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Japan operates a variety of or or
through train A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eithe ...
s which are direct seamless connections between rail operators, using leased
trackage rights Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways. These relationships can be complicated by bankruptcies. Operating Often, when a railroad first opens, it is only a short spur of a main line. The owner of the spur line may con ...
and
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, 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,
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(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 In computing, an abstraction layer or abstraction level is a way of hiding the working details of a subsystem. Examples of software models that use layers of abstraction include the OSI model for network protocols, OpenGL, and other graphics libra ...
for the end user), the Japanese Wikipedia page has a complete list. Standardization is required for cross railway services, in terms of
rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
dimensions,
rail gauge In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many d ...
, overhead power, not to mention coordinated scheduling between a mixture of separate companies and/or government agencies. Through services in Japan are commonly of two types: unidirectional or bidirectional (unidirectional trains return empty on non-circular tracks). The first usage of through services was on the
Tobu Kameido Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway in Tokyo. The line is in central Tokyo, a short 3.4 km branch off the Tobu Skytree Line at , southbound to with connections to the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line. ...
in 1904, but was suspended in 1910. Japan's first modern (
postwar In Western usage, the phrase post-war era (or postwar era) usually refers to the time since the end of World War II. More broadly, a post-war period (or postwar period) is the interval immediately following the end of a war. A post-war period c ...
) through services began in 1960, from the Toei Asakusa Line to Keisei Oshiage Line. There are also through services that have been discontinued (not listed here).


List of existing services (passenger)


Greater Tokyo Area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the ...
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Tokyo Metro The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toei ...
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Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silve ...
: Naka-Meguro Station to
Minami-Kurihashi Station is a railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-03". Lines Minami-Kurihashi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 10.4 km ...
(64.6 km) *** Hibiya Line 20.3 km (Naka-Meguro to Kita-Senju) ***
Tobu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...
33.9 km (Kita-Senju to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen as local train) ***
Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. The ...
10.4 km (Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen to Minami-Kurihashi as local train) ** Tōzai Line :
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 ...
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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 t ...
(56.4 km) ***
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 ...
Chūō-Sōbu Line 9.4 km (Mitaka to Nakano as local train) *** Tōzai Line 30.8 km (Nakano to Nishi-Funabashi) ***
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 ...
16.2 km (Nishi-Funabashi to Tōyō-Katsutadai) ** Tōzai Line :
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 ...
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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 i ...
(46.3 km) ***
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 ...
Chūō-Sōbu Line 9.4 km (Mitaka to Nakano as local train) *** Tōzai Line 30.8 km (Nakano to Nishi-Funabashi) *** JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line 6.1 km (Nishi-Funabashi to Tsudanuma as local train) **
Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Hakone-Yumoto Station,
Hon-Atsugi Station is a major passenger railway station located in the city of Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Hon-Atsugi Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line and is from the line's termi ...
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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. ...
(''Metro Hakone'', ''Metro Sagami'' and ''Metro Homeway''
Romancecar The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
) (104.4 km) *** Hakone Tozan Line 6.1 km (Hakone-Yumoto to
Odawara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in the far western por ...
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Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Kanagawa, Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone. T ...
79.0 km (Odawara to Yoyogi-Uehara via Hon-Atsugi and Shin-Yurigaoka) *** Chiyoda Line 19.3 km (Yoyogi-Uehara to Kita-Senju) **
Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Hon-Atsugi Station is a major passenger railway station located in the city of Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Hon-Atsugi Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line and is from the line's termi ...
to Kita-Ayase Station (65.9 km) *** Odakyu Odawara Line 41.9 km (Hon-Atsugi to Yoyogi-Uehara) *** Chiyoda Line 24.0 km (Yoyogi-Uehara to Kita-Ayase) **
Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Hon-Atsugi Station is a major passenger railway station located in the city of Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Hon-Atsugi Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line and is from the line's termi ...
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Toride Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also shared by the private railway operator Kantō Railway. Lines Toride Station is served by the ...
(93.5 km) *** Odakyu Odawara Line 41.9 km (Hon-Atsugi to Yoyogi-Uehara) *** Chiyoda Line 21.9 km (Yoyogi-Uehara to Ayase) *** Jōban Line 29.7 km (Ayase to Toride as local train) ** Yūrakuchō Line : Shinrinkōen Station to
Shin-Kiba Station is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by Tokyo Metro, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines: Station layout Each ...
(68.4 km) ***
Tōbu Tōjō Line The is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the , but it is referred to ...
40.1 km (Shinrinkōen to Wakōshi as local train) *** Yūrakuchō Line 28.3 km (Wakōshi to Shin-Kiba via Kotake-Mukaihara) ** Yūrakuchō Line :
Hannō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Hannō Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running v ...
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Shin-Kiba Station is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by Tokyo Metro, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines: Station layout Each ...
(60.3 km) ***
Seibu Ikebukuro Line The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally term ...
37.7 km (Shinrinkōen to
Nerima is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 f ...
as local train, Semi-Express, Rapid or Rapid Express) ***
Seibu Yūrakuchō Line The is an underground commuter railway line operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway in Japan. The line links the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Nerima Station with the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line at Ko ...
2.6 km (Nerima to Kotake-Mukaihara) *** Yūrakuchō Line 20.0 km (Kotake-Mukaihara to Shin-Kiba) ** Hanzōmon Line :
Chūō-Rinkan Station is an interchange station, interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators Tokyu Corporation and Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Chūō-Rinkan Station is served ...
to Kuki Station (94.9 km) ***
Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western d ...
31.5 km (Chūō-Rinkan to
Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...
) *** Hanzōmon Line 16.8 km (Shibuya to Oshiage) ***
Tōbu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Met ...
39.9 km (Oshiage to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen as Semi-Express or Express) ***
Tōbu Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asakusa ...
6.7 km (Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen to Kuki as Semi-Express or Express) ** Hanzōmon Line :
Chūō-Rinkan Station is an interchange station, interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operators Tokyu Corporation and Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Chūō-Rinkan Station is served ...
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Minami-Kurihashi Station is a railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-03". Lines Minami-Kurihashi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 10.4 km ...
(98.6 km) *** Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line 31.5 km (Chūō-Rinkan to Shibuya) *** Hanzōmon Line 16.8 km (Shibuya to Oshiage) *** Tōbu Skytree Line 39.9 km (Oshiage to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen as Semi-Express or Express) ***
Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. The ...
10.4 km (Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen to Minami-Kurihashi as Semi-Express or Express) ** Namboku Line : Hiyoshi Station to Urawa-Misono Station (60.3 km) ***
Tōkyū Meguro Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Li ...
11.9 km (Hiyoshi to
Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...
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Den-en-chōfu is a residential neighborhood located in western Ōta in southern Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Tokyo. History Den-en-chōfu was built based on the " Garden City" idea originally developed by the Briti ...
) *** Namboku Line 21.3 km (Meguro to Akabane-Iwabuchi via Shirokane-Takanawa) ***
Saitama Rapid Railway Line The is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Toky ...
14.6 km (Akabane-Iwabuchi to Urawa-Misono) ** Fukutoshin Line : Shinrinkōen Station to
Motomachi-Chūkagai Station is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line subway in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. It is numbered "MM06", and its offic ...
(88.6 km) *** Tōbu Tōjō Line 40.1 km (Shinrinkōen to Wakōshi as local train) *** Fukutoshin Line 20.2 km (Wakōshi to
Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...
via Kotake-Mukaihara) ***
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, ''Tōyoko'' (東横), is a combination of the first characters of ''Tōky ...
24.2 km (Shibuya to
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
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Den-en-chōfu is a residential neighborhood located in western Ōta in southern Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Tokyo. History Den-en-chōfu was built based on the " Garden City" idea originally developed by the Briti ...
and
Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City. Overview It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...
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Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chūk ...
4.1 km (Yokohama to Motomachi-Chūkagai) ** Fukutoshin Line :
Hannō Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. Lines Hannō Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running v ...
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Motomachi-Chūkagai Station is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line subway in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. It is numbered "MM06", and its offic ...
(80.5 km) *** Seibu Ikebukuro Line 37.7 km (Shinrinkōen to
Nerima is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 f ...
as local train, Semi-Express, Rapid or Rapid Express) *** Seibu Yūrakuchō Line 2.6 km (Nerima to Kotake-Mukaihara) *** Fukutoshin Line 11.9 km (Kotake-Mukaihara to Shibuya) *** Tōkyū Tōyoko Line 24.2 km (Shibuya to Yokohama via Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi) *** Minatomirai Line 4.1 km (Yokohama to Motomachi-Chūkagai) *
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other b ...
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Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, the other being Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...
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Misakiguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Lines Misakiguchi Station is the southern terminus of the Keikyū Kurihama Line, and is located 13.4 km from th ...
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Uraga Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Lines Uraga Station is the southern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line and is located 55.5 kilometers fr ...
, Shinzushi Station, Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Station or Nishi-magome Station to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station(via Keisei Narita Airport Line or
Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 3 ...
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Shibayama-Chiyoda Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shibayama Railway. It is situated on the eastern boundary of Narita International Airport. Lines Shibayama-Chiyoda Stat ...
(e.g., 85.4 km from Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal to Narita Airport Terminal 1 via Keisei Narita Airport Line) **** 1. Keikyū Kurihama Line 13.4 km (Misakiguchi to Horinouchi) **** 2. Keikyū Main Line 4.4 km (Uraga to Horinouchi) **** —=1. and 2. merged at Horinouchi Station—= **** 2. Keikyū Main Line 11.4 km (Horinouchi to Kanazawa-hakkei) **** 3. Keikyū Zushi Line 5.9 km (Shinzushi to Kanazawa-hakkei) **** —=2. and 3. merged at Kanazawa-hakkei Station—= **** 2. Keikyū Main Line 32.9 km (Kanazawa-hakkei to Keikyū Kamata) **** 4. Keikyū Airport Line 6.5 km (Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal to Keikyū Kamata) **** —=2. and 4. merged at Keikyū Kamata Station—= **** 2. Keikyū Main Line 9.2 km (Keikyū Kamata to Sengakuji) **** 5.
Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asak ...
6.9 km (Nishi-magome to Sengakuji) **** —=2. and 5. merged at
Sengakuji Station is a railway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is entirely owned and operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, but also serves as the northern terminus of the Keikyu Main Line operated by the private railway operator Kei ...
—= **** 5.
Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asak ...
11.4 km (Sengakuji to Oshiage) **** 6. Keisei Oshiage Line 5.7 km (Oshiage to Aoto) **** —=5. and 6. connected at
Oshiage Station is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex. Lines Oshiage Station ...
—= **** —=6. and 7. connected at Aoto Station—= **** 7.
Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 3 ...
(from
Keisei Ueno Station is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It is the terminus of the Keisei Main Line and is a short distance from JR Ueno Station. Layout The station is underground beneath ...
) 1.2 km (Aoto to Keisei-Takasago) **** —=8. branched from 7. at
Keisei-Takasago Station is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway and Hokuso Railway. Lines Keisei Takasago Station is served by the following lines. * Keisei Main Line * Keisei Kanamachi Line * ...
—= **** 8. Keisei Narita Airport Line 51.4 km (Keisei-Takasago to Narita Airport Terminal 1)**** 7.
Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 3 ...
48.5 km (Keisei-Takasago to Keisei Narita) **** —=9. branched from 7. at
Keisei Narita Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the private railway company, Keisei Electric Railway. It is within walking distance of the JR East Narita Station. Lines Keisei Narita Station is ...
—= **** 7.
Keisei Main Line {{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 3 ...
8.1 km (Keisei Narita to Narita Airport Terminal 1) **** 9.
Keisei Higashi-Narita Line The is a 7.1 km branchline in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches off from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Narita Station to Higashi-Narita Station (the former Narita Airport ...
7.1 km (Keisei Narita to Higashi-Narita) **** —=9. and 10. connected at
Higashi-Narita Station The Higashi-Narita Station( ja, 東成田駅, ) is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway, and the public-private partnership, third sector company ...
—= **** 10.
Shibayama Railway Line is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line, ...
2.2 km (Higashi-Narita to Shibayama-Chiyoda) ***
Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line o ...
: Hiyoshi Station to Nishi-Takashimadaira Station (38.4 km) ****
Tōkyū Meguro Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Li ...
11.9 km (Hiyoshi to
Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...
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Den-en-chōfu is a residential neighborhood located in western Ōta in southern Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Tokyo. History Den-en-chōfu was built based on the " Garden City" idea originally developed by the Briti ...
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Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...
26.5 km (Meguro to Nishi-Takashimadaira via Shirokane-Takanawa) *** Shinjuku Line :
Takaosanguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. It is the main point of railway access to Mount Takao. Lines Takaosanguchi Station is the terminus of th ...
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Motoyawata Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is locat ...
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Keiō Takao Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation. The line connects Kitano Station on the Keio Line, to Takaosanguchi Station, and offers access to Mount Takao at the terminal. It is gauge, electrified ...
8.6 km (Takaosanguchi to Kitano as local train or Express) ****
Keiō Line The is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and throug ...
32.5 km (Kitano to
Sasazuka is a district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of October 2020, the population of this district is 16,763. The postal code for Sasazuka is 151-0073. Geography Sasazuka borders Minamidai in the north, Hatagaya, Shibuya, Hatagaya to the east, Shimoki ...
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Chōfu is a city in the western side of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 238,087, and a population density of 11,000 per km². the total area of the city is . Geography Chōfu is approximately in the south-center of ...
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Keiō New Line The is a 3.6 km link which connects Keio Corporation's Keiō Line from Sasazuka Station in Shibuya to Shinjuku Station with through service on to the Shinjuku Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. The line opened on Octo ...
3.6 km (Sasazuka to
Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
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Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shinju ...
23.5 km (Shinjuku to Motoyawata) *** Shinjuku Line : Hashimoto Station to
Motoyawata Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway). It is the only station on the Toei Subway that is locat ...
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Keiō Sagamihara Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo. Station list Rapid and Semi express services stop ...
22.6 km (Hashimoto to Chōfu as local train, Rapid, Semi-Express or Express) ****
Keiō Line The is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and throug ...
11.9 km (Chōfu to Sasazuka as local train, Rapid, Semi-Express or Express) ****
Keiō New Line The is a 3.6 km link which connects Keio Corporation's Keiō Line from Sasazuka Station in Shibuya to Shinjuku Station with through service on to the Shinjuku Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. The line opened on Octo ...
3.6 km (Sasazuka to Shinjuku) ****
Toei Shinjuku Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west. At Shinju ...
23.5 km (Shinjuku to Motoyawata) *
Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...
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Nikkō Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to . Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other. Station list * Trains can pass each other at ...
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Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
to Tōbu-Nikkō Station (''
Nikkō is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,239 in 36,531 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a popular destination for Japanese and ...
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limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
) (140.7 km) ***
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 ...
Yamanote Freight Line and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it as ...
10.0 km (Shinjuku to Tabata) ***
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 ...
Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...
50.1 km (Tabata to Kurihashi) ***
Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. The ...
80.6 km (Kurihashi to Tōbu-Nikkō via Shimo-Imaichi) **
Nikkō Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to . Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other. Station list * Trains can pass each other at ...
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Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
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Kinugawa-Onsen Station is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-56". Lines Kinugawa-Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and f ...
('' Kinugawa'' and '' Spacia Kinugawa''
limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
) (146.0 km) ***
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 ...
Yamanote Freight Line and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it as ...
10.0 km (Shinjuku to Tabata) ***
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 ...
Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...
50.1 km (Tabata to Kurihashi) ***
Nikkō Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to . Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other. Station list * Trains can pass each other at ...
73.5 km (Kurihashi to Shimo-Imaichi) ***
Tōbu Kinugawa Line The is a 16.2 km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. At Shimo-Imaichi Station it connects with the Tob ...
12.4 km (Shimo-Imaichi to Kinugawa-Onsen) **
Nikkō Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to . Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other. Station list * Trains can pass each other at ...
: Asakusa Station to
Aizu-Tajima Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. It is the terminus for all EMU through services from the Yagan Railway, as the secti ...
(Section-Rapid or Rapid) (146.0 km) ***
Tōbu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Met ...
41.0 km (Asakusa to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen) ***
Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. The ...
87.4 km (Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen to Shimo-Imaichi) ***
Tōbu Kinugawa Line The is a 16.2 km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. At Shimo-Imaichi Station it connects with the Tob ...
16.2 km (Shimo-Imaichi to Shin-Fujiwara via Kinugawa-Onsen) ***
Yagan Railway The is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the . The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient ...
Aizu Kinugawa Line 30.7 km (Shin-Fujiwara to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi) ***
Aizu Railway , is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the Aizu Railway Aizu Line. The names of the company and the line ...
Aizu Line The is a long railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway. Services The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Stat ...
15.4 km (Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi to Aizu-Tajima) *
Odakyu Electric Railway , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...
** Odawara Line :
Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
to Hakone-Yumoto Station (''Homeway'', ''Sagami'', ''Hakone'' and ''Super Hakone''
Romancecar The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
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Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Kanagawa, Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone. T ...
(Shinjuku to
Odawara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in the far western por ...
) 82.5 km *** Hakone Tozan Line 6.1 km (Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto) ** Odawara Line :
Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
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Gotemba Station is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes (including Lak ...
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Romancecar The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
) (96.8 km) ***
Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its ''Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Kanagawa, Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone. T ...
(Shinjuku to
Matsuda Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete *Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist *Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawa ...
) 71.8 km ***
JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
Gotemba Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Kōzu Station in Odawara to Numazu via Gotemba. The '' Mt. Fuji'' limited express service runs between Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and Gotemb ...
(Matsuda to Gotemba) 25.0 km *
Sagami Railway The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...
** Sōtetsu-JR Direct Line : Ebina Station to Shinjuku Station (57 km) ***
Sōtetsu Main Line The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects and . Services Services on the Main Line are divided into four categories. Some trains travel along the Izu ...
(Ebina to Futamata-gawa) ***
Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Sotetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owned ...
(Futamata-gawa to Nishiya) *** Sōtetsu-JR Direct Line (Nishiya to Musashi-Kosugi) *** JR Tōkaidō Main Line (Musashi-Kosugi to Ōsaki) *** JR Yamanote Line (Ōsaki to Shinjuku) * Fuji Kyuko ** Fujikyuko Line :
Tōkyō Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...
to Kawaguchiko Station (114.4 km) ***
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 ...
Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
(Tōkyō to
Ōtsuki Ōtsuki may refer to: *Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan *Ōtsuki Station, a railway station in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan *Ōtsuki, Kōchi 270px, Ōtsuki Town Hall is a town in the Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Jap ...
) 87.8 km *** Fujikyuko Line (Ōtsuki to Kawaguchiko) 26.6 km


Keihanshin is a metropolitan region in the Kansai region of Japan encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture and Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. The entire region has a population () of 19,302,746 o ...
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Osaka Metro The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
*** Midōsuji Line :
Senri-Chūō Station is a railway station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (which links directly into the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail located in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. It is the main railway station in , and also called "". Lines *Kita-Osaka Kyu ...
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Nakamozu Station is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The above ground station is an interchange station operated jointly by the private Nankai Electric Railway and the Semboku Rapid Railway, and the u ...
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Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the , operates as an extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro. The , established on 11 December 1967, is majorly owned by Hankyu. ''Kitakyu'', as it is ...
Namboku Line (Senri-Chūō to
Esaka is a railway station in Suita, Osaka, Japan, on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line. The station is numbered "M11"; it is the northernmost station in the Osaka subway system. Lines Esaka Station is ser ...
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Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
Midōsuji Line (Esaka to Nakamozu) 24.5 km *** Chūō Line :
Cosmosquare Station is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines. This station, which services the Cosmosquare Complex, is the west ...
to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka (36.7 km) ****
Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
Chūō Line (Cosmosquare to
Nagata Nagata is a surname which can be either of Japanese (written: 永田 or 長田) or Fijian origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Akira Nagata (born 1985), Japanese vocalist and actor * Alipate Nagata, Fijian politician *Anna Nagata (bor ...
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Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Companies * Kintetsu Group Holdings, the holding corporation of the Kintetsu Railway ** Kintetsu Bus, a bus company and a subsidiary ...
Keihanna Line The is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from , , and , but the name is written in hiragana. The line is the s ...
(Nagata to Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka) 18.8 km ***
Sakaisuji Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as ...
: Kawaramachi Station to
Tengachaya Station is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line ...
(52.7 km) **** Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (Kawaramachi to Awaji as local train or Semi-Express) 41.1 km ****
Hankyu Senri Line The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hankyu Railway. It commenced operation in 1921 and was completed on March 1, 1967. Through trains operate to and from the Hankyu Kyoto Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji ...
(Awaji to Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome) 3.5 km ****
Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
Sakaisuji Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as ...
(Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome to Tengachaya) 8.1 km ***
Sakaisuji Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as ...
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Kita-Senri Station is a railway station on the Hankyu Senri Line in Suita, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation. Lines Kita-Senri Station is the northern terminus of the 13.6 km Hankyu Senri Line. Station layout The stati ...
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Tengachaya Station is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line ...
(21.7 km) ****
Hankyu Senri Line The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hankyu Railway. It commenced operation in 1921 and was completed on March 1, 1967. Through trains operate to and from the Hankyu Kyoto Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway Sakaisuji ...
(Kita-Senri to Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome via Awaji as local train) 13.6 km ****
Osaka Municipal Subway The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...
Sakaisuji Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as ...
(Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome to Tengachaya) 8.1 km **
Hankyu , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...
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Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...
: Hankyū Umeda Station to
Nissei-chuo Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Inagawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway."Nissei" is named after Nippon Life Insurance Company. Lines Nissei-chuo S ...
(28.0 km) **** Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line (Hankyū Umeda to Kawanishi-Noseguchi as Limited Express) 17.2 km ****
Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...
Myōken Line (Kawanishi-Noseguchi to Yamashita as Limited Express) 8.2 km ****
Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...
Nissei Line (Yamashita to Nissei-chuo as Limited Express) 2.6 km **
Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Companies * Kintetsu Group Holdings, the holding corporation of the Kintetsu Railway ** Kintetsu Bus, a bus company and a subsidiary ...
and Hanshin Electric Railway :
Kintetsu Nara Station is a railway station on the Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines The station is the terminal station on the Nara Line. Kintetsu operates through expresses and limited expresses from Kyoto ...
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Kobe-sannomiya Station , or simply , is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe. Lines Sannomiya is served by the following railway lines and stations: *Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station ...
(65.2 km) ****
Nara Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however ...
(Kintetsu Nara to
Fuse Fuse or FUSE may refer to: Devices * Fuse (electrical), a device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current ** Fuse (automotive), a class of fuses for vehicles * Fuse (hydraulic), a device used in hydraulic systems to protect ...
) 26.7 km ****
Osaka Line is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
(Fuse to Ōsaka Uehommachi) 4.1 km ****
Kintetsu Namba Line The is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, Nara, Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Nam ...
(Ōsaka Uehommachi to Ōsaka Namba) 2.0 km ****
Hanshin Namba Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway connecting Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and Ōsaka Namba Station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. History The , the pred ...
(Ōsaka Namba to
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) 10.1 km ****
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(Amagasaki to Kobe-sannomiya as Rapid-Express) 22.3 km ** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway *** Tōzai Line : Hanshin Umeda Station to
Sanyo Himeji Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. Lines Sanyo Himeji Station is the western terminus of the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 54.7 kilo ...
(91.8 km) ****
Hanshin Main Line {{BS-map , title=Route map , title-bg=orangered , title-color=white , collapsible=yes , collapse=yes , map= {{BS, , , Lines are of Hanshin unless noted, } {{BS5, , hBHF, , , tBHF, , , {{STN, Osaka/{{STN, Kitashinchi} {{BS5, , hSTR, exKBHFa, tKACC ...
(Hanshin Umeda to Motomachi via
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and Kobe-sannomiya) 32.1 km **** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Tōzai Line (Motomachi to Nishidai via Kōsoku Kōbe and
Shinkaichi is a district of Kobe, Japan. It is one of the major downtown areas in the city. The name of Shinkaichi means "newly opened area". It was named so because the district was really newly developed after moving the Minato-gawa (river) from this ar ...
) 5.0 km ****
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture. The line runs parallel to West Japan Railwa ...
(Nishidai to Sanyo Himeji) 54.7 km *** Tōzai Line : Hankyū Umeda Station to
Shinkaichi Station is a railway station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Hankyu Corporation and Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in the district of Shinkaichi, Hyogo-ku, Kobe opened on April 7, 1968. Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the ...
(35.1 km) **** Hankyū Kōbe Main Line (Hankyū Umeda to Kōbe Sannomiya) 32.3 km **** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Tōzai Line (Kōbe Sannomiya to Shinkaichi via Kōsoku Kōbe) 2.8 km *** Namboku Line :
Shinkaichi Station is a railway station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Hankyu Corporation and Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in the district of Shinkaichi, Hyogo-ku, Kobe opened on April 7, 1968. Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the ...
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Ao Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the third sector and the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). Lines Ao Stat ...
(37.1 km) **** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Namboku Line (Shinkaichi to Minatogawa) 0.4 km ****
Kobe Electric Railway , often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Lines * Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
Arima Line (Minatogawa to Suzurandai) 7.5 km ****
Kobe Electric Railway , often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Lines * Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
Ao Line (Suzurandai to Ao) 29.2 km *** Namboku Line :
Shinkaichi Station is a railway station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Hankyu Corporation and Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in the district of Shinkaichi, Hyogo-ku, Kobe opened on April 7, 1968. Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the ...
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Sanda Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo, Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shin ...
(32.4 km) **** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Namboku Line (Shinkaichi to Minatogawa) 0.4 km ****
Kobe Electric Railway , often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Lines * Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
Arima Line (Minatogawa to Arimaguchi via Suzurandai) 20.0 km ****
Kobe Electric Railway , often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Lines * Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
Sanda Line (Arimaguchi to Sanda) 12.0 km *** Namboku Line :
Shinkaichi Station is a railway station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Hankyu Corporation and Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in the district of Shinkaichi, Hyogo-ku, Kobe opened on April 7, 1968. Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the ...
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Arima Onsen Station is a railway station on the Shintetsu Arima Line located near Arima Onsen, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the end point of the line. It is the highest station of Kobe Electric Railway at an elevation of 357 meters, as well as i ...
(22.9 km) **** Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Namboku Line (Shinkaichi to Minatogawa) 0.4 km ****
Kobe Electric Railway , often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Lines * Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
Arima Line (Minatogawa to Arima Onsen via Suzurandai and Arimaguchi) 22.5 km ** Kyoto Municipal Subway *** Karasuma Line :
Kokusaikaikan Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the beginning of the line, and was opened on 3 June 1997. Lines * ** (Station Number: K01) Layout The station has an island platf ...
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Kintetsu Nara Station is a railway station on the Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines The station is the terminal station on the Nara Line. Kintetsu operates through expresses and limited expresses from Kyoto ...
(49.1 km) **** Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (Kokusaikaikan to
Takeda is a Japanese family name.1990 Census Name Files
) 13.7 km **** Kyoto Line (Takeda to Yamato-Saidaiji as local train or Express) 31.0 km ****
Nara Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however ...
(Yamato-Saidaiji to Kintetsu Nara) 4.4 km *** Tōzai Line :
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line, in Ukyō-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines * ** (Station Number: T17) Randen-Tenjingawa Station on the Arashiyama Main Line (Randen) of Keifuku Electric Rai ...
to Hamaōtsu Station (16.3 km) **** Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line (Uzumasa Tenjingawa to Misasagi) 8.8 km ****
Keihan Keishin Line The is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu. Train service ...
(Misasagi to Hamaōtsu) 7.5 km


Chukyo Chukyo can refer to: * Emperor Chūkyō (1218-1234), 85th emperor of Japan the city of Nagoya ( 中京 Chūkyō). Various things are named after the city: *Chūkyō Industrial Area *Chūkyō Metropolitan Area *Chūkyō Television Broadcasting *Ch ...

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Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...
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Tsurumai Line The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter ''T' ...
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Inuyama Station 250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Inuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is ...
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Toyotashi Station 270px, Platforms is a junction railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Toyotashi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station. It ...
(58.4 km) ****
Meitetsu Inuyama Line The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu, Aichi with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara, Gifu. Together with the Kakamigahara Li ...
(Inuyama to Kami-Otai as local train or Express) 21.4 km ****
Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...
Tsurumai Line The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter ''T' ...
(Kami-Otai to Akaike) 20.4 km ****
Meitetsu Toyota Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Umetsubo Station in Toyota with Akaike Station in Nisshin. The line operates a through-service onto the Nagoy ...
(Akaike to Umetsubo) 15.2 km ****
Meitetsu Mikawa Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, ...
(Umetsubo to Toyotashi) 1.4 km ***
Kamiiida Line The is a subway line which is part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs between two stations, Kamiiida and Heian-dōri, both in Kita Ward, Nagoya. Both stations have automatic platform gates. The Kamiiida Line's col ...
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Inuyama Station 250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Inuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is ...
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Heian-dōri Station Kamiiida line platforms is an underground interchange metro station located in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Lines Heian-dōri Station is served by the Nagoya Municipal Subway ...
(21.4 km) ****
Meitetsu Komaki Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Kamiiida Station in Nagoya with Inuyama Station in Inuyama. The track from Kamiiida to Ajima is mostly undergrou ...
(Inuyama to Kamiiida) 20.6 km ****
Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...
Kamiiida Line The is a subway line which is part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs between two stations, Kamiiida and Heian-dōri, both in Kita Ward, Nagoya. Both stations have automatic platform gates. The Kamiiida Line's col ...
(Kamiiida to Heian-dōri) 0.8 km


Kyushu (Fukuoka)

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JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
Chikuhi Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, ...
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Meinohama Station is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by JR Kyushu and the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. The station symbol of the subway station is a yacht in yellow, symbolising nearby Odo yacht har ...
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Fukuoka City Subway The serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line). The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japa ...
Kūkō Line


Through services between JR companies

* JR Hokkaido Hokkaido Shinkansen via
Shin-Aomori Station is a railway station in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Lines Shin-Aomori Station is the northern terminus of the Ōu Main Line ...
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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 ...
Tohoku Shinkansen * JR East Tokaido Main Line via Atami Station to
JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
Tokaido Main Line * JR East
Shinonoi Line The is a railway line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Shinonoi Station in Nagano with Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri. The line is a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Ch ...
and Chuo Main Line via Tatsuno Station to JR Central Iida Line * JR East Shinonoi Line via
Shiojiri Station is a train station in the city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. It is the operational border between JR East a ...
to JR Central Chuo Main Line * JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen via Joetsu-Myōkō Station to
JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
Hokuriku Shinkansen * JR Central
Tokaido Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
via Shin-Osaka Station to JR West
Sanyo Shinkansen , stylized as SANYO, is a Japanese electronics company and formerly a member of the Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 whose headquarters was located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo had over 230 subsidiari ...
* JR Central Tokaido Main Line via Maibara Station to JR West Tokaido Main Line * JR West
Uno Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Okayama Station in Okayama to Uno Station in Tamano, both in Okayama Prefecture. It is owned and run by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also referred to as the . Part of the line, b ...
to Honshi-Bisan Line via Kojima Station to JR Shikoku Honshi-Bisan Line to
Yosan Line The is the principal railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, connecting the major cities of Shikoku, and via the Honshi-Bisan Line, with Honshu. It is operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), and is aligned approximately pa ...
, Dosan Line and
Kōtoku Line The is a railway line in northeastern Shikoku, Japan that connects the prefectural capitals Takamatsu (Kagawa) and Tokushima (Tokushima). Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) owns and operates the line, whose name comes from the characters in th ...
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Seto-Ōhashi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Japan which links Okayama Station in Okayama Prefecture with Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefectu ...
) * JR West Sanyo Shinkansen via
Hakata Station is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. The San'yō Shinkansen from Osaka end ...
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JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
Kyushu Shinkansen


Services between JR railway lines and third-sector lines

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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 ...
Ōminato Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Noheji Station and Ōminato Station on the Shimokita Peninsula in eastern Aomori Prefecture. Station list :●: All rapid service trains stop, ○: Some ra ...
via
Noheji Station is a railway station located in the central district of the town of Noheji in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since 1891. Since 2010, the station has been jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) an ...
to Aoimori Railway Line *JR East Tohoku Main Line via Morioka Station to
Iwate Galaxy Railway Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the " third sector" publicly and privately owned operator Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It connects Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori. Formerly part of the East Ja ...
*JR East
Hanawa Line The is a railway line in Japan linking Kōma Station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture and Ōdate Station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 106.9 km (66.4 mi) with a total of 27 stations. Also known as the , the Hanawa Line i ...
via Kōma Station to Iwate Galaxy Railway Line *
Abukuma Express Line The is a railway line in Japan, owned and operated by the third sector operator AbukumaExpress. The line connects Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Tsukinoki Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Both of these stations are also on the ...
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Tsukinoki Station is a junction railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector AbukumaExpress. Lines Tsukinoki Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is ...
to JR East Tohoku Main Line *
Aizu Railway , is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the Aizu Railway Aizu Line. The names of the company and the line ...
Aizu Line The is a long railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway. Services The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Stat ...
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Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is located southwest of the center of Aizuwakamatsu. Lines Nishi-Wakam ...
to JR East
Tadami Line The is a scenic railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station at Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture with Koide Station at Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture. The line opened in discont ...
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Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on th ...
Rinkai Line The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on th ...
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Ōsaki Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). Lines Ōsaki Station is served by the following JR East lines. * Saikyō Line * Shōnan-Sh ...
to JR East
Saikyō Line The Saikyō Line ( ja, 埼京線, ) is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation of ...
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Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are , ...
* Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line via
Muikamachi Station is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express. Lines Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is loc ...
to JR East Jōetsu Line and via Saigata Station to JR East
Shin'etsu Main Line The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . S ...
*JR East Iiyama Line via
Toyono Station is a railway station in Toyono in the city of Nagano, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway. Lines Toyono Station forms a nominal terminus for the JR ...
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Shinano Railway The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it is separated from the JR East network in Octobe ...
Kita-Shinano Line The is a railway line operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, since 14 March 2015 following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension north of Nagano and transfer of operations ...
*Shinano Railway Shinano Line via
Shinonoi Station is a train station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), with the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway. Lines Shinanoi Station is one of the intermediate ter ...
to JR East
Shinonoi Line The is a railway line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Shinonoi Station in Nagano with Shiojiri Station in Shiojiri. The line is a corridor between the Shinetsu Main Line and the Ch ...
*JR East Shin'etsu Main Line via
Naoetsu Station is a railway station in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. Lines Naoetsu Station is served by the JR East Shinetsu Main L ...
to Echigo Tokimeki Myōkō Haneuma Line *
Aichi Loop Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Okazaki Station in Okazaki and Kōzōji Station in Kasugai, operated by the . The company or the line is abbreviated as . This is the only line the company operates. Despite its name, the line is not ...
via Kōzōji Station to
JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...
Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
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Ise Railway The is a Japanese railway line in Mie Prefecture, between Kawarada Station, Yokkaichi, Mie, Yokkaichi and Tsu Station, Tsu, Mie, Tsu. This is the only railway line operates. The company name is abbreviated to . The Public-Private Partnerships In ...
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Yokkaichi Station is a railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It also has a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Downtown Yokkaichi is located ...
to JR Central Kansai Main Line and via
Tsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tsu, Mie, Tsu, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway, Kintetsu and the Public-Private_Partnerships_In ...
to JR Central Kisei Main Line *
JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
Nanao Line The is a railway line in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Noto Railway. It runs between Tsubata Station in Tsubata and Anamizu Station in Anamizu. JR West operates the section between Tsuba ...
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Tsubata Station is a railway station in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway. Lines Tsubata Station is served by the 17.8&nbs ...
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IR Ishikawa Railway The is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Ishikawa Prefecture. The main line was separated from the JR West network on 14 Ma ...
*JR West
San'in Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
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Fukuchiyama Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to S ...
via Fukuchiyama Station to
Kyoto Tango Railway The , or , is a railway system in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan operated by Willer Trains Inc. headquartered in Miyazu, Kyoto. Company The operating company Willer Trains Inc. is a subsidiary of Willer Alliance Inc. Willer Train ...
Miyafuku and Miyazu Lines *
Chizu Express The is a Japanese third-sector railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and extends a total of 56.1 kilometres. The limited expresses ''Super Hakuto'' and ''S ...
via
Kamigōri Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the town of Kamigōri, Akō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express. ...
to JR West
San'yo Main line , stylized as SANYO, is a Japanese electronics company and formerly a member of the ''Fortune'' Global 500 whose headquarters was located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo had over 230 subsidiaries and affiliates, and was founded by ...
and via
Chizu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Chizu, Yazu District, Tottori, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third sector railway operator Chizu Express. Lines Chizu Station is serv ...
to JR West
Inbi Line The is a railway line operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Tottori, Tottori Prefecture and Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Route data *Operating Company: **West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks) *Distan ...
*
Wakasa Line The is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture operated by the third-sector operating company . The line connects Kōge Station in Yazu with Wakasa Station in Wakasa. It is the only railway line operated by the Wakasa Railway. The third-s ...
via Kōge Station to JR West Inbi Line *
Ibara Line The is Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja, Okayama, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama. This is the only railway line operates. History Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in 1966 ...
via Kannabe Station to JR West
Fukuen Line The is a railway line in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Fukuyama Station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama to Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima), Miyoshi Station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Miy ...
*
Nishikigawa Seiryū Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kawanishi and Nishikichō stations, all within Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. As the name suggests, the line parallels the Nishiki River (''Nishiki-gawa''). This is the only railway line operates. The third-sect ...
via Kawanishi Station to JR West
Gantoku Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in western Japan, connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. The line was originally built as a more direct route betw ...
* JR Shikoku Dosan Line via Gomen Station to
Tosa Kuroshio Railway The is a Public-Private_Partnerships_In_Japan, third-sector railway company in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The name comes from the former Tosa Province and the Kuroshio Current. The company was founded in 1986, and operates three lines: a former J ...
Gomen-Nahari Line and via
Kubokawa Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for the town of Shimanto and hosts the railway services of both the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikok ...
to Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line and Sukumo Line *JR Shikoku
Yodo Line The is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Station, Shimanto, Kōchi (town), Shimanto, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Takaoka District in Kōchi Prefecture and Uwajima, Ehime, Uwajima in Eh ...
via Wakai Station to Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line * Hisatsu Orange Railway via
Yatsushiro Station is a railway station located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Hisatsu Orange Railway. The station opened on November 21, 1896. Lines *Kyushu Railway Company **Kagoshima Main Line **Hisatsu Line ...
and Sendai Station to
JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its two ...


Services between third-sector railways

* Aoimori Railway and Iwate Galaxy Railway at Metoki Station * Yagan Railway and Aizu Railway at Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station * Echigo Tokimeki Railway and
Ainokaze Toyama Railway The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network in Mar ...
at Etchū-Miyazaki Station * Ainokaze Toyama Railway and IR Ishikawa Railway and
Kurikara Station is a railway station in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by the third-sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway and the Ainokaze Toyama Railway. Lines Kurikara Station is served by the 17.8 km I ...


Under construction

* Sotetsu-Tokyu Line, a 10 km extension from Hiyoshi Station to Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai Station via
Shin-Yokohama Station is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Lines Shin-Yokohama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shi ...
for Sōtetsu through train service to
Shibuya Station is a railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest c ...
and
Meguro Station is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward. Lines Meguro Station is served by the following lines: *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Line *Tokyo Metro Namboku Line - ...
via the
Tokyu Meguro Line Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...
and
Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyu may refer to: * Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group ** Tokyu Car Corporation, a former Japanese railway vehicle m ...


References

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