Shōnan (train)

The is a weekday limited express train service for commuters on the Tōkaidō Main Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Before 15 March 2021, this was a "Home Liner" weekday commuter service, consisting of (all day), (morning), and (evening) services.

Service pattern

The trains connect the Shōnan region of Kanagawa Prefecture with central Tokyo.

''Shōnan'' Limited Express

There are ten inbound (morning) and eleven outbound (evening) ''Shōnan'' services each weekday, taking 69 to 86 minutes between Tokyo/Shinjuku and Odawara.

Route

The ''Shōnan'' operates between Tokyo or Shinjuku and Odawara, mainly on the Tōkaidō Line. Some trains run also on the Tōkaidō Freight Line and the Yokosuka Line, including ''Shōnan'' No. 1 (outbound) and ''Shōnan'' No. 6, 8, 10 (inbound), and among them, ''Shōnan'' No.6 terminates at Shinagawa, and ''Shōnan'' No. 8, 10 terminate at the Sōbu Line underground platforms at Tokyo. ''Shōnan'' No. 22, 24, 26 terminate at Shinjuku, while ''Shōnan'' No. 21, 13 begin at Shinjuku.

Stations served

Legends:

: △ = Stops, boarding only
: ▽ = Stops, alighting only
: ● = Stops, boarding and alighting
: ↑ / ↓ = Passage
: , = Doesn't operate in this section
: = via Tōkaidō Main Line
: = via Tōkaidō Freight Line
: = via Yokosuka Line
: = via Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (Yamanote Freight Line)

Previous service patterns

''Shōnan Liner''

There were seven inbound (morning) and nine outbound (evening) ''Shōnan Liner'' services each weekday, taking 71 to 91 minutes between Tokyo and Odawara.

= Route

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The ''Shōnan Liner'' operated between Tokyo and Odawara, mainly on the Tōkaidō Line. Some trains ran also on the Tōkaidō Freight Line and the Yokosuka Line, including ''Shōnan Liner'' No. 1 (outbound) and ''Shōnan Liner'' No. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 (inbound), and among them, ''Shōnan Liner'' No. 4, 10 terminated at Shinagawa, and ''Shōnan Liner'' No. 6, 8 terminated at the Sōbu Line underground platforms at Tokyo.

= Stations served

=
Legends:

: △ = Stops, boarding only
: ▽ = Stops, alighting only
: ● = Stops, boarding and alighting
: ↑ / ↓ = Passage
: = via Tōkaidō Main Line
: = via Tōkaidō Freight Line
: = via Yokosuka Line

Generally, the stations served for different services all follow the same rules:

# They all stop at Tokyo, Shinagawa, Fujisawa, Chigasaki and Odawara.
# Only inbound services via the Yokosuka Line stop at Shimbashi.
# Only services running solely on the Tōkaidō Main Line stop at Ōfuna and Tsujidō.
# Only services running on the Tōkaidō Main Line (not Freight Line) west of Chigasaki stop at Hiratsuka, Ninomiya and Kōzu.

''Ohayō Liner Shinjuku'' and ''Home Liner Odawara''

The ''Ohayō Liner Shinjuku'' operated from Odawara Station to Shinjuku Station in the morning, and the ''Home Liner Odawara'' operated in the opposite direction in the evening. There were three inbound and two outbound services each weekday, taking 80 to 88 minutes between Shinjuku and Odawara. The Shinjuku-Odawara service competes with the ''Romancecar'' limited express services on the Odakyū Odawara Line, which take a similar amount of travel time. These services were once referred to collectively as the ''Shōnan-Shinjuku Liner'', until late 2002.

= Route

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The ''Ohayō Liner Shinjuku'' and ''Home Liner Odawara'' operated between Shinjuku and Odawara, on the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line, the Tōkaidō Freight Line and the Tōkaidō Main Line.

= Stations served

=
Legends:

: △ = Stops, boarding only
: ▽ = Stops, alighting only
: ● = Stops, boarding and alighting
: ↑ / ↓ = Passage
: = via Tōkaidō Main Line
: = via Tōkaidō Freight Line
: = via Shōnan-Shinjuku Line

Generally, the stations served for different services all follow the same rules:

# They all stop at Shinjuku, Shibuya, Fujisawa, Chigasaki and Odawara.
# Only services running on the Tōkaidō Main Line (not Freight Line) west of Chigasaki stop at Hiratsuka, Ninomiya and Kōzu.

Ticketing

To board a ''Shōnan Liner'', ''Ohayō Liner Shinjuku'' and ''Home Liner Odawara'' train, a is required, which costs 510 yen. Liner Tickets can be bought at ticket machines in stations or on platforms, by using cash or IC Cards such as Suica.

To board the on these trains, an additional is required.

Rolling stock

Current

* E257-2000/2500 series 5-, 9-, or 14-car EMUs (since 15 March 2021)

Image:Series E257-2500 NC-34 Shonan.jpg, E257-2500 series ''Shōnan''

Past

*183 series 9-car EMUs (until June 2002)
*185 series 7-, 10-, 12-, or 15-car EMUs (until 12 March 2021)
* 189 series 9-car EMUs (until June 2002)
* E351 series 12-car EMUs (from March 18, 1996 until March 14, 2008)
*E257 series 11-car EMUs (from July 1, 2002 until March 14, 2008)
* 215 series 10-car EMUs (until 12 March 2021)
* 251 series 10-car EMUs (Shinjuku services only, until March 2020)

Image:Series185-C6 Shonan-Liner.jpg, 185 series ''Shōnan Liner''
Image:Series215-NL1.jpg, 215 series ''Shōnan Liner''
Image:251系＿１.jpg, 251 series

Image:JR_East_183-1000_Minakami.jpg, 183 series
Image:JRE-EC189-Asama.jpg, 189 series
Image:OhayoLinerShinjuku22-002.jpg, E351 series ''Ohayō Liner Shinjuku''
Image:JR_East_E257_Limited_Express_Azusa.jpg, E257 series

See also

* List of named passenger trains of Japan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shonan (train)
East Japan Railway Company
Named passenger trains of Japan
Railway services introduced in 1992
1992 establishments in Japan