The is a
limited express train service in Japan operated by
East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs between and via the
Keiyo Line
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and
Uchibō Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) adjacent to Tokyo Bay, paralleling the western (i.e., inner) shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. It connects Soga Station in the city of Chiba to Awa-Kamogawa Station in ...
.
Seasonal ''Shinjuku Sazanami'' services operate at certain weekends between
Shinjuku and Tateyama.
Principal stations served
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
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Soga -
Goi - (
Anegasaki) -
Kisarazu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 136,023 in 63,431 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kisarazu is locat ...
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Kimitsu
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,058 in 39,138 households and a population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kimitsu is located in the southweste ...
Rolling stock
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E257-500 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan for limited express services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation.
Variants
* E257-0 series: '' ...
5-car EMUs
File:E257-500 NB-13 - Shinjuku Sazanami - Akihabara 20100502.jpg, A E257-500 series EMU on a ''Shinjuku Sazanami'' service in May 2010 at Akihabara Station
Former rolling stock
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255 series
The , branded , is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was introduced into commercial service on 2 July 1993, and was specifically designed to be used limited express servi ...
9-car EMUs
* 183/189 series 9-car EMUs
History
* 15 July 1972 - ''Sazanami'' service starts coinciding with opening of the underground
Sōbu Line platforms at Tokyo Station.
* 16 March 1991 - ''Sazanami'' service are rerouted via the
Keiyo Line
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from Tokyo.
* 2 July 1993 - 255 series EMUs are introduced on ''View Sazanami'' services from Tokyo to .
* 16 October 2004 - E257-500 series EMUs are introduced.
* 10 December 2005 - The ''View Sazanami'' name is discontinued, and all services are made entirely no-smoking.
The opening of the
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
The , also known as the Trans-Tokyo Bay Expressway, is an expressway that is mainly made up of a bridge–tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan. It connects the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture with the city of Kisarazu in Chiba ...
road across the Tokyo Bay in 1997 saw increased competition from long-distance bus services offering cheaper fares, resulting in decreasing ridership figures on the ''Sazanami'' services.
From the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision, the number of services was reduced to six return workings daily.
See also
*
List of named passenger trains of Japan
References
External links
JR East 255 series Shiosai/Wakashio/Sazanami
{{JR East trains
Named passenger trains of Japan
East Japan Railway Company
Railway services introduced in 1972
1972 establishments in Japan