The is a railway line in

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, Japan, owned and operated by

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(JR East). It connects

Ōami Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Ōami Station is served by the Sotobō Line and Tōgane Line. It is located from the term ...

in the city of

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and

Narutō Station a junction passenger railway station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Narutō Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and Tōgane Line, and is located 76.9 km from the weste ...

in the city of Sanmu.

Services

Some trains run from to (In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), and some run through to/from

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via the

Sotobō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, on the eastern (i.e., outer) side of the Bōsō Peninsula. It connects Chiba Station in Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in Kamo ...

. Every morning, a commuter rapid train (rapid on weekends and holidays) runs from Narutō to

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via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a commuter rapid train (Again, rapid on weekends and holidays) runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning.

Station list

* All stations are located in

. * Rapid and commuter rapid trains stop at all stations on the Tōgane Line. * Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass each other at stations marked "｜".

Rolling stock

* 209-2000/2100 series EMUs * E233-5000 series 4-car EMUs (

Keiyō Line The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the K ...

through services)

Past

* 113 series EMUs *

211 series The is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1985 by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It was formerly operate ...

EMUs

History

The Boso Railway Co. opened the Oami - Togane section in 1900, and was nationalised in 1907. JGR opened the Togane - Naruto section in 1911. The line was electrified (at 1,500 V DC overhead) from 1 October 1973, CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines

* Togane station - The Kujukuri Railway Co. operated a 9 km 762mm (2'6") gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References

External links

Stations of the Tōgane Line
(JR East) {{DEFAULTSORT:Togane Line Lines of East Japan Railway Company Railway lines in Chiba Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1900