List Of Through Trains In Japan
Japan operates a variety of or or through trains which are direct seamless connections between rail operators, using leased trackage rights and junctions, to cut cross metropolitan area commutes without having to change trains, wait, figure out connections, or cross platforms/stations. Most of these junctions have been constructed well after the lines have been operating. Some far-flung spur lines have been shortened (abandoned stations and track due to low patronage); through service is a frequently used method to integrate the surviving short stub lines into multiple rail operator's systems, enhancing convenience and ridership. Through-service proliferation is increasingly common phenomenon as the railway networks, urban density (and Japan's demographics) have matured and new line construction is minimal. There are several dozen unique through service runs in Japan, the actual track usage details are complex (but as a seamless service offers an abstraction layer for the end us ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kita-Senju Station
is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. Kita-Senju is the third-busiest station on the Tokyo Metro network, after Ikebukuro and Otemachi. It is the tenth-busiest JR East station. Lines Kita-Senju Station is served by the following lines. *JR East Joban Line *Tobu Skytree Line *Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line *Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line *Tsukuba Express Station layout JR East JR East platforms are on ground level. File:JR Kitasenju Station - north exit - June 24 2019 midnight 00 04 48 910000.jpeg, North exit of JR Kita-Senju Station, 2019 File:Kitasenju-Sta-JR-Platform.JPG, JR East platforms Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The Chiyoda Line platforms are underground. File:東京メトロ千代田線西口駅前広場改札口.jpg, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ticket gates File:Chiyoda Line - Kitasenju Station platforms - Platform doors panorama - Oct 26 2019 20 35 42 473000.jpeg, Chiyoda Line platforms with new platform screen doors installed, 2019 Tobu Skytree Line and Tokyo Metro H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsudanuma Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Narashino, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Tsudanuma Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line ( rapid service and local service). It is 26.7 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Tokyo Station. Station layout Tsudanuma Station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks, with an elevated station building. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History The station opened on September 21, 1895. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 102,846 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below. Surrounding area * Shin-Tsudanuma Station ( Shin-Keisei Line) * Chiba Institute of Technology See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
The is a rapid transit line owned by the third-sector company Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name comes from the characters for Tokyo and Chiba. The line is an extension of the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line. Operation Almost every train on the Toyo Rapid Railway makes through services with the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line. However, due to Tōyō Rapid Railway vehicles (namely the Tōyō Rapid 2000 series) not being equipped with ATS-P, they can not operate on the Chūō–Sōbu Line, which uses this method of safety equipment. The same goes for E231-800 series sets, which can not go direct to the Tōyō Rapid Railway Line. Despite this, Tokyo Metro vehicles can operate on all lines. Current train services There are three train service types on the Tōyō Rapid Railway, however, all trains stop at every station the Tōyō Rapid Railway Line. Rapid (快速) Operates between ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nishi-Funabashi Station
is a railway station in Funabashi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the easternmost station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba Prefecture. Lines Nishi-Funabashi Station is served by the following lines. *East Japan Railway Company **Chūō-Sōbu Line **Musashino Line **Keiyō Line *Tokyo Metro **Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line, Tōzai Line *Tōyō Rapid Railway **Tōyō Rapid Railway Line Station layout The station consists of six island platforms serving eleven tracks on two levels (another two tracks are used by Sōbu Line (Rapid) trains which do not stop at the station). The high-level station serves the Keiyō Line, Keiyō and Musashino Lines. The low level is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line, Sōbu, Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line, Tōzai and Tōyō Rapid Railway Lines. The low level can be subdivided into two sections, one served by trains running into Tokyo via the Sōbu Line and the other by trains runnin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The Tōzai Line was referred to as Line 5 during the planning stages; the seldom-used official name is . The line carries an average of 1,642,378 passengers daily (2017), making it the busiest line on the Tokyo Metro network. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the Tōzai Line is shown using the color "sky blue" ( ; #009bbf) and its stations are given numbers using the letter "T". Overview The line runs through central Tokyo from east to west via Takadanobaba, Waseda, Ōtemachi, Nihombashi, Kiba and Urayasu. It was opened as a bypass route for the Chuo Rapid Line and the Sobu Line, which had been incredibly congested at the time. It is the only Tokyo Metro line to extend into Chiba Prefecture (although the Shinjuku Line operated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nakano Station (Tokyo)
is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Nakano, Tokyo in Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Nakano Station is served by the JR East Chuo Line (Rapid) and Chuo-Sobu Line, and the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line. There are no turnstiles between lines, allowing for easy transfers. Station layout The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks. Platforms File:JR Chuo-Main-Line・Tokyo Metro Tozai-Line Nakano Station Platform 1・2 (20210418).jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 (April 2021) File:JR Chuo-Main-Line・Tokyo Metro Tozai-Line Nakano Station Platform 3・4 (20210418).jpg, Platforms 3 and 4 (April 2021) File:JR Chuo-Main-Line・Tokyo Metro Tozai-Line Nakano Station Platform 5・6.jpg, Platforms 5 and 6 File:JR Chuo-Main-Line・Tokyo Metro Tozai-Line Nakano Station Platform 7・8.jpg, Platforms 7 and 8 File:TokyoMetro-T01-Nakano-station-sign-20210120-115814.jpg, Station sign Fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, and next to the Shinjuku Station. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the other being JR Central and JR West. History JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. Following the breakup, JR East ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tōyō-Katsutadai Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Tōyō Rapid Railway. Lines Tōyō-Katsutadai Station is a terminus of the Tōyō Rapid Railway Line, and is 16.2 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Nishi-Funabashi Station. Station layout The station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two tracks, located on the second basement level. The ticket barriers are on the first basement level. Platforms History Tōyō-Katsutadai Station was opened on April 27, 1996. In 1997, an underground passage was built to the nearby Keisei Main Line Katsutadai Station. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 31,927 passengers daily. Surrounding area * Tōyō-Katsutadai bus terminal * Yachiyodai High School See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mitaka Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Mitaka Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, acting as the terminus for all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services from , with Chūō Line (Rapid) limited stop services from . Some Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line inter-running services also originate and terminate here. The station is 24.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Station layout The station comprises three island platforms serving six tracks, with the station building located above and perpendicular to the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Platforms History Mitaka Station opened on 25 June 1930. On 15 July 1949, an unmanned train, with its controls tied down, crashed into the station, killing 6 and injuring 20. The incident remains shrouded in mystery. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 98,796 passengers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The Tōzai Line was referred to as Line 5 during the planning stages; the seldom-used official name is . The line carries an average of 1,642,378 passengers daily (2017), making it the busiest line on the Tokyo Metro network. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the Tōzai Line is shown using the color "sky blue" ( ; #009bbf) and its stations are given numbers using the letter "T". Overview The line runs through central Tokyo from east to west via Takadanobaba, Waseda, Ōtemachi, Nihombashi, Kiba and Urayasu. It was opened as a bypass route for the Chuo Rapid Line and the Sobu Line, which had been incredibly congested at the time. It is the only Tokyo Metro line to extend into Chiba Prefecture (although the Shinjuku Line operated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |