Tōgane Line

Tōgane Line
Tōgane Line
	209 series EMU at Ōami Station
Overview
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Ōami; Narutō;
Stations	5
Service
Operator(s)	JR East
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Tōgane Line (東金線, Tōgane-sen) is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōami Station in the city of Ōamishirasato and Narutō Station in the city of Sanmu.

Services

Some trains run from Ōami to Narutō (In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), and some run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a Local train runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a Local train runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning. As of 16 March 2024, all Commuter Rapid and Rapid services operating through to/from the Keiyō Line were replaced by Local trains.^[1]

Station list

All stations are located in Chiba Prefecture.
Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass each other at stations marked "｜".

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Track	Location
Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Track	Location
Ōami	大網	-	0.0	Sotobō Line (some trains through to Soga and Tokyo)	v	Ōamishirasato
Fukudawara	福俵	3.8	3.8		｜	Tōgane
Tōgane	東金	2.0	5.8		◇
Gumyō	求名	3.8	9.6		◇
Narutō	成東	4.2	13.8	Sōbu Main Line	^	Sanmu

Rolling stock

209-2000/2100 series EMUs
E233-5000 series 4-car EMUs (Keiyō Line through services)

Past

113 series EMUs
211 series 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,^[2] 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 (5.6 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References

^ "京葉線で通勤快速列車の運転終了" [Commuter Rapid service on Keiyo Line ended]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ Segawa, Yutaka (October 1973). 成田線・東金線ならびに関西本線の電化開業について [Electrification of Narita, Togane, and Kansai Main lines]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (284). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 11–13.

External links

Stations of the Tōgane Line (JR East) (in Japanese)

[CRended-1] "京葉線で通勤快速列車の運転終了" [Commuter Rapid service on Keiyo Line ended]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[pictorial284-2] Segawa, Yutaka (October 1973). 成田線・東金線ならびに関西本線の電化開業について [Electrification of Narita, Togane, and Kansai Main lines]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (284). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 11–13.

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