The is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the
East Japan Railway Company
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(JR East) between in the Chiba Prefecture and in the Saitama Prefecture.
[JR Timetable, February 2011 issue] The Shimosa looks like the
Musashino train because they use the same train stock. However, there are some differences between these two services, the Musashino train goes from
Hachioji or
Fuchu-hommachi whereas the Shimosa goes from
Shin-Narashino or
Kaihimmakuhari.
Service pattern
Three services operate every day, during the morning and evening rush hours. In the morning, 1 train originates from to , then returning to . In the evening, 2 trains originate from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, return to , then head back to Ōmiya again, before returning to Shin-Narashino. The timetables for weekdays and weekends are different. As a side note, the morning return train operates a one-stop service after it returns to Kaihimmakuhari, from Kaihimmakuhari to Shin-Narashino.
Route
The trains to and from use one of the
Musashino Line freight branches, which connects the Musashino Line (
Musashi-Urawa Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Musashi-Urawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line and the Saikyō Line which ...
) and the Tōhoku Main Line (
Yono Station
is a passenger railway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yono Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and is 2.7 kilometers from and ...
).
It also use parts of the Keiyo Line, from Minami-Funabashi to Kaihimmakuhari.
Stations served
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Ōmiya -
Musashi-Urawa -
Minami-Urawa -
Higashi-Urawa -
Higashi-Kawaguchi -
Minami-Koshigaya -
Koshigaya-Laketown -
Yoshikawa -
Yoshikawaminami -
Shim-Misato -
Misato -
Minami-Nagareyama -
Shim-Matsudo -
Shin-Yahashira -
Higashi-Matsudo -
Ichikawaōno -
Funabashihōten -
Nishi-Funabashi -
Minami-Funabashi -
Shin-Narashino - -
Kaihimmakuhari（※）
※ : Only served by the morning train service
Rolling stock
Services share rolling stock with the Musashino Line and are currently operated by
209-500 series
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Many countri ...
,
E231-0 series, or
E231-900 series
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8-car EMUs with longitudinal seating throughout.
Former rolling stock:
Former rolling stock is 8-car 209 series.
File:L25 209-500 M73.jpg, JR East Musashino Line 209-500 series EMU set M73 at Omiya Station
File:205系0番台千ケヨM64編成 しもうさ号.JPG, Musashino Line 205-0 series on a ''Shimōsa'' service, at Minami-Funabashi station
See also
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List of named passenger trains of Japan
This article contains lists of Lists of named passenger trains, named passenger trains in Japan.
Shinkansen (bullet trains)
Daytime trains Limited express (partial list)
Express
Rapid
Night trains Limited express
Express
...
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Shimōsa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture as well as the bordering parts of Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo (the parts that used to be located east of the lower reaches of the old Tone River prior to the ...
, the service's namesake
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''Musashino'' (train), a similar service linking Ōmiya and the western side of the Musashino Line and also the Chūō Main Line.
References
{{JR East trains
Named passenger trains of Japan
East Japan Railway Company
Railway services introduced in 2010
2010 establishments in Japan