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Railway Line Linetype
JR East Sōbu Hon (Tōkyō - Chiba)JR railway

Sōbu Hon (Chiba - Chōshi)JR railway

Sōbu Hon (Ochanomiya - Kinshichō)JR railway

Chūō - Sōbu kankōJR railway [Virtual line]
JR East 東日本旅客鉄道  Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō     East Japan Railway

Sōbu Hon (Tōkyō - Chiba) 総武本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
Used by virtual lineFrom - To
Chūō - Sōbu kankō Kinshichō - Chiba
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Matsudo - Funabashi Tōkyō-wan
Tōkyō city N
Chiba city N Chiba city S
Kita-Senju Ichikawa Tsukada Kameido Funabashi Mimomi Makuhari
Akihabara Tōkyō station Chiba station
Opened1972Tōkyō - KinshichōTracksDouble trackTōkyō - Kinshichō
1894Kinshichō - Ichikawa - ChibaFour tracksKinshichō - Chiba
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Tōkyō Tōkyō Metro: Marunouchi (1), JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku,
JR East: Keiyō, JR East: Yamanote, JR East: Tōkaidō Hon (Tōkyō - Atami),
JR East: Yokosuka, JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Tōkyō - Kuroiso) 		0.0 Tōkyō : Chiyoda-ku Tōkyō
Map Map Shin-Nihombashi Tōkyō Metro: Ginza [Mitsukoshimae], Tōkyō Metro: Hanzōmon [Mitsukoshimae] 1.2 Tōkyō : Chūō-ku
Map Map Bakurochō TOEI: Shinjuku [Bakuro-yokoyama], TOEI: Asakusa [Higashi-Nihombashi] 2.3 Tōkyō : Chūō-ku
Map Map Kinshichō Tōkyō Metro: Hanzōmon, JR East: Sōbu Hon (Ochanomiya - Kinshichō) 4.8 Tōkyō : Sumida-ku
Map Map Kameido Tōbu: Kameido 6.3 Tōkyō : Kōtō-ku
Map Map Hirai
8.2 Tōkyō : Edogawa-ku
Map Map Shin-Koiwa
10.0 Tōkyō : Katsushika-ku
Map Map Ichikawa
15.4 Ichikawa-shi Chiba
Map Map Motoyawata TOEI: Shinjuku, Keisei: Hon [Keisei Yawata] 17.4 Ichikawa-shi
Map Map Nishi-Funabashi Tōyō Kōsoku: Tōyō Kōsoku, Tōkyō Metro: Tōzai, JR East: Musashino,
JR East: Keiyō (Kōya branch), JR East: Keiyō (Futamata branch) 		20.6 Funabashi-shi
Map Map Funabashi Tōbu: Noda, Keisei: Hon [Keisei Funabashi] 23.2 Funabashi-shi
Map Map Tsudanuma Shin-Keisei: Shin-Keisei [Shin-Tsudanuma] 26.7 Narashino-shi
Map Map Chiba JR East: Sotobō, JR East: Sōbu Hon (Chiba - Chōshi), Keisei: Chiba [Keisei Chiba],
Chiba Monorail: Town-liner Line 1 (1-gō), Chiba Monorail: Town-liner Line 2 (2-gō) 		39.2 Chiba-shi

Traffic pattern
Trains that continue beyond Sakura on Narita line is not included in the list below. They can be find in the Narita line page.

The local trains service on Chūō-Sōbu kankō line Mitaka - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Chiba is described in the Chūō-Sōbu kankō section below.
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Sep 18, 2009
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Azusa
あずさ 		Matsumoto - Chūō line - Shinjuku - Kinshichō - Funabashi - Chiba13h3277 km/h
Shiosai
しおさい 		Tōkyō - Chiba - Chōshi71h4966 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Narutō11h0967 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura150 min66 km/h
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速
Mitaka - Chūō line - Nakano - Tōkyō Metro Tōzai line - Nishi-Funabashi - Tsudanuma41h0741 km/h
Nakano - Tōkyō Metro Tōzai line - Nishi-Funabashi - Tsudanuma652 min43 km/h
Kurihama - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura42h1657 km/h
Kurihama - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Sotobō line - Kazusa-Ichinomiya13h0152 km/h
Kurihama - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Uchibō line - Kimitsu62h5354 km/h
Kurihama - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba242h0355 km/h
Kurihama - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Tsudanuma71h5453 km/h
Yokosuka - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Uchibō line - Kimitsu12h5052 km/h
Yokosuka - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba51h5355 km/h
Yokosuka - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Tsudanuma31h4155 km/h
Zushi - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Sotobō line - Kazusa-Ichinomiya42h2458 km/h
Zushi - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Uchibō line - Kimitsu32h2956 km/h
Zushi - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba91h3859 km/h
Zushi - Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Tsudanuma31h2858 km/h
Ōfuna - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Sotobō line - Kazusa-Ichinomiya12h1558 km/h
Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba21h2265 km/h
Ōfuna - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Tsudanuma21h1660 km/h
Shinagawa - Tōkyō - Chiba149 min56 km/h
Shinagawa - Tōkyō - Tsudanuma237 min54 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura256 min59 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Sotobō line - Kazusa-Ichinomiya31h2260 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Soga - Uchibō line - Kimitsu51h2359 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba1938 min62 km/h
Tōkyō - Tsudanuma1127 min59 km/h
Tsudanuma - Chiba - Soga - Sotobō line - Kazusa-Ichinomiya151 min65 km/h
Tsudanuma - Sakura128 min55 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Zushi - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Narutō12h2960 km/h
Mitaka - Chūō line - Nakano - Tōkyō Metro Tōzai line - Nishi-Funabashi - Tsudanuma31h1537 km/h
Nakano - Tōkyō Metro Tōzai line - Nishi-Funabashi - Tsudanuma51h0037 km/h
Tōyōchō - Tōkyō Metro Tōzai line - Nishi-Funabashi - Tsudanuma136 min35 km/h
Tsudanuma - Chiba1515 min50 km/h
Home liner Chiba Tōkyō - Chiba332 min74 km/h


Sōbu Hon (Chiba - Chōshi) 総武本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Kantō
NW Chiba Chōshi Central Chiba Narutō
Sakura Chiba - Tōgane
Chiba city N Chiba city S
Chiba station
Opened1894Chiba - SakuraTracksDouble trackChiba - Sakura
1897Sakura - ChōshiSingle trackSakura - Chōshi
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Chiba JR East: Sōbu Hon (Tōkyō - Chiba) 39.2 Chiba-shi Chiba
Map Map Tsuga Chiba Monorail: Town-liner Line 2 (2-gō) 43.4 Chiba-shi
Map Map Yotsukaidō
46.9 Yotsukaidō-shi
Map Map Sakura JR East: Narita 55.3 Sakura-shi
Map Map Yachimata
65.9 Yachimata-shi
Map Map Narutō JR East: Tōgane 76.9 Sanmu-shi
Map Map Yōkaichiba
93.7 Sōsa-shi
Map Map Asahi
103.6 Asahi-shi
Map Map Matsugishi JR East: Narita 117.3 Chōshi-shi
Map Map Chōshi Chōshi: Chōshi Denki Tetsudō 120.5 Chōshi-shi

Traffic pattern
Sōbu hon line between Chiba and Sakura and between Matsugishi and Chōshi is also used by Narita line trains. More details in the Narita line page.
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Sep 14, 2009
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Shiosai
しおさい 		Tōkyō - Chiba - Chōshi71h4966 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Narutō11h0967 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura150 min66 km/h
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速
Kurihama - Yokohama - Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura42h1657 km/h
Tōkyō - Chiba - Sakura256 min59 km/h
Tsudanuma - Sakura128 min55 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Zushi - Yokosuka line - Tōkyō - Chiba - Narutō12h2960 km/h
Chiba - Chōshi201h3352 km/h
Chiba - Narutō1642 min54 km/h
Chiba - Sakura118 min54 km/h
Chiba - Yotsukaidō110 min46 km/h
Asahi - Chōshi124 min42 km/h


Sōbu Hon (Ochanomiya - Kinshichō) 総武本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
Used by virtual lineFrom - To
Chūō - Sōbu kankō Ochanomizu - Kinshichō
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Kameido
Akihabara
Opened1904Kinshichō - RyōgokuTracksDouble track
1932Ryōgoku - Ochanomizu
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Ochanomizu Tōkyō Metro: Marunouchi (1), Tōkyō Metro: Chiyoda [Shin-Ochanomizu], JR East: Chūō Hon (East) 0.0 Tōkyō : Chiyoda-ku Tōkyō
Map Map Akihabara Tōkyō Metro: Hibiya, MIR: Tsukuba Express, JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku,
JR East: Yamanote, JR East: Tōhoku Hon (Tōkyō - Kuroiso) 		0.9 Tōkyō : Chiyoda-ku
Map Map Asakusabashi TOEI: Asakusa 2.0 Tōkyō : Taitō-ku
Map Map Ryōgoku TOEI: Ōedo 2.8 Tōkyō : Sumida-ku
Map Map Kinshichō Tōkyō Metro: Hanzōmon, JR East: Sōbu Hon (Tōkyō - Chiba) 4.3 Tōkyō : Sumida-ku

Traffic pattern
The train service is described in the Chūō-Sōbu kankō section below, except for the only non-local train running on this line!
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Sep 18, 2009
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Azusa
あずさ 		Matsumoto - Chūō line - Shinjuku - Kinshichō - Funabashi - Chiba13h3277 km/h


Chūō - Sōbu kankō 中央・総武緩行線      
Chūō-Sōbu Kankō "slow run" is the name used for the local train service running on Chūō and Sōbu lines - from Mitaka in west to Chiba in east. It has its own dedicated tracks running in parallel with the tracks used for faster trains. Some stations have platforms only on the Chūō-Sōbu Kankō line tracks.
The line colour is yellow which is used on trains and in station signs.
Real line nameFrom - To
JR East: Chūō Hon (East) Mitaka - Ochanomizu
JR East: Sōbu Hon (Ochanomiya - Kinshichō) Ochanomizu - Kinshichō
JR East: Sōbu Hon (Tōkyō - Chiba) Kinshichō - Chiba

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Sep 18, 2009
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Local
Futsū
普通		Home liner Chiba Shinjuku - Akihabara - Tsudanuma - Chiba149 min57 km/h

Kokubunji - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Chiba11h4140 km/h
Musashi-Koganei - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Chiba51h3243 km/h
Musashi-Koganei - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Nishi-Funabashi21h1438 km/h
Mitaka - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Chiba601h2742 km/h
Mitaka - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Tusdanuma421h1140 km/h
Mitaka - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Nishi-Funabashi131h0538 km/h
Nakano - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Chiba561h1342 km/h
Nakano - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Tsudanuma3558 min40 km/h
Nakano - Shinjuku - Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Nishi-Funabashi852 min37 km/h
Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Chiba1451 min46 km/h
Ochanomizu - Kinshichō - Tsudanuma536 min44 km/h

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This page is updated Nov 7, 2011