Chūō Main Line#Higashi-Shiojiri signal box
{{short description|Railway line in Japan}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Chūō Main Line
| native_name = 中央本線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = 0b8e0e
| color2 = 27836c
| logo = {{JRLS|JB|50}} {{JRLS|JC|50}} {{JRLS|CO|50}} 50px
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| image = Series E353 S107.jpg
| image_width = 300px
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| caption = E353 Series Kaiji on the Chuo Main Line.
| type = Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail, Commuter rail
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| status =
| locale = Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Aichi prefectures
| start = {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| end = {{STN|Nagoya|x}}
| stations = 112
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{Start date and age|1889|04|11|df=y}} ({{STN|Shinjuku|x}}{{endash}}{{STN|Tachikawa|x}})
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| operator = JR East, JR Central
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| linelength = {{convert|424.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
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| minradius =
| maxincline = 2.5%
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| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (Overhead lines)
| speed = {{cvt|130|km/h}}
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| map = File:map railroad japan chuo rough.png
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The {{Nihongo|Chūō Main Line|中央本線|Chūō-honsen|lead=yes}}, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is currently the fastest rail link between the cities.
The eastern portion, the {{Nihongo|Chūō East Line|中央東線|Chūō-tōsen}}, is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), while the western portion, the {{Nihongo|Chūō West Line|中央西線|Chūō-saisen}}, is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The dividing point between the two companies is {{STN|Shiojiri|x}}, where express trains from both operators continue north onto the Shinonoi Line towards the cities of Matsumoto and Nagano. Compared to the huge urban areas at either end of the Chūō Line, its central portion is lightly traveled; the Shiojiri-Nakatsugawa corridor is only served by one limited express and one local service per hour.
The Chūō Main Line passes through the mountainous center of Honshu. Its highest point (near {{STN|Fujimi|x}}) is about {{Convert|900|m|sp=us}} above sea level and much of the line has a gradient of 25 per mil (2.5% or 1 in 40). Along the Chūō East Line section, peaks of the Akaishi and Kiso as well as Mount Yatsugatake can be seen from trains. The Chūō West Line parallels the old Nakasendō highway (famous for the preserved post towns of Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku) and the steep Kiso Valley.
Routes
- Entire Route (Tokyo - Nagoya including branch): {{Convert|424.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- East Line (Tokyo - Shiojiri): {{Convert|222.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- Tokyo - Kanda: {{Convert|1.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} (officially part of the Tōhoku Main Line)
- Kanda - Yoyogi: {{Convert|8.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- Yoyogi - Shinjuku: {{Convert|0.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} (officially part of the Yamanote Line)
- Shinjuku - Shiojiri: {{Convert|211.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- East Line - Tatsuno branch line (Okaya - Tatsuno - Shiojiri): {{Convert|27.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- West Line (Shiojiri - Nagoya): {{Convert|174.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- Shiojiri - Kanayama: {{Convert|171.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- Kanayama - Nagoya: {{Convert|3.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} (alongside Tōkaidō Main Line)
Stations and services
{{Routemap|collapse=yes
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STR!~POINTERg@fq\\\\\~~Tōkaidō Shinkansen
STR\\STR!~POINTERg@fq\\\~~Tōkaidō Main Line
STR\\STR\STR!~POINTERg@fq\\~~Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line
STR\\STR\STR\\tSTR!~POINTERg@fq~~Yokosuka Line
KRZt\tKBHFeq!~HUBa\STR\STR\\tSTR~~Keiyō Line
KBHFe!~HUBaq\KBHFa!~HUBtg\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBq\KBHFa!~HUBq\tBHF!~HUBeq~~0.0~~Tokyo~~{{rint|tokyo|m}}
tSTRq\KRZt\KRZt\KRZt\KRZt\tSTRr~~Sōbu Line (Rapid)
hKRZWae\hKRZWae\hKRZWae\hKRZWae~~Nihonbashi-gawa
STR!~POINTERg@fq\STR\STR\STR~~Tohoku Shinkansen
STR\STR\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~1.3~~Kanda~~{{rint|tokyo|g}}
STR3\STR3!~POINTERg@fq\STR3!~STRc2\STR3~~Ueno-Tokyo Line
\\STR+1\STRc4
\eBHF~~1.9~~Manseibashi
\hSTRae
\eBHF~~2.1~~Shōheibashi~~ ~~Until 1912
STR+4\STR~~Chūō-Sōbu Line
XBHF-L\XBHF-R~~2.6~~Ochanomizu~~{{rint|tokyo|m}} {{rint|tokyo|c}}
KRWgl+l\KRWgr+r
HST\STR~~3.4~~Suidōbashi
\STR\eABZg+l\exKDSTeq~~ ~~Iidamachi~~ ~~Until 1999
HST\STR~~4.3~~Iidabashi
STR\eBHF~~4.6~~Ushigome
HST\STR~~5.8~~Ichigaya
STR2\STR3u!~POINTERg@fq~~Chūō Line (Rapid)
STR+1u\STR+4!~POINTERg@fq~~Chūō-Sōbu Line
HUBrg\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBeq\~~6.6~~Yotsuya~~{{rint|tokyo|n}}
BHFq!~HUBe\KRZu\KRZu\~~Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
TUNNEL1\TUNNEL1
STR\HST~~7.9~~Shinanomachi
\STR\eABZg+l\exKDSTeq~~Aoyama (temporary)
STR\HST~~8.6~~Sendagaya
exKDSTaq\eABZg+r\STR\~~Shinjuku Gyoen (temporary)
STR+l\KRZu\KRZu\STRq~~Yamanote Line (Freight)
STR\STR\STR\STR+l~~Yamanote Line
STR\STR\BHF\BHF~~9.6~~Yoyogi
STR\STR\STR2\STR3u
\STR\STR\STR+1u\STR+4\STR+l~~Odakyū Odawara Line
\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBq\KBHFe!~HUBlg~~10.3~~Shinjuku~~{{rint|tokyo|m}} {{rint|tokyo|s}} {{rint|tokyo|e}}
\KRWgl+l\KRWgr+r\STR\STR\tKBHFaq!~HUBe~~Keio Line
KHSTa\STR\STR\STR\STR\~~Seibu-Shinjuku
STRr\STR\STR\STR\STR\~~Seibu Shinjuku Line
STRq\STRr\STR2\STR3u\STR\~~Yamanote Line (Freight)
STRq\STRq\STRr+1u\STR+4\STR\~~Yamanote Line
\\STR\HST~~11.7~~Ōkubo
\\STR\HST~~12.8~~Higashi-Nakano
\\KRZt\ABZg+r~~Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
\\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq\KBSTa~~14.7~~Nakano
\\\STR\ABZg+l\STRr
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~16.1~~Kōenji
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~17.3~~Asagaya
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~18.7~~Ogikubo {{rint|tokyo|m}}
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~20.6~~Nishi-Ogikubo
\\\STR\STR\STR+l~~Keio Inokashira Line
\\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBq\KBHFe!~HUBeq~~22.5~~Kichijōji
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~{{BSsplit|24.1|0.0*|line=yes}}~~Mitaka
\\\ABZg+l\ABZlr\KBSTeq~~Mitaka Rail Yard
exKBHFaq\eABZgr~~3.2*~~Musashino Stadium~~ ~~Until 1959
\\BHF!~HUBaq\KBHFa!~HUBeq~~25.7~~Musashi-Sakai
\\STR\STRl~~Seibu Tamagawa Line
\eBST~~27.0~~Sakai (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1937
\BHF~~27.4~~Higashi-Koganei
\BHF~~29.1~~Musashi-Koganei
KDSTaq\ABZgr
\STR~~←Seibu Tamako Line
KBHFeq!~HUBaq\KBHFa!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBeq\~~31.4~~Kokubunji
STRr\STR~~Seibu Kokubunji Line
\eABZgl~~Shimogawara Line
\\BHF!~HUBaq\HUBlg~~32.8~~Nishi-Kokubunji
tABZq+r\tSTReq\KRZu\BHFq!~HUBe~~Musashino Line
tSTRl\tSTReq\ABZg+r\
\BHF~~34.5~~Kunitachi
exKDSTaq\eABZgr~~Railway Technical Research Institute
\\ABZg+l\ABZq+l~~Nambu Line
\HUBrg\HUBq\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBq\HUBlg~~37.5~~Tachikawa
\BHFq!~HUBe\STRq\KRZu\KRZu\BHFq!~HUBe~~←Tachikawa-Kita/Tachikawa-Minami→
\KRW+l\KRWglr\KRWg+r~~←Tama Toshi Monorail Line→
\STR\STR\STR
\ABZqr\KRZu\STRr~~Ōme Line
\eDST~~39.2~~Tamagawa (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1946
exKDSTaq\eABZgr~~Tamagawahara (Freight)
\hKRZWae~~Tama River
\BHF~~40.8~~Hino
\BHF~~43.1~~Toyoda
\\ABZgl\KDSTeq~~Toyoda Rail Yard
STRq\ABZg+r~~Hachikō Line
STR+l\eABZq+l\KRZo\~~Keio Line
tSTRa\exSTR\STR\STR+l~~Yokohama Line
tKHSTe\exKHSTe\STR\STR~~ ~~ ~~Keiō-Hachiōji
exKBHFaq\exSTRq\eABZgr!~KRWg+l\KRWgr~~ ~~Hachiōji~~ ~~Until 1901
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~47.4~~Hachiōji~~ ~~Since 1901
\BHF~~49.8~~Nishi-Hachiōji
\STR~~Keio Goryō Line
exHSTq\eKRZu~~ ~~ ~~Musashi Yokoyama
\eBHF~~52.0~~Higashi-Asakawa (Temporary)~~ ~~Until 1960
\\STR\STR+l~~Keiō Takao Line
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq~~53.1~~Takao
\\STR\STRl
\TUNNEL2
\eDST~~57.2~~Kobotoke (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1964
\tSTRa~~Kobotoke Tunnel
\tSTRe
\TUNNEL2
\BHF~~62.6~~Sagamiko
\BS2+l\BS2+r
\TUNNEL1\TUNNEL2
\TUNNEL1\TUNNEL2
\BS2l\BS2r
\BHF~~66.3~~Fujino
\TUNNEL1
\STR+GRZq~~↑Kanagawa/Yamanashi↓
\TUNNEL2
\BHF~~69.8~~Uenohara
\TUNNEL2
\BHF~~74.0~~Shiotsu
\BS2+l\BS2+r
\TUNNEL1\TUNNEL2
\TUNNEL1!~POINTERg@fq\TUNNEL2~~Arakura Tunnel
\TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2
\BS2l\BS2r
\BHF~~77.6~~Yanagawa
\BS2+l\BS2+r
\TUNNEL1!~POINTERg@fq\TUNNEL2~~Gozenyama Tunnel
\BS2l\BS2r
\BHF~~81.2~~Torisawa
\exSTR+l\exSTRq\eABZgr\\
\exTUNNEL2\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\\~~Katsuragawa
\exSTR\WASSER\TUNNEL1\\~~Saruhashi Tunnel
\exSTRl\exhKRZWaeq\eABZg+r\\
\BHF~~85.3~~Saruhashi
\\BHF!~HUBaq\KBHFa!~HUBeq~~87.8~~Ōtsuki
\\ABZgl\ABZql~~Fujikyuko Line
WASSERl\hKRZWae~~Katsuragawa
\BHF~~93.9~~Hatsukari
\\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\\TUNNEL1\exTUNNEL1
\\eABZg+l\exSTRr
\eDST~~98.9~~Hirogawara (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1908
\BHF~~100.4~~Sasago
\tSTRa~~Sasago Tunnel
\tSTRe
\BHF~~106.5~~Kai-Yamato
\TUNNEL2
\\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\\TUNNEL2\exTUNNEL2
\\eABZg+l\exSTRr
\BHF~~112.5~~Katsunuma-budōkyō
\TUNNEL2
\BHF~~116.9~~Enzan
\BHF~~120.1~~Higashi-Yamanashi
\BHF~~122.2~~Yamanashishi
\hKRZWae~~Fuefukigawa
\BHF~~125.0~~Kasugaichō
\BHF~~127.8~~Isawaonsen
\BHF~~131.2~~Sakaori
\eHST~~131.8~~Kai-Zenkōji (Temporary)~~ ~~1917
\\STR\STR+l~~Minobu Line
\\STR\HST~~Kanente
\\KRWg+l\KRWgr
\\BHF!~HUBaq\KBHFe!~HUBeq~~134.1~~Kōfu
STR+l\ABZgr
KDSTe\STR~~Kōfu Depot
\BHF~~138.6~~Ryūō
\TUNNEL1
\BHF~~142.7~~Shiozaki
\TUNNEL1
\hKRZWae~~Shiokawa
\BHF~~147.0~~Nirasaki
\BS2+l\BS2+r
\STRg\TUNNEL1
\BS2l\BS2r
\BHF~~151.2~~Shimpu
\TUNNEL1
\BHF~~154.7~~Anayama
exSTR+l\eABZgr
exSTRl\eABZg+r
\BHF~~160.1~~Hinoharu
\BHF~~166.3~~Nagasaka
\eDST~~172.0~~Takinomae (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1966
\BHF~~173.7~~Kobuchizawa
\ABZgr~~Koumi Line
\\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\\TUNNEL2\exTUNNEL2
\\eABZg+l\exSTRr
\BHF~~178.2~~Shinano-Sakai
exSTR+l\eABZgr
exTUNNEL1\TUNNEL1
exhKRZWae\hKRZWae~~Tatsubagawa
exTUNNEL1\TUNNEL1
exSTRl\eABZg+r
\BHF~~182.9~~Fujimi
\BHF~~186.1~~Suzurannosato
\BHF~~188.0~~Aoyagi
\eDST~~192.1~~Kifune (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1967
\BHF~~195.2~~Chino
\DST~~198.9~~Fumonji Junction
\BHF~~201.9~~Kami-Suwa
\BHF~~206.3~~Shimo-Suwa
\BHF~~210.4~~Okaya
\hKRZWae~~Tenryū River
\BS2+l\BS2+r
\hKRZWae\~~Tenryū River
\tSTRa@g\
\tSTR\~~Enrei Tunnel
\tSTR\
\tSTRe@f\
\BS2l\BS2r
\BHF~~218.2~~Midoriko
\eBHF~~ ~~Shiojiri~~ ~~Until 1982
\ABZgl~~Main Line
\\ABZgl\KDSTeq~~Shiojiri Depot
\ABZg+l~~Main Line
\BHF~~222.1~~Shiojiri~~ ~~Since 1982
\STR~~Shinonoi Line
}}
This section lists all stations on the Chūō Main Line and generally explains regional services on the line. In addition, there are limited express services connecting major cities along the line, namely Azusa, Super Azusa, Kaiji, Hamakaiji, Narita Express and Shinano. For details of the limited express trains, see the relevant articles.
=Tokyo - Mitaka=
{{main|Chūō Line (Rapid)|Chūō-Sōbu Line}}
File:0kmPostTokyoStaChuolFeb05JP.jpg
The section between Tokyo and Mitaka is grade-separated, with no level crossings. Between Ochanomizu and Mitaka, the Chūō Main Line has four tracks; two of them are {{nihongo|local tracks|緩行線|kankō-sen}} with platforms at every station; the other two are {{nihongo|rapid tracks|快速線|kaisoku-sen}}{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} with some stations without platforms. The local tracks are used by the Chūō-Sōbu Line local trains, while the rapid tracks carry rapid service and limited express trains. The Tokyo-Mitaka portion is a vital cross-city rail link.
The commuter services on the rapid tracks are collectively called the Chūō Line (Rapid) in comparison with the {{nihongo|Chūō Line (Local)|中央線各駅停車|Chūō-sen-kakuekiteisha}} or the Chūō-Sōbu Line on the local tracks. The former is usually referred to simply as the Chūō Line and the latter the Sōbu Line. Separate groups of trainsets are used for these two groups of services: cars with an orange belt for the rapid service trains and cars with a yellow belt for the local service trains. Signs at stations also use these colors to indicate the services.
This section is located entirely within Tokyo.
=Mitaka - Takao=
{{main|Chūō Line (Rapid)}}
The four-track section ends at Mitaka. Most of the section between Mitaka and Tachikawa had been elevated between 2008 and 2011 to eliminate level crossings. Plans have been proposed to add another two tracks as far as Tachikawa, but were not included in the track elevation.
=Takao - Shiojiri=
Most of the rapid service trains from Tokyo terminate at Takao, where the line exits the large urban area of Tokyo. The section between Takao and Ōtsuki still carries some commuter trains as well as long distance local trains and Limited Express trains. The Kaiji limited express terminates at Kōfu, the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture, while the Azusa continue beyond Shiojiri to Matsumoto via the Shinonoi Line.
All stations from Tachikawa to Shiojiri are served by the Chūō Main Line Local. Local trains from Tachikawa and Takao run as far as Matsumoto or even Nagano.
Legends:
- ●: All trains stop
- ▲: Stop, eastbound services only
- ▼: Stop, westbound services only
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| rowspan="2" |Station No.
! rowspan="2" |Name ! rowspan="2" |Japanese ! colspan="2" |Distance (km) ! style="background:#9bf; width:2em; rowspan="2" |Chūō Main Line Local ! style="background:#fc3; width:1em; rowspan="2" |Rapid ! style="background:#fbd; width:1em; rowspan="2" |Comm. ! style="background:#9ff; width:1em; rowspan="2" |Chūō Special ! style="background:#fbb; width:1em; rowspan="2" |Comm. ! rowspan="2" |Transfers ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" ; |Location |
|---|
| Between stations
!Total |
| colspan="5" |Through service to Chūō Line (Rapid) for:
|Tachikawa | colspan="4" |Tachikawa, Shinjuku and Tokyo | colspan="3" | |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|24|size=40}}
|{{STN|Takao|x|Tokyo}} |高尾 |3.3 |53.1 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ |{{JRLS|JC}} Chūō Line (Rapid) |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|25|size=40}}
|{{STN|Sagamiko|x}} |相模湖 |9.5 |62.6 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | | rowspan="2" |Sagamihara | rowspan="2" |Kanagawa |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|26|size=40}}
|{{STN|Fujino|x}} |藤野 |3.7 |66.3 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|27|size=40}}
|{{STN|Uenohara|x}} |上野原 |3.5 |69.8 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | | rowspan="2" |Uenohara | rowspan="6" |Yamanashi |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|28|size=40}}
|{{STN|Shiotsu|x}} |四方津 |4.2 |74.0 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|29|size=40}}
|{{STN|Yanagawa|x|Yamanashi}} |梁川 |3.6 |77.6 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | | rowspan="4" |Ōtsuki |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|30|size=40}}
|{{STN|Torisawa|x}} |鳥沢 |3.6 |81.2 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|31|size=40}}
|{{STN|Saruhashi|x}} |猿橋 |4.1 |85.3 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ | |
| align="center" |{{JRSN|JC|32|size=40}}
|大月 |2.5 |87.8 | style="background:#9bf; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fc3; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbd; text-align:center;" |▼ | style="background:#9ff; text-align:center;" |● | style="background:#fbb; text-align:center;" |▲ |Fujikyuko Line (some through trains to/from Kawaguchiko) |
| colspan="5" |Through service to:
|Chūō Main Line for {{STN|Kōfu|x}} (see below) | colspan="3" |Some to Fujikyuko Line for Kawaguchiko |/ | colspan="3" | |
Station numbers were introduced through Shiojiri in February 2025.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2024 |title=JR東日本長野支社管内へ「駅ナンバリング」を拡大します |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2024/nagano/20241213_na02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213064530/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2024/nagano/20241213_na02.pdf |archive-date=13 December 2024 |website=JR East |language=ja}}
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| style="text-align: center;"
! Station No. ! Station !Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Transfers ! colspan="2" |Location |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|JC|32|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Ōtsuki|x}} |大月 | style="text-align: right; " |87.8 | style="text-align: left; " |Fujikyuko Line | rowspan="3" |Ōtsuki | rowspan="20" |Yamanashi |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|33|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Hatsukari|x}} |初狩 | style="text-align: right; " |93.9 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|34|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Sasago|x}} |笹子 | style="text-align: right; " |100.4 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|35|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kai-Yamato|x}} |甲斐大和 | style="text-align: right; " |106.5 | | rowspan="3" |Kōshū |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|36|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Katsunuma-budōkyō|x}} |勝沼ぶどう郷 | style="text-align: right; " |112.5 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|37|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Enzan|x}} |塩山 | style="text-align: right; " |116.9 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|38|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Higashi-Yamanashi|x}} |東山梨 | style="text-align: right; " |120.1 | | rowspan="2" |Yamanashi |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|39|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Yamanashishi|x}} |山梨市 | style="text-align: right; " |122.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|40|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kasugaichō|x}} |春日居町 | style="text-align: right; " |125.0 | | rowspan="2" |Fuefuki |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|41|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Isawa-onsen|x}} |石和温泉 | style="text-align: right; " |127.8 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|42|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Sakaori|x}} |酒折 | style="text-align: right; " |131.2 | | rowspan="2" |Kōfu |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|43|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kōfu|x}} |甲府 | style="text-align: right; " |134.1 | style="text-align: left; " |Minobu Line |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|44|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Ryūō|x}} |竜王 | style="text-align: right; " |138.6 | | rowspan="2" |Kai |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|45|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shiozaki|x}} |塩崎 | style="text-align: right; " |142.7 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|46|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Nirasaki|x}} |韮崎 | style="text-align: right; " |147.0 | | rowspan="3" |Nirasaki |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|47|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shimpu|x}} |新府 | style="text-align: right; " |151.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|48|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Anayama|x}} |穴山 | style="text-align: right; " |154.7 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|49|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Hinoharu|x}} |日野春 | style="text-align: right; " |160.1 | | rowspan="3" |Hokuto |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|50|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Nagasaka|x}} |長坂 | style="text-align: right; " |166.3 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|51|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kobuchizawa|x}} |小淵沢 | style="text-align: right; " |173.7 | style="text-align: left; " |Koumi Line |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|52|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shinano-Sakai|x}} |信濃境 | style="text-align: right; " |178.2 | | rowspan="3" |Fujimi | rowspan="11" width="16" align="center" |Nagano |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|53|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Fujimi|x}} |富士見 | style="text-align: right; " |182.9 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|54|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Suzurannosato|x}} |すずらんの里 | style="text-align: right; " |186.1 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|55|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Aoyagi|x}} |青柳 | style="text-align: right; " |188.0 | | rowspan="2" |Chino |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|56|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Chino|x}} |茅野 | style="text-align: right; " |195.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| |Fumonji Junction |普門寺信号場 | style="text-align: right; " |(198.9) | | rowspan="2" |Suwa |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|57|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kami-Suwa|x}} |上諏訪 | style="text-align: right; " |201.9 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|58|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shimo-Suwa|x}} |下諏訪 | style="text-align: right; " |206.3 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|59|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Okaya|x}} |岡谷 | style="text-align: right; " |210.4 | style="text-align: left; " |Chūō Line (For Tatsuno) |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|60|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Midoriko|x}} |みどり湖 | style="text-align: right; " |218.2 | | rowspan="2" |Shiojiri |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRSN|CO|61|size=40}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shiojiri|x}} |塩尻 | style="text-align: right; " |222.1 | style="text-align: left; " |{{Plainlist|
}} |
==Okaya – Shiojiri==
{{Routemap|collapse=yes
|title=Okaya – Shiojiri Branch|title bg = #008000|title color = white
|map =
STR~~Main Line
BHF~~0.0~~Okaya
hKRZWae~~Tenryū River
BS2+l\BS2+r
\BHF~~3.5~~Kawagishi
\eDST~~6.5~~Hirade (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1983
\hKRZWae~~Tenryũ River
\BHF~~9.5~~Tatsuno
\ABZgl~~Iida Line
\BHF~~13.8~~Shinano-Kawashima
\BHF~~17.8~~Ono
\TUNNEL1
\eDST~~22.7~~Higashi-Shiojiri (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1983
\TUNNEL2
BS2l\BS2r
eBHF~~ ~~Shiojiri~~ ~~Until 1982
ABZgl~~Main Line
\ABZgl\KDSTeq~~Shiojiri Depot
ABZg+l~~Main Line
BHF~~27.7~~Shiojiri~~ ~~Since 1982
STR~~Shinonoi Line
}}
The Okaya-Shiojiri branch is an old route of the Chūō Main Line. It carries a small number of shuttle trains and trains from/to the Iida Line, which branches off at Tatsuno.
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| style="text-align: center;"
! Station !Japanese ! Distance (km) ! Transfers ! colspan="2"|Location |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Okaya|x}} |岡谷 | style="text-align: right; " |210.4 | style="text-align: left; "| Chūō Line (for Kami-Suwa, Midoriko) | rowspan="2"|Okaya | rowspan="6" align="center"|Nagano |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Kawagishi|x}} |川岸 | style="text-align: right; " |213.9 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Tatsuno|x|Nagano}} |辰野 | style="text-align: right; " |219.9 | style="text-align: left; "| Iida Line | rowspan="3"|{{STN|Tatsuno|x|Nagano}} |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Shinano-Kawashima|x}} |信濃川島 | style="text-align: right; " |224.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Ono|x|Nagano}} |小野 | style="text-align: right; " |228.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Shiojiri|x}} |塩尻 | style="text-align: right; " |238.1 | style="text-align: left; " |{{Plainlist|
}} | Shiojiri |
Prior to the opening of the new route between Okaya and Shiojiri, there was a junction ({{Nihongo|Higashi-Shiojiri Junction|東塩尻信号場}}) between {{STN|Ono|x|Nagano}} and {{STN|Shiojiri|x}} stations. It had a reversing layout. The signal station was closed on 12 October 1983.
=Shiojiri - Nakatsugawa =
{{Routemap|collapse=yes
|title = Chūō Main Line (West Line)|title bg = #f77321|title color = white
|map =
STR~~Shinonoi Line
BHF~~222.1~~Shiojiri
ABZgl~~Main Line for Okaya
ABZg+l~~Okaya - Shiojiri Railway
STR+GRZq~~JR East - JR Central
BHF~~226.3~~Seba
BHF~~231.0~~Hideshio
exSTR+l\eABZgr\
exSTR\TUNNEL2\~~Hideshio Tunnel
exTUNNEL2\TUNNEL1\~~大岨T
exSTR\TUNNEL2\~~中の沢T
exSTR\TUNNEL2\~~Katahira Tunnel
exSTRl\eABZg+r\
BHF~~236.2~~Niekawa
\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\TUNNEL1!~POINTERg@fq\exTUNNEL1~~権現T
\eABZg+l\exSTRr
BHF~~241.4~~Kiso-Hirasawa
TUNNEL2~~Takami Tunnel
BHF~~243.2~~Narai
\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\TUNNEL1!~POINTERg@fq\exTUNNEL1~~Torii Tunnel
\eABZg+l\exSTRr
BHF~~249.8~~Yabuhara
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2~~新鷲鳥T / 鷲鳥T
BS2l\BS2r
eDST~~253.1~~Yamabukiyama (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1968
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2~~新鷲鳥T / 鷲鳥T
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~255.5~~Miyanokoshi
BHF~~258.3~~Harano
BS2+l\BS2+r
STR\TUNNEL2~~Ueno Tunnel
STRg\TUNNEL2~~合沢T
STR\TUNNEL1~~矢崎T
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~263.8~~Kiso-Fukushima
exSTR+l\eABZgr\
exTUNNEL2\TUNNEL1\~~Kiso Tunnel
exDST\STR\~~ ~~Nakahira (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1982
exSTRl\eABZg+r\
TUNNEL1~~棧T
BHF~~271.1~~Agematsu
TUNNEL2~~寝覚T
eDST~~274.9~~小野ノ滝 (SIgnal Box)~~ ~~Until 1969
BHF~~277.7~~Kuramoto
BHF~~282.5~~Suhara
TUNNEL2~~Nakayama Tunnel
BHF~~285.8~~Ōkuwa
TUNNEL2~~関山T
BHF~~288.8~~Nojiri
BHF~~292.5~~Jūnikane
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL1~~十二河原T / 新十二河原T
STRg\TUNNEL2~~第三羅天T
STR\TUNNEL1~~第二羅天T
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL1~~花巻T / 第一羅天T
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~298.0~~Nagiso
exSTR+l\eABZgr\
exBST\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~Tokusho (Signal Box)~~ ~~Until 1923
exSTRl\eKRZ\exSTR+r~~兜T 1,015m
\\hKRZWae\exhKRZWae\WASSER+r~~Kiso River
\TUNNEL1!~POINTERg@fq\exTUNNEL2~~Shimada Tunnel
\eABZg+l\exSTRr
eBHF~~ ~~Tadachi~~ ~~Until 1973
BHF~~304.3~~Tadachi~~ ~~Since 1973
exSTR+l\exSTRq\eABZgr\\
exSTR\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERq\~~Kiso River
extSTRa\WASSERl\hKRZWae\WASSER+r\
extSTR\\tSTRa\\~~上鐘山T
extKRZ\exSTRq\etKRZ\exSTR+r\~~Sakagawa Railway Line
extSTRe\\tSTRe!~POINTERg@fq\exSTR\~~新上鐘山T
exSTRl\exSTRq\eABZg+r\exSTR\
\BHF!~HUBaq\exKBHFe!~HUBeq~~307.1~~Sakashita~~ ~~Shinsakashita
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2~~The second Takamineyama Tunnel
TUNNEL1\STRf~~The first Takamineyama Tunnel
TUNNEL1\TUNNEL2~~Mt Seto Tunnel
BS2l\BS2r
\hKRZWae\WASSERr~~Kiso rIver
BHF~~313.2~~Ochiaigawa
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2~~The second Ochiaigawa Tunnel
TUNNEL1\TUNNEL2~~The first Ochiaigawa Tunnel
TUNNEL1\STRf~~Nakatsugawa Tunnel
BS2l\BS2r
exSTR+r\STR+l\ABZgr\\~~Kitaena Railway Line
exKBHFe!~HUBaq\KDSTe!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBeq\\~~317.0~~Nakatsugawa
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\STR
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~323.4~~Minosakamoto
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2
BS2l\BS2r
\STR\STR+l~~Akechi Railway Akechi Line
\BHF!~HUBaq\KBHFe!~HUBeq~~328.6~~Ena
BS2+l\BS2+r
tSTRa\STR
tSTRe\TUNNEL1
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~334.0~~Takenami
BHF~~339.4~~Kamado
exSTR+l\eABZgr\
exSTR\TUNNEL2\
exSTRl\eABZg+r\
BHF~~346.8~~Mizunami
\BHF!~HUBaq\exKBHFa!~HUBeq~~353.7~~Tokishi
\STR\exSTRl~~Tōnō Railway Dachi Line
BS2+l\BS2+r
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2
tSTRa\TUNNEL2
tSTR\TUNNEL1
tSTRe\TUNNEL2
TUNNEL2\TUNNEL2~~Kokeizan Tunnel
BS2l\BS2r
BHF~~360.7~~Tajimi
\ABZgrxl\exHSTq~~ ~~→Tounou Railway Kasahara Line~~Shintajimi
STR~~←Taita Line
TUNNEL1~~Ikedamachi Tunnel
TUNNEL2
TUNNEL1~~Suwa Tunnel
BHF~~365.3~~Kokokei
\eABZgl\exSTR+r~~↑Gifu Prefecture
\TUNNEL1!~GRZq\exTUNNEL1!~GRZq
\eABZg+l\exSTRr~~↓Aichi Prefecture
BHF~~368.8~~Jōkōji
\eABZgl\exSTR+r
\TUNNEL2\exTUNNEL2~~The 2nd Tamano Tunnel
\TUNNEL2\exTUNNEL2~~The 1st Tamano Tunnel
\eABZg+l\exSTRr
ABZg+l~~Aichi Loop Line
BHF~~372.9~~Kōzōji
BHF~~376.1~~Jinryō
STR+l\ABZgr\
DST\STR\~~Jinryō Locomotive Depot
STRl\ABZg+r\
BHF~~378.8~~Kasugai
KBHFa!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq\~~381.9~~Kachigawa
STRr\STR\~~TKJ Jōhoku Line
hKRZWae~~Shōnai River
BHF~~384.6~~Shin-Moriyama
hKRZWae~~Yadagawa
STR+l\KRZu\STRq~~Meitetsu Seto Line
BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBeq\~~387.1~~Ōzone
STRr\STR\
BHF~~389.8~~Chikusa
eBHF~~391.2~~Tsurumai Park (Temporary Stop)
BHF~~391.3~~Tsurumai
eDST~~392.6~~Furuwatari (Signal Box)
eABZgl~~Tōkaidō Main Line (Freight)
\\STR\STR+l\STRq~~Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
\\STR\STR\STR+l~~Tōkaidō Main Line
\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBeq~~393.6~~Kanayama
STR+l\STRq\KRZu\STRr\HST~~Otobashi
STR\STR+l\KRZu\STRq\STRr~~JR Freight Nagoyaminato Branch
STR\STR\ABZg+l\STRq\eHSTq~~ ~~Nagoya Stadium Entrance~~ ~~Until 1994
STR\STR\DST\\STR+l~~395.1~~Sannō Junction
HST\STR\STR\\STR~~Sannō
tSTRa\STR\STR\\STR!~POINTERf@gq~~Tōkaidō Shinkansen
tSTR\STRl\ABZg+lr\STRq\KRZo~~Kansai Main Line
tSTR\\STR\STR+l\KRZo~~Narin-Express Aonami Line
etABZg+l\xtABZq+l\KRZt\KRZt\KRZt~~Kintetsu Nagoya Line
tBHF\tKBHFe\STR\STR\STR~~Kintetsu Nagoya/Meitetsu Nagoya
tSTR\\BHF!~HUBaq\BHF!~HUBq\BHF!~HUBeq~~396.9~~Nagoya
}}
Shiojiri is the dividing point of the East Line and the West Line; no train continues from one to the other. The Shinano limited express is the main service for the rural Shiojiri-Nakatsugawa section.
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align: center;"
! No. ! Station !Japanese ! Distance ! Transfers ! colspan="2"|Location |
| style="text-align: center;"
|rowspan="9"| | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Shiojiri|x}} |塩尻 | style="text-align: right; " |222.1 | style="text-align: left; "|{{Plainlist|
}} | rowspan="6"|Shiojiri | rowspan="18"|Nagano |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Seba|x}} |洗馬 | style="text-align: right; " |226.3 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Hideshio|x}} |日出塩 | style="text-align: right; " |231.0 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Niekawa|x}} |贄川 | style="text-align: right; " |236.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Kiso-Hirasawa|x}} |木曽平沢 | style="text-align: right; " |241.4 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Narai|x}} |奈良井 | style="text-align: right; " |243.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Yabuhara|x}} |藪原 | style="text-align: right; " |249.8 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Miyanokoshi|x}} |宮ノ越 | style="text-align: right; " |255.5 | | rowspan="3"|Kiso (town) |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Harano|x}} |原野 | style="text-align: right; " |258.3 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRCSN|CF|30}} | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Kiso-Fukushima|x}} |木曽福島 | style="text-align: right; " |263.8 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRCSN|CF|29}} | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Agematsu|x}} |上松 | style="text-align: right; " |271.1 | | rowspan="2"|Agematsu |
| style="text-align: center;"
|rowspan="5"| | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Kuramoto|x|Nagano}} |倉本 | style="text-align: right; " |277.7 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Suhara|x|Nagano}} |須原 | style="text-align: right; " |282.5 | | rowspan="3"|Ōkuwa |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Ōkuwa|x|Nagano}} |大桑 | style="text-align: right; " |285.8 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Nojiri|x}} |野尻 | style="text-align: right; " |288.8 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Jūnikane|x}} |十二兼 | style="text-align: right; " |292.5 | | rowspan="3"|Nagiso |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRCSN|CF|23}} | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Nagiso|x}} |南木曽 | style="text-align: right; " |298.0 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
|rowspan="3"| | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Tadachi|x}} |田立 | style="text-align: right; " |304.3 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Sakashita|x}} |坂下 | style="text-align: right; " |307.1 | |rowspan="3"|Nakatsugawa |rowspan="3"|Gifu |
| style="text-align: center;"
| style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Ochiaigawa|x}} |落合川 | style="text-align: right; " |313.2 | |
| style="text-align: center;"
| {{JRCSN|CF|19}} | style="text-align: left; "| {{STN|Nakatsugawa|x}} |中津川 | style="text-align: right; " |317.0 | style="text-align: left; "|File:JR Central Chuo Line.svg Chūō Line (for Tajimi, Nagoya) |
=Nakatsugawa - Nagoya=
Local and rapid service trains run on the line from Nakatsugawa to Nagoya. This section carries urban traffic for the Greater Nagoya Area.
Local trains stop at all stations (except Sannō Junction).
Legends:
- ● : All trains stop
- | ↓ ↑ : All trains pass (Arrows indicate the passing direction)
- ▼ : Only southbound trains stop
- ▲ : Only northbound trains stop
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align: center"
! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="3" | No. ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="3" | Station ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="3" |Japanese ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="3" | Distance ! colspan="4" |Stops ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="3" | Transfers ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Location |
| style="background:#cdf; border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" rowspan="2" |Rapid
! style="background:#fbb;" colspan="3" |Home Liner |
|---|
| style="background:#fbb; border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c"|Tajimi
! style="background:#fbb; border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c"|Mizunami ! style="background:#fbb; border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c"|Nakatsugawa ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c"|City / Town ! style="border-bottom:2px solid #3b6c9c" |Prefecture |
| style="text-align: center"
| {{JRCSN|CF|19}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Nakatsugawa|x}} |中津川 | style="text-align: right; " | 317.0 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | rowspan="7" | | rowspan="5" | | style="background:#fbb;"|● |File:JR Central Chuo Line.svg Chūō Line (for Kiso-Fukushima and Shiojiri) | rowspan="2" |Nakatsugawa | rowspan="9" |Gifu |
| style="text-align: center"
|{{JRCSN|CF|18}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Mino-Sakamoto|x}} |美乃坂本 | style="text-align: right; " | 323.4 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|17}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Ena|x}} |恵那 | style="text-align: right; " | 328.6 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |Akechi Railroad Akechi Line | rowspan="2" | Ena |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|16}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Takenami|x}} |武並 | style="text-align: right; " | 334.0 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|15}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kamado|x}} |釜戸 | style="text-align: right; " | 339.4 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | | rowspan="2" | Mizunami |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|14}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Mizunami|x}} |瑞浪 | style="text-align: right; " | 346.8 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|13}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Tokishi|x|Gifu}} |土岐市 | style="text-align: right; " | 353.7 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | |Toki |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|12}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Tajimi|x}} |多治見 | style="text-align: right; " | 360.7 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |File:JR Central Taita Line.svg Taita Line | rowspan="2" |Tajimi |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|11}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kokokei|x}} |古虎渓 | style="text-align: right; " | 365.3 | style="background:#cdf;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|10}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Jōkōji|x}} |定光寺 | style="text-align: right; " | 368.8 | style="background:#cdf;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | | rowspan="5" |Kasugai | rowspan="12" |Aichi |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|09}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kōzōji|x}} |高蔵寺 | style="text-align: right; " | 372.9 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|▼ | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | style="text-align: left; " |Aichi Loop Line |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|08}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Jinryō|x}} |神領 | style="text-align: right; " | 376.1 | style="background:#cdf;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|07}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kasugai|x|JR Central}} |春日井 | style="text-align: right; " | 378.8 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|06}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kachigawa|x}} |勝川 | style="text-align: right; " | 381.9 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | style="text-align: left; " |Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|05}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Shin-Moriyama|x}} |新守山 | style="text-align: right; " | 384.6 | style="background:#cdf;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | | rowspan="7" | Nagoya |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|04}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Ōzone|x}} |大曽根 | style="text-align: right; " | 387.1 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |{{Colors|white|#7c2982| ST }} Meitetsu Seto Line |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|03}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Chikusa|x}} |千種 | style="text-align: right; " | 389.8 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |20x20px Higashiyama Line |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|02}} | style="text-align: left; " |{{STN|Tsurumai|x}} |鶴舞 | style="text-align: right; " | 391.3 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"|▲ | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |File:Nagoya Subway Logo V2 (Tsurumai Line).svg Tsurumai Line |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|01}} | style="text-align: left; " | {{STN|Kanayama|x|Aichi}} |金山 | style="text-align: right; " | 393.6 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |File:JR_Central_Tokaido_Line.svg Tōkaidō Main Line {{Colors|white|#d12027| NH }} Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line |
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| | style="text-align: left; " | Sannō Junction |山王信号場 | style="text-align: right; " | 395.1 | style="background:#cdf;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↓ | style="background:#fbb;"| | style="background:#fbb;"|↑ | style="text-align: left; " |JR Freight Nagoyaminato Branch |
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|{{JRCSN|CF|00}} | style="text-align: left; " |{{STN|Nagoya|x}} |名古屋 | style="text-align: right; " | 396.9 | style="background:#cdf;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="background:#fbb;"|● | style="text-align: left; " |17x17px Tōkaidō Shinkansen File:JR_Central_Tokaido_Line.svg Tōkaidō Main Line File:JR_Central_Kansai_Line.svg Kansai Main Line {{Colors|white|#d12027| NH }} Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (at Meitetsu Nagoya) {{Rint|jp|kintetsu|e}} Kintetsu Nagoya Line (at {{STN|Kintetsu Nagoya|x}}) |
=Junctions=
- {{nihongo|Fumonji Junction|普門寺信号場|Fumonji Shingōjō}} is a junction between Chino and Kami-Suwa stations in Suwa, Nagano. It entered into use on 2 September 1970.
- {{nihongo|Sannō Junction|山王信号場|Sannō Shingōjō}} is a junction that diverts freight traffic from the Chūō Main Line to the Tōkaidō Line freight branch between Kanayama and Nagoya stations in Nagoya. It entered into use on 10 October 1962.
Rolling stock
= Chūō East Line (JR East) =
New E233 series trains entered service on Tokyo-area commuter services from 26 December 2006. These trains are a development of the E231 series used on other commuter lines in the Tokyo area, and replaced the aging 201 series rolling stock introduced on the line in 1981.
From 2017, new E353 series EMUs were introduced on Azusa and Super Azusa limited express services, replacing the E351 and E257 series trains.{{cite web|url= http://www.sponichi.co.jp/society/news/2013/09/16/kiji/K20130916006628560.html|script-title= ja:ＪＲ東日本 富士山観光見込み、中央線特急に新型車両|trans-title= JR East to introduce new trains on Chuo Line limited express services, eying Mt Fuji tourism|date= 16 September 2013|work= Sponichi Annex|publisher= Sports Nippon Newspapers|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130918220201/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/society/news/2013/09/16/kiji/K20130916006628560.html|archive-date= 18 September 2013|access-date= 16 September 2013|url-status= dead}}
- Chūō Rapid Line
- E233 series
- 209-1000 series
- Chūō-Sōbu Line
- E231 series
- E231-500 series
- Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
- E231-800 series
- 05 series
- 07 series
- 15000 series
- Chūō Main Line Local trains
- 211 series
- E127 series
- Limited Express
- E353 series (Azusa, Kaiji, Fuji Excursion, Hachiōji, Ōme)
- E259 series (Narita Express) (Two round trips per day starts/terminates at Takao)
- Seasonal services
- 185 series (Hamakaiji)
- 215 series (Holiday Rapid View Yamanashi)
File:Series-E233 T71.jpg|E233 series
File:Series211-2000-N614.jpg|211 series
File:SeriesE353-S108.jpg|E353 series on a Azusa service
= Chūō West Line (JR Central) =
File:CentralJapanRailwayCompanyType383-02.jpg
- Local Trains
- 211 series
- 213 series
- 311 series
- 313 series
- 315 series
- Limited Express
- 383 series (Shinano)
= Freight train =
History
The {{nihongo|Kobu Railway|甲武鉄道}} opened the initial section of the Chūō Line from Shinjuku Station to Tachikawa Station in 1889.{{Cite web | url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/press/20070702/ |title = JR-EAST:Press Releases - A New Look for Tachikawa Station First Stage Opening of ecute Tachikawa, Friday, October 5}} The company then extended the line both westward and eastward (towards Tokyo) until it was nationalised in 1906. The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) then continued to extend the line, reaching Shiojiri the same year, and Tokyo (at {{Nihongo|Shōheibashi Station|昌平橋駅}}) in 1908.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} The JGR also built the line from Nagoya, the first section opening in 1900, with the lines connecting in 1911. The Table below gives the section opening dates.
In 1904, the section between Iidamachi Station (formerly located between Suidōbashi Station and Iidabashi Station) and Nakano Station was the first urban electric railway in Japan using 600 V DC. Electrification was extended in 1919 and 1922, was increased to 1,200 V DC when extended to Tokyo in 1927, boosted again to 1,500 V DC in 1929, and reached Kofu in 1931. Electrification from the Nagano end was commissioned in sections from 1966, and the entire line was electrified by 1973.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
| class=wikitable
|+Chūō Main Line construction timeline !colspan=2 |Section !Opening date !Builder |
| rowspan=34|East Line
|Tokyo |rowspan=6 |JGR |
| rowspan=2 |Manseibashi † |
| rowspan=2 |1 April 1912 |
| rowspan=2 |Shōheibashi † |
| rowspan=2 |19 April 1908 |
| rowspan=2 |Ochanomizu |
| rowspan=2 |31 December 1904
|rowspan=10 |Kōbu |
| rowspan=2 |Iidamachi † |
| rowspan=2 |3 April 1895 |
| rowspan=2 |Ushigome † |
| rowspan=2 |9 October 1894 |
| rowspan=2 |Shinjuku |
| rowspan=2 |11 April 1889 |
| rowspan=2 |Tachikawa |
| rowspan=2 |11 August 1889 |
| rowspan=2 |Hachiōji |
| rowspan=2 |1 August 1901
|rowspan=16 |JGR |
| rowspan=2 |Uenohara |
| rowspan=2 |1 June 1902 |
| rowspan=2 |Torisawa |
| rowspan=2 |1 October 1902 |
| rowspan=2 |Ōtsuki |
| rowspan=2 |1 February 1903 |
| rowspan=2 |Kai-Yamato (Hajikano) |
| rowspan=2 |11 June 1903 |
| rowspan=2 |Kōfu |
| rowspan=2 |15 December 1903 |
| rowspan=2 |Nirasaki |
| rowspan=2 |21 December 1904 |
| rowspan=2 |Fujimi |
| rowspan=2 |25 November 1905 |
| rowspan=2 |Okaya |
| rowspan=2 |5 July 1983 (See note below) |rowspan=2 |JNR |
| rowspan=2 |Shiojiri |
| rowspan=22 |West Line
|rowspan=2 |1 December 1909 |rowspan=22 |JGR |
| rowspan=2 |Yabuhara |
| rowspan=2 |5 October 1910 |
| rowspan=2 |Miyanokoshi |
| rowspan=2 |1 May 1911 |
| rowspan=2 |Kiso-Fukushima |
| rowspan=2 |25 November 1910 |
| rowspan=2 |Agematsu |
| rowspan=2 |5 October 1910 |
| rowspan=2 |Suhara |
| rowspan=2 |1 December 1909 |
| rowspan=2 |Nojiri |
| rowspan=2 |1 September 1909 |
| rowspan=2 |Nagiso (Midono) |
| rowspan=2 |15 July 1909 |
| rowspan=2 |Sakashita |
| rowspan=2 |1 August 1908 |
| rowspan=2 |Nakatsugawa (Nakatsu) |
| rowspan=2 |21 December 1902 |
| rowspan=2 |Tajimi |
| rowspan=2 |25 July 1900 |
| Nagoya |
Notes:
- The section between Okaya Station and Shiojiri Station is the new route that replaced the old route opened on June 11, 1906, by JGR.
- Station names in parentheses are original names.
- Stations marked † are now closed.
- Prior to the connection of the East Line and the West Line in 1911, the section between Shiojiri Station and Miyanokoshi Station belonged to the East Line.
=Former connecting lines=
File:Kisogawa Bridge of Kitaena Railway.jpg
- Mitaka Station: A {{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} line to a Nakajima Aircraft factory opened in 1942, and was closed in 1945.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} In 1950, the factory site was used to build a sports stadium. The line from Mitaka to {{Nihongo|Musashino Stadium|武蔵野競技場前}} reopened on 14 April 1951, but was closed again on 1 November 1959.
- Kokubunji Station: A {{Convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} line was opened in 1910 to haul gravel from the Tamagawa. It closed in 1914 due to flood damage, but was reopened in 1916 after being rebuilt by the Japanese Army.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} On 26 May 1920, the line was absorbed into JNR, but operations were suspended from 1 December 1921. A {{Convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} extension to the Tokyo Racecourse opened on 1934. Services on the line were suspended from 1 October 1944, resuming from 24 April 1947. On 1 April 1973, the line to Tokyo Racecourse closed and the line was absorbed into the Musashino Line.
- Kofu Station: The Yamanashi Horse-drawn tramway opened its first {{RailGauge|2ft2in|first=met}} gauge section in 1898, and by 1904 had opened two lines (to Katsunuma and Fujikawa) totaling {{Convert|34|km|mi|abbr=on}}. In 1930, the Katsunuma Line was closed, and the other line was closed beyond Kai-Aoyagi, {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Kofu. The company renamed itself the Yamanashi Electric Railway, regauged (to 1,067 mm) and electrified the line at 600 V DC, and operated it until 1962.
- Sakashita Station: The {{Convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} {{RailGauge|762mm}} gauge Sakagawa Line was opened to Maruno by the Hisaka River Railway in 1926. A passenger service was operated {{Convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} to Okuya. The Forest Service opened a {{Convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} line connecting at Maruno the same year, and a {{Convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} branch from Okuya that operated from 1933 until 1958. In 1944, the Forest Service took over the Sakagawa line, operating it until 1961, when the entire {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} line closed.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
- Nakatsugawa Station: The Kitaena Railway operated the {{Convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}} Enaden Line to Tsukechi, electrified at 600 V DC, from 1924 until 1978. At Tsukechi, it transshipped timber from a {{RailGauge|762mm}} gauge forest railway with an {{Convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} "main line" and a {{Convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} and two {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} branch lines operated from 1932 until 1959.
- Ena Station: The Iwamura Electric Railway operated a {{Convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} line electrified at 600 V DC to its namesake town between 1906 and 1935. A {{Convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} line to the site of Oi dam was opened in 1922 to transport construction materials. Upon the dam's completion, the line was sold to the Kita-Ena Railway. but it closed in 1934.
- Tokishi Station: The Ogawa Railway opened a {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} line to its namesake town between 1922 and 1924. The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1950, and closed as a result of flood damage in 1972.
- Yabuhara Station: The [https://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/03/01/japanese-narrow-gauge-762mm-lines-part-6-the-kiso-railway-part-e-the-ogiso-line-from-yabuhara/ Ogiso Forest line] operated for an unknown period.
- Agematsu Station: The [https://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/02/16/japanese-narrow-gauge-762mm-lines-part-3-the-kiso-railway-part-b-the-otaki-forest-railway/ Otaki Forest Railway] operated between 1911 and 1975.
- Nojiri Station: The [https://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/02/25/japanese-narrow-gauge-762mm-lines-part-5-the-kiso-railway-part-d-the-atera-valley-and-the-nojiri-forest-railway/ Nojiri Forest Railway] operated for an unknown period.
- Tajima Station: The Kasahara Railway opened a {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} line to its namesake town in 1928. Passenger services ceased in 1971, and the line closed in 1978.
=Proposed connecting lines=
- Chino Station: The Saku Railway, which had built the line from Komoro on the Shinetsu Line to Koumi, proposed to build a line from Tanaka on the Shinetsu Line to this station. The company was nationalised before construction started, and JGR connected the Koumi line to the Chuo Main Line in 1935, making this proposal redundant.
=Accidents=
On September 12, 1997, a Super Azusa limited express bound for Matsumoto collided with a 201 series local train that failed to stop at a red signal while passing through Ōtsuki Station.
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