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Chūō-Sōbu Line 中央・総武緩行線
E231-900 series EMU near Nishi-Ogikubo Station
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Tokyo, Chiba prefectures
Termini	Mitaka Chiba
Stations	39
Operation
Opened	1932
Operator(s)	JR East
Technical
Line length	60.2 km (37.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

The Chūō-Sōbu Line (中央・総武緩行線, Chūō-Sōbu-kankō-sen^?) is a railway line located in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network, it runs on separate tracks along the right-of-way of the Chūō Main Line (Chūō Line (Rapid)) and Sōbu Main Line (Sōbu Line (Rapid)), providing service between Mitaka Station in the cities of Mitaka and Musashino and Chiba Station in Chiba.

The term Kankō (緩行, lit. "slow run"^?) distinguishes local trains on the Chūō-Sōbu line from rapid service trains running on the Chūō Main Line between Mitaka and Ochanomizu and on the Sōbu Main Line between Kinshichō and Chiba.

  History

This section requires expansion. (February 2010)

Women-only cars, designed to prevent chikan, were introduced on this line during morning peak periods starting on November 20, 2006.

  Station list

• Except for certain limited express and seasonal trains, all local service trains stop at every station.
  • Some Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line trains have through service on the Nishi-Funabashi – Tsudanuma (mornings/evenings only) and Nakano – Mitaka sections.
  • For information on limited express trains that make stops on the Chūō-Sōbu Line between Kinshicho and Ochanomizu, see their respective articles.
• For station information on the parallel rapid/express lines, see the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Sōbu Line (Rapid) articles.

Legend

• ●: All trains stop
• ■: Some trains pass
• ▲: All trains pass on weekends and holidays
• ｜: All trains pass

  Rolling stock

  201 series train (left) at Chiba Station, December 1998

Trains used on the Chūō-Sōbu Line are based at Mitaka Depot.

  Rolling stock currently used

• 209-500 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from December 1998)^[1]
• E231 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from February 2000)^[1]

  Rolling stock used in the past

• 101 series EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1963 until November 1988)^[1]
• 103 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1979 until March 2001)^[1]
• 201 series 10-car EMUs (yellow livery) (from 1982 until November 2001)^[1]
• 205 series 10-car EMUs (yellow stripe) (from August 1989 until November 2001)^[1]

  References

  External links

Media related to Chūō-Sōbu Line at Wikimedia Commons

• Chūō-Sōbu Line (Japan Visitor) (English)

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