Jōban line

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Jōban line

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Prefectures on this page: Miyagi Ibaraki Tōkyō Fukushima Chiba

JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō East Japan Railway

Jōban 常磐線 1067 mm

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Fukushima
Hitachi Oyama Mito
Sendai
NW Chiba
Kashiwa Ushiku Matsudo - Funabashi
Tōkyō city N
Mabashi Ayase Matsudo Kita-Senju
Machiya Ueno

Opened	1889 - 1896	Mito - (Mikawashima) - Tabata *)	Tracks	Double track	Nippori - Ayase	Tracks	Double track	Hirono - Kido
	1897 - 1898	Mito - Iwanuma		Four tracks	Ayase - Toride		Single track	Kido - Onō
	1905	Nippori - Mikawashima		Double track	Toride - Yotsukura		Double track	Ōno - Futaba
Tracks	Dedicated double track	Ueno - Nippori (along Tōhoku Hon line)		Single track	Yotsukura-Hirono		Single track	Futaba - Iwanuma

*) The section between Mikawashima and Tabata came out of regular use for passenger trains in 1905 when Nippori - Mikawashima was opened. However, the line still exist and is primarily used by freight trains.

Mapion	Google	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Map	Ueno	JR East: Yamanote, Keisei: Hon [Keisei Ueno], Keisei: Narita Sky Access [Keisei Ueno]	-2.2	Tōkyō : Taitō-ku	Tōkyō
Map	Map	Nippori	TOEI: Nippori-Toneri Liner, JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku, JR East: Yamanote, JR East: Tōhoku Hon (via Oku), JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Tōkyō - Kuroiso), Keisei: Hon, Keisei: Narita Sky Access	0.0	Tōkyō : Arakawa-ku	Tōkyō
Map	Map	Mikawashima		1.2	Tōkyō : Arakawa-ku
Map	Map	Minami-Senju	Tōkyō Metro: Hibiya, MIR: Tsukuba Express	3.4	Tōkyō : Arakawa-ku
Map	Map	Kita-Senju	Tōkyō Metro: Hibiya, Tōkyō Metro: Chiyoda, Tōbu: Isesaki, MIR: Tsukuba Express	5.2	Tōkyō : Adachi-ku
Map	Map	Ayase	Tōkyō Metro: Chiyoda	7.7	Tōkyō : Adachi-ku
Map	Map	Kanamachi	Keisei: Kanamachi [Keisei Kanamachi]	11.8	Tōkyō : Katsushika-ku
Map	Map	Matsudo	Shin-Keisei: Shin-Keisei	15.7	Matsudo-shi	Chiba
Map	Map	Mabashi	Ryūtetsu: Nagareyama	19.1	Matsudo-shi
Map	Map	Shin-Matsudo	JR East: Musashino	20.7	Matsudo-shi
Map	Map	Kashiwa	Tōbu: Noda	26.9	Kashiwa-shi
Map	Map	Abiko	JR East: Narita (Abiko)	31.3	Abiko-shi
Map	Map	Toride	Kantō: Jōsō	37.4	Toride-shi	Ibaraki
Map	Map	Fujishiro		43.4	Toride-shi
Map	Map	Sanuki	Kantō: Ryūgasaki	45.5	Ryūgasaki-shi
Map	Map	Ushiku		50.6	Ushiku-shi
Map	Map	Tsuchiura		63.8	Tsuchiura-shi
Map	Map	Ishioka	Kashima	80.0	Ishioka-shi
Map	Map	Hatori		86.5	Omitama-shi
Map	Map	Tomobe	JR East: Mito	98.8	Kasama-shi
Map	Map	Mito	JR East: Suigun, Kashima Rinkai: Ōarai Kashima	115.3	Mito-shi
Map	Map	Katsuta	Hitachinaka Kaihin: Minato	121.1	Hitachinaka-shi
Map	Map	Ōmika	Hitachi	137.4	Hitachi-shi
Map	Map	Hitachi		146.9	Hitachi-shi
Map	Map	Takahagi		162.5	Takahagi-shi
Map	Map	Isohara		171.6	Kitaibaraki-shi
Map	Map	Ōtsukō		178.7	Kitaibaraki-shi
Map	Map	Iwaki	JR East: Banetsu-tō	209.4	Iwaki-shi	Fukushima
Map	Map	Yotsukura		219.2	Iwaki-shi
Map	Map	Hisanohama		224.0	Iwaki-shi
Map	Map	Hirono		232.4	Hirono-machi
Map	Map	Kido		237.8	Naruha-machi
Map	Map	Tomioka		247.8	Tomioka-machi
Map	Map	Ōno		257.9	Ōkuma-machi
Map	Map	Futaba		263.7	Futaba-machi
Map	Map	Haranomachi		286.9	Minami-Sōma-shi
Map	Map	Sōma		307.0	Sōma-shi
Map	Map	Shinchi		315.8	Shinchi-machi
Map	Map	Yamashita		325.7	Yamamoto-chō	Miyagi
Map	Map	Watari		334.6	Watari-chō
Map	Map	Iwanuma	JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Kuroiso - Sendai)	343.1	Iwanuma-shi

Traffic pattern

There are four tracks between Ayase and Toride. The local tracks are used by the trains coming from Tōkyō Metro Chiyoda line. The rapid tracks, which do not have platforms at all stations, are used by all other trains.

The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011

Type	Name	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
Limited Express Tokkyū 特急	Super Hitachi スーパーひたち	Ueno - Iwaki	15	1/hour	2h07	100 km/h
	Fresh Hitachi フレッシュひたち	Ueno - Iwaki	1		2h27	86 km/h
		Ueno - Takahagi	6		1h50	90 km/h
		Ueno - Katsuta	12	1/hour	1h20	92 km/h
		Ueno - Tsuchiura	3		50 min	79 km/h
Special Rapid Tokubetsu kaisoku 特別快速		Ueno - Tsuchiura	6		55 min	72 km/h
Rapid Kaisoku 快速		Ueno - Abiko - Narita line - Narita	16		1h14	54 km/h
		Ueno - Toride	75		39 min	61 km/h
		Matsudo - Toride	7		20 min	65 km/h
		Ueno - Matsudo	5		19 min	57 km/h
		Ueno - Abiko	3		33 min	61 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		(Karakida - Odakyū Tama & Odawara lines -) Yoyogi-Uehara - Tōkyō Metro Chiyoda line - Ayase - Abiko Some trains originate in Kasumigaseki, Yushima, Ayase or Abiko. Some trains terminate in Matsudo, Kashiwa and Toride.		Every 12 min or better	1h07	41 km/h
		Ueno - Tsuchiura	23		1h06	60 km/h
		Ueno - Mito	8		1h56	61 km/h
		Ueno - Mito - Katsuta	25		1h54	65 km/h
		Ueno - Mito - Hitachi	1		2h52	52 km/h
		Ueno - Mito - Takahagi	4		3h06	53 km/h
		Abiko - Mito - Takahagi	1		2h25	54 km/h
		Tsuchiura - Mito - Iwaki	2		2h25	60 km/h
		Tsuchiura - Mito - Takahagi	1		1h44	57 km/h
		Tsuchiura - Mito - Katsuta	1		58 min	59 km/h
		Oyama - Mito line - Tomobe - Mito - Iwaki	1		3h28	46 km/h
		Oyama - Mito line - Tomobe - Mito - Takahagi	2		2h11	52 km/h
		Oyama - Mito line - Tomobe - Mito - Katsuta	9		1h24	52 km/h
		Oyama - Mito line - Tomobe - Mito	3		1h18	51 km/h
		Mito - Iwaki	23		1h31	62 km/h
		Mito - Ōtsukō	1		1h02	61 km/h
		Mito - Takahagi	6		46 min	62 km/h
		Mito - Katsuta	1		6 min	58 km/h
		Iwaki - Hirono	9		25 min	55 km/h
		Iwaki - Hisanohama	9		15 min	58 km/h
		Hirono - Watari	Suspended			62 km/h
Local Futsū 普通		Watari - Iwanuma - Sendai	25		29 min	54 km/h

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This page is updated Dec 8, 2011