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The Shimōsa (しもうさ) is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kaihimmakuhari in the Chiba Prefecture and Ōmiya in theSaitama Prefecture.[1] 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.
 JR East E231-0 series EMU set MU35 on a Shimōsa service | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Local |
| Locale | Chiba Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| First service | 4 December 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kaihimmakuhari/Shin-Narashino/Nishi-Funabashi Ōmiya |
| Line(s) used | Keiyō Line, Musashino Line, Tōhoku Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard class only |
| Seating arrangements | Longitudinal |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Other facilities | No toilets |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 209-500/E231-0/E231-900 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Service pattern
editThree services operate every day, during the morning and evening rush hours. In the morning, 1 train originates from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, then returning to Kaihimmakuhari. In the evening, 2 trains originate from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, return to Nishi-Funabashi, 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.[citation needed]
Route
editThe trains to and from Ōmiya use one of the Musashino Line freight branches, which connects the Musashino Line (Musashi-Urawa Station) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Yono Station).[2] It also use parts of the Keiyo Line, from Minami-Funabashi to Kaihimmakuhari.
Stations served
edit- 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 - Makuharitoyosuna - Kaihimmakuhari（※）
※ : Only served by the morning train service
Rolling stock
editServices share rolling stock with the Musashino Line and are currently operated by 209-500 series, E231-0 series, or E231-900 series 8-car EMUs with longitudinal seating throughout.[3]
Former rolling stock:
Former rolling stock is 8-car 209 series.
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JR East Musashino Line 209-500 series EMU set M73 at Omiya Station -
Musashino Line 205-0 series on a Shimōsa service, at Minami-Funabashi station
See also
edit- List of named passenger trains of Japan
- Shimōsa Province, the service's namesake
- Musashino (train), a similar service linking Ōmiya and the western side of the Musashino Line and also the Chūō Main Line.
References
edit- ^ JR Timetable, February 2011 issue
- ^ "行楽列車"ホリデー快速"と武蔵野線ジャンクション" ["Holiday Rapid" Excursion train and Musashino Line junctions]. Japan Railfan Magazine. No. 439. Japan: Kōyūsha. November 1997. p. 30.
- ^ "JR北海道・JR東日本 2010年12月4日ダイヤ改正概要" [JR Hokkaido & JR East 4 December 2010 Timetable Revision Overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 319. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. November 2010. p. 81.