzu). During peak periods when there are no special rapid services this increases to 2–3 trains per hour, with trains to/from ‹See TfM›Takasaki, Kōzu, and ‹See TfM›Odawara. Some morning southbound trains and weekday evening northbound trains operate to/from ‹See TfM›Maebashi via the Ryōmō Line; one weekday morning train is operated from ‹See TfM›Fukaya.
    • Except for a single northbound morning and southbound evening train, all trains are operated in 15-car sets south of Kagohara, where they are joined/separated; a 10-car train is operated north of Kagohara. The train from Fukaya is operated as a 15-car set.
    • E233 series LED Displays show an orange colour between Ōmiya and Totsuka, and a green colour within the Takasaki and Tōkaidō Lines for this service.
  • Shōnan–Shinjuku Line special rapid (Takasaki Line–Ōmiya–Ōfuna–Tōkaidō Line: Special Rapid)
    • Services commenced on October 16, 2004.
    • One train per hour is operated throughout the day. This service replaces Urban rapid services to/from Ueno within the Takasaki Line. Except for the first northbound train, which starts from Hiratsuka, all trains are operated between Takasaki and Odawara.
    • Except for two round trips on weekdays, all trains are operated in 15-car sets south of Kagohara, where they are joined/separated; a 10-car train is operated north of Kagohara.
    • On very rare occasions in the past, extra services would be operated on weekends and holidays, in which two services each way to/from Odawara are extended to/from ‹See TfM›Atami, stopping at Manazuru and Yugawara.
    • E233 series LED Displays show a blue colour for this service.

Station list

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  • Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|".
  • For information on Limited Express services, see the Shōnan article.
Line name Station Japanese Distance (km) Shōnan–Shinjuku
Line services
Transfers Location
Official Actual Between
stations
From
Shinjuku
Local Rapid[* 1] Rapid[* 2] Special Rapid
Through services: JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line JU Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line): for ‹See TfM›Koganei and ‹See TfM›Utsunomiya
JU Takasaki Line: for ‹See TfM›Kagohara, ‹See TfM›Takasaki, and ‹See TfM›Maebashi (via the Ryōmō Line)
Tohoku Main Line Tohoku Freight Line ‹See TfM›Ōmiya
OMYJS24
大宮 27.4 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama
‹See TfM›Urawa
URWJS23
浦和
  • JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • JU Utsunomiya Line
  • JU Takasaki Line
Urawa-ku, Saitama
‹See TfM›Akabane
ABNJS22
赤羽 17.1
 
10.3
 [* 3]
  • JU Utsunomiya Line (for ‹See TfM›Ueno)
  • JU Takasaki Line (for Ueno)
  • JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • JA Saikyō Line
Kita Tokyo
Yamanote Line Yamanote Freight Line ‹See TfM›Ikebukuro
IKBJS21
池袋 5.5
 [* 3]
4.8
 
Toshima
‹See TfM›Shinjuku
SJKJS20
新宿 4.8 0.0 Shinjuku
Shibuya
‹See TfM›Shibuya
SBYJS19
渋谷 3.4 3.4
‹See TfM›Ebisu
EBSJS18
恵比寿 1.6 5.0
‹See TfM›Ōsaki
OSKJS17
大崎 3.6 8.6
Shinagawa
Tōkaidō Main Line Hinkaku Line ‹See TfM›Nishi-Ōi
JS16
西大井 5.6
 [* 5]
14.2
 [* 5]
JO Yokosuka Line (for ‹See TfM›Shinagawa)
‹See TfM›Musashi-Kosugi
MKGJS15
武蔵小杉 6.4 20.6
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
‹See TfM›Shin-Kawasaki
JS14
新川崎 2.7 23.3
Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
Yokosuka Line tracks ‹See TfM›Yokohama
YHMJS13
横浜 12.2 35.5 Nishi-ku, Yokohama
‹See TfM›Hodogaya
JS12
保土ヶ谷 3.0 38.5 JO Yokosuka Line Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
‹See TfM›Higashi-Totsuka
JS11
東戸塚 4.9 43.4 JO Yokosuka Line Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
‹See TfM›Totsuka
TTKJS10
戸塚 4.2 47.6
  • JO Yokosuka Line
  • JT Tōkaidō Line
  • Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B06)
[* 6] ‹See TfM›Ōfuna
OFNJS09
大船 5.6 53.2
  • JT Tōkaidō Line (through service)
  • JO Yokosuka Line
  • JK Negishi Line
  • Shōnan Monorail
Sakae-ku, Yokohama
Kamakura
Yokosuka Line
Kita-Kamakura

JS08

北鎌倉 2.3 55.5 || || JO Yokosuka Line
Kamakura

JS07

鎌倉 2.2 57.7 || || JO Yokosuka Line
Zushi

JS06

逗子 3.9 61.8 || || JO Yokosuka Line Zushi, Kanagawa
Through services: JT Tōkaidō Line JT Tōkaidō Line: for ‹See TfM›Hiratsuka, ‹See TfM›Kōzu, and ‹See TfM›Odawara

Notes

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  1. ^ Southbound Rapid trains from the Utsunomiya Line are labeled "Rapid" between Utsunomiya and Ōmiya and "Local" between Ōmiya and Zushi. Northbound trains are labeled "Local" between Zushi and Ōsaki and "Rapid" between Ōsaki and Utsunomiya. In the timetable of stations on the JR East website, all stations are guided as rapid trains.
  2. ^ Southbound Rapid trains from the Takasaki Line are labeled "Local" between Maebashi and Ōmiya, "Rapid" between Ōmiya and Totsuka, and "Local" between Totsuka and Odawara. Northbound trains are labeled "Rapid" between Odawara and Ōsaki and "Local" between Ōsaki and Maebashi. In the timetable of stations on the JR East website, all stations are guided as rapid trains.
  3. ^ a b The Ikebukuro–Akabane section is treated as passing over the Akabane Line when calculating fares; therefore, actual distance is approximately 9.5 km.
  4. ^ The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line shares tracks with the Saikyō Line between Ikebukuro and Ōsaki.
  5. ^ a b The Nishi-Ōi–Ōsaki section is treated as passing through ‹See TfM›Shinagawa when calculating fares.
  6. ^ Between Totsuka and Ōfuna, through-service trains for the Tōkaidō Line travel over Tōkaidō Line tracks, while through service trains for the Yokosuka Line travel over Yokosuka Line tracks.

Rolling stock

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Initially, services were operated using a mixture of rolling stock, including 115 series, 211 series, 215 series (double-deck), E217 series, and E231-1000 series EMUs, but rolling stock was standardized on the E231-1000 series EMUs in 2004, from which date these trains also included two bilevel Green cars. From the start of the new timetable on 14 March 2015, E233-3000 series trainsets were also introduced on Shonan–Shinjuku Line services.[2]

History

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On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JS05 and JS24.[3][4] Numbers increase towards in the northbound direction towards Omiya.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "平成27年 大都市交通センサス 首都圏報告書" (PDF). P.92. 国土交通省.
  2. ^ Ueshin, Daisuke (March 19, 2015). E233系、ダイヤ改正で湘南新宿ラインにも登場 [E233 series also appear on Shonan–Shinjuku line from timetable revision]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). April 6, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (April 7, 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [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 August 6, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

Further reading

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  • Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (November 2011). "特集:湘南新宿ライン10周年" [Feature: 10th Anniversary of the Shōnan–Shinjuku line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 607. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 7–42.
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