Shiosai
{{Short description|Japanese limited express train service}}
{{For|the Japanese novel Shiosai|The Sound of Waves}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Shiosai
| image = Series255 Shiosai-12.jpg
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| caption = A 255 series EMU on a Shiosai service in June 2021
| type = Limited express
| status =
| locale = Sōbu Main Line
| predecessor =
| first = 10 March 1975
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| operator = JR East
| formeroperator= JNR
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| start = {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
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| end = {{STN|Chōshi|x}}
| distance = {{Convert|120.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| catering = Trolley service
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| stock = E259 series, E257-500 series EMUs
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
| el = 1,500 V DC overhead
| speed = {{Convert|130|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}
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The {{nihongo|Shiosai|しおさい}} is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from {{STN|Tokyo|x}} and {{STN|Shinjuku|x}} to {{STN|Chōshi|x}} on the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture.
Station stops
Shiosai services operate over the Sōbu Main Line, stopping at the stations listed below. All 7 round trips are operated daily except for one inbound trip which is not operated on Saturdays and holidays. No services operate as "Local" all-stations services in any section; this characteristic is different from that of Wakashio ltd.exp.{{cite book | title=JR Timetable | publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha | date=April 2016 | location=Japan | pages=95–95, 984 }}[https://www.jreast.co.jp/chiba/railinfo/train/shiosai.html 千葉を走る列車＞しおさい：EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Chiba branch Japan][https://www.jreast.co.jp/chiba/railinfo/train/wakashio.html 千葉を走る列車＞わかしお：EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Chiba branch Japan]
{{STN|Tokyo|x}} - {{STN|Kinshichō|x}} - {{STN|Chiba|x}} - {{STN|Sakura|x|Chiba}} - {{STN|Yachimata|x}} - {{STN|Narutō |x}} - {{STN|Yokoshiba|x}} - {{STN|Yōkaichiba|x}} - {{STN|Asahi|x|Chiba}} - {{STN|Iioka|x}} - {{STN|Chōshi|x}}
- No. 2, 4 & 13 trains also stop at {{STN|Yotsukaidō|x}} station.
Rolling stock
File:E257-500 NB-04 Shiosai 12 Choshi 20120128.JPG
- E259 series 6-car EMUs (since 16 March 2024){{cite web |title=2023【ダイヤ改正日】 2024年3月16日（土） - JR東日本 |trans-title=2023[Timetable revision date] Saturday, March 16, 2024 - JR East |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2023/chiba/20231215_c01.pdf |publisher=JR East |access-date=22 December 2023 |language=Japanese |date=15 December 2023}}
- E257-500 series 5-car EMUs
Shiosai services are operated using Kamakura-based 6-car E259 series EMU and Makuhari-based 5-car E257-500 series EMU formations. The E257-500 series formations have no Green (first class) cars.{{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 | year = 2008 | location = Japan | page = 646| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}
=Past rolling stock=
- 183 series EMUs (10 March 1975 – 2005)
- 255 series 9-car EMUs (10 December 2005 – 15 March 2024)
Formations
=5+5-car E257 series (No. 4 only)=
| class="wikitable" | |||||||||||
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 4 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 5 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 6 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 7 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering
| KuHa E256-500 || MoHa E257-1500 || MoHa E256-500 ||style="background: #FFFAF5"| MoHa E257-500 || style="background: #FFFAF5"| KuHa E257-500 || ||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
| Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"|Reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved |
Past formations
File:Naruto Station with Shiosai May2005.jpg
Trains were originally formed of 9-car 183 series EMUs, including one Green car, or 6-car sets with no Green car,{{cite book |script-title=ja:国鉄電車編成表１９８５年版 |trans-title= JNR EMU Formations - 1985| publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha| date = October 2010 | location = Japan | page = 30| isbn = 978-4-330-17610-9}} but from December 1994, services were formed of 8-car 183 series sets with the Green car removed, as shown below.{{cite book | script-title=ja: こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド |trans-title= In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide| publisher = Ikaros Publishing| date = August 2000 | location = Japan| pages = 84–85| isbn = 4-87149-284-2}}
=8-car 183 series=
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| Car No. | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 1 | style="background: #FFF2E6"| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation
| style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved |
=9-car 255 series=
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| 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
File:JRE 165-revival train Inubou.jpg
The Shiosai service was introduced from 10 March 1975 following the completion of electrification of the Sōbu Main Line in October 1974, using 9-car 183 series EMUs, replacing five of the seven daily diesel-powered {{Nihongo|Inubō|犬吠}} express services that operated between {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}/{{STN|Ryōgoku|x}} and {{STN|Chōshi|x}}.{{cite book| last = Teramoto | first = Mitsuteru | script-title=ja: 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典 |trans-title= JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia| publisher = Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. | date = July 2001 | location = Tokyo, Japan | page =266 | isbn = 4-88732-093-0}}
From the start of the November 1982 timetable revision, further 183 series EMUs were drafted in, displaced from Toki limited express services following the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen,{{cite book |script-title=ja:JR特急列車年鑑2013 |trans-title= Limited Express Annual 2013| publisher = Ikaros Publications Ltd. | date = 20 December 2012 | location = Tokyo, Japan | page = 166| isbn = 978-4-86320-654-0}} and the remaining Inubō express services were discontinued and absorbed into the Shiosai services, giving seven return workings daily.
From the start of the revised timetable on 10 December 2005, 255 series 9-car EMUs were introduced on Shiosai services. From the same date, services were made entirely no-smoking.{{cite book |script-title=ja:JR電車編成表 2012冬 |trans-title= JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012| publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha| date = October 2011 | location = Japan | pages = 50–51| isbn = 978-4-330-25611-5}}
From the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, all Shiosai services started and terminated at Tokyo Station, with no services operating from Shinjuku.{{cite book | title=JR Timetable | publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha | date=February 2015 | location=Japan | id={{EAN|4910053110259}} }}
From the start of the 16 March 2024 timetable revision, E259 series 6-car EMUs used on Narita Express services are scheduled to also be used on Shiosai services for six return trips. Meanwhile, E257 series trains in 5-car formations will continue to be used for one return trip. As a result, 255 series sets will no longer operate on these services.{{cite web |title=2023【ダイヤ改正日】 2024年3月16日（土） - JR東日本 |trans-title=2023[Timetable revision date] Saturday, March 16, 2024 - JR East |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2023/chiba/20231215_c01.pdf |publisher=JR East |access-date=22 December 2023 |language=Japanese |date=15 December 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [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}}
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