:Sazanami (train)
{{Short description|Japanese limited express train service}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Sazanami
| image = E257-500 Sazanami Kaihin-Makuhari 20061021.JPG
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A E257-500 series EMU on a Sazanami service in October 2006
| type = Limited express
| status = Operational
| locale = Chiba Prefecture
| predecessor =
| first = 15 July 1972
| last =
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| operator = JR East
| formeroperator= JNR
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| start = {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
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| end = {{STN|Kimitsu|x}}
| distance = {{Convert|128.9|km|abbr=on}}
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| line_used = Keiyo Line, Uchibo Line, Sobu Line
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| catering = Trolley service
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| stock = E257-500 series EMUs
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
| el = 1,500 V DC overhead
| speed = {{Convert|120|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}
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The {{nihongo|Sazanami|さざなみ}} is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs between {{STN|Tokyo|x}} and {{STN|Tateyama|x|Chiba}} via the Keiyo Line and Uchibō Line.{{cite book | script-title=ja: JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル |trans-title= JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kotsu Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | page = 66| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}
Seasonal Shinjuku Sazanami services operate "mainly on weekends and holidays when service is heavy"{{Cite web |title=20231215_c01.pdf |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2023/chiba/20231215_c01.pdf |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=East Japan Railway Company}} between Shinjuku and Tateyama. As of March 2024, trains no longer stop at {{STN|Akihabara|x}} or {{STN|Tsudanuma|x}}.
As of 12 March 2022, 5 outbound trains and 3 inbound trains are operated each day, except on Saturdays and holidays.[https://www.jreast.co.jp/chiba/railinfo/train/sazanami.html 千葉を走る列車＞さざなみ：EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Chiba branch (Japanese)] These trains stop at the following stations listed below:
Rolling stock
- E257-500 series 5-car EMUs
File:E257-500 NB-13 - Shinjuku Sazanami - Akihabara 20100502.jpg|A E257-500 series EMU on a Shinjuku Sazanami service in May 2010 at Akihabara Station
Former rolling stock
- 183/189 series 9-car EMUs
- 255 series 9-car EMUs{{cite book |script-title=ja: 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ'97~'98 |trans-title= Japan and World Railway Catalogue 1997-1998 |publisher = Seibido Publishing |date = 17 August 1997 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 147, 157|isbn = 4-415-09254-3}}
File:Jr183-snjsazanami-skw-kiw.jpg|A 189 series EMU on a Shinjuku Sazanami service in February 2007
File:JR East 255 Limited Express Sazanami.jpg|A 255 series EMU on a Sazanami service in March 2008
Formations
= 5-car E257 series =
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Car No. | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 1 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 2 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering
| style="background: #FFFAF5"| KuHa E256-500 || style="background: #FFFAF5"| MoHa E257-1500 ||style="background: #FFFAF5"| MoHa E256-500 || MoHa E257-500 || KuHa E257-500 | |||||
| Accommodation
| style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved |
= 9-car 255 series (No. 6 only) =
| class="wikitable" | |||||||||
| Car No. | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 1 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 2 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 3 | style="background: #E6FFE6"| 4 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering
|style="background: #FFFAF5"| KuHa 254 ||style="background: #FFFAF5"| MoHa 254 ||style="background: #FFFAF5"| MoHa 255 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| SaRo 255 || style="background: #FFFAF5"|SaHa 254 || SaHa 255 || MoHa 254 || MoHa 255 || KuHa 255 | |||||||||
| Accommodation
| style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Green || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved |
History
- 15 July 1972 - Sazanami service starts coinciding with opening of the underground Sōbu Line platforms at Tokyo Station.
- 16 March 1991 - Sazanami service are rerouted via the Keiyo Line from Tokyo.
- 2 July 1993 - 255 series EMUs are introduced on View Sazanami services from Tokyo to {{STN|Chikura|x}}.
- 16 October 2004 - E257-500 series EMUs are introduced.
- 10 December 2005 - The View Sazanami name is discontinued, and all services are made entirely no-smoking.{{cite press release|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2005_1/20050915.pdf| script-title=ja:２００５年１２月ダイヤ改正について|trans-title= Details of December 2005 Timetable Revision| date=30 September 2005| accessdate=25 June 2012 |language=Japanese}}
The opening of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line road across the Tokyo Bay in 1997 saw increased competition from long-distance bus services offering cheaper fares, resulting in decreasing ridership figures on the Sazanami services.{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2014032502000261.html|script-title=ja:房総特急 引き潮 高速道充実で利用者減少|trans-title= Boso limited expresses ebbing: Passenger numbers falling due to improved expressway network|date= 25 March 2015|work= Tokyo Shimbun Web|publisher= The Chunichi Shimbun|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326023225/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2014032502000261.html|archivedate=2014-03-26|url-status= dead|accessdate= 26 March 2014 }} From the start of the 15 March 2014 timetable revision, the number of services was reduced to six return workings daily.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Sazanami (train)}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923235945/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/255.html JR East 255 series Shiosai/Wakashio/Sazanami] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005171324/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/257wakashio.html JR East E257 series Wakashio/Sazanami/Shiosai/Ayame] {{in lang|ja}}
{{JR East trains}}
Category:Named passenger trains of Japan
Category:East Japan Railway Company