The Yamanote Line (山手線 Yamanote-sen?) of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter rail lines. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns Running as a circle, it connects most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres including the Yūrakuchō area, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro with all but two of its 29 stations connecting with other railway or underground (subway) lines. is a neighborhood of Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park near the neighborhood of Shinbashi. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 it had an estimated Population of 208371 and a density of 13540 persons is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center housing the busiest train station in the world ( Shinjuku Station a part of Toshima ward is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan.
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Service
Trains run from about 4:30 am to about 1:20 am at intervals of 2. 5 minutes at peak time. A complete loop takes 61 to 65 minutes. All trains stop at each station. Trains are put into and taken out of service at Ōsaki (which for timetabling purposes is the line's start and terminus) and sometimes Ikebukuro and Shinagawa. is a railway station in Tokyo 's Shinagawa Ward It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service is a Train station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. In the mornings, certain inner circle trains start from Tamachi which is more efficient after forwarding from the Osaki/Shinagawa stabling yards. Trains which run clockwise are known as "soto-mawari" (外回り, outer circle) and counter-clockwise as "uchi-mawari" (内回り, inner circle). (Trains travel on the left in Japan, as with road traffic. )
The line also acts as a fare zone destination for JR tickets from locations outside Tokyo, permitting travel to any JR station on or within the loop. The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as, consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the Assets and Operations of the government-owned
The line colour used for all of the rolling stock, station signs and diagrams is Yellow Green #6 ■ (Munsell code 7. In Colorimetry, the Munsell color system is a Color space that specifies Colors based on three color dimensions Hue, value ( lightness 5GY 6. 5/7. 8).
History
The Yamanote Line originated in 1885 with the construction of the Shinagawa line between Shinagawa and Akabane, bypassing the then built up areas and providing the first north-south rail link through Tokyo. is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and isa major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central and Keikyū. is a JR East railway station located in Kita, Tokyo, Japan. Line Tōhoku Main Line The top part of the loop between Ikebukuro and Tabata was completed in 1903 (known as the Toshima line, 豊島線) and in 1909 following electrification both lines were merged to become the Yamanote Line. The loop was not complete at this time, so trains generally inter-operated with the Chuo Main Line and Keihin-Tōhoku Line, traveling from Nakano to Tokyo Station, south to Shinagawa, then clockwise around the Yamanote Line to Tabata. The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama Nakano Station (中野駅 is located on the JR Chūō Main Line in the Nakano ward of Tokyo, just west of Shinjuku.
The loop was completed in 1925 with the opening of the section of track between Kanda and Ueno, providing a north-south link via Tokyo station through the city's centre. is a Train station locatedin Chiyoda, Tokyo. The station has elevated and underground tracks is a major Railway station in Tokyo 's Taitō ward It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park -- which contains Tokyo A parallel freight line, also completed in 1925, ran along the west side of the loop between Shinagawa and Tabata.
During the prewar era, the Ministry of Transport did not give permits for new lines managed by private suburban railway companies to cross the Yamanote from their terminal stations to the central districts of Tokyo. This policy led to the development of "new urban centers" around the major transfer points on the Yamanote Line, most notably Shinjuku and Ikebukuro (which are now the two busiest passenger railway stations in the world). is a Train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. is a Train station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.
The contemporary Yamanote Line came into being in 1956 when it was separated from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and was given its own set of tracks along the eastern side of the loop between Shinagawa and Tabata. However, Yamanote Line trains continued to periodically use the Keihin-Tōhoku tracks, particularly on holidays and during off-peak hours, until rapid service trains were introduced on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in 1988.
A major explosion on the Yamanote Freight Line in Shinjuku in 1967 led to the diversion of freight traffic to the more distant Musashino Line. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East To address severe undercapacity, the freight line was repurposed for use by Saikyō Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains, as well as certain express trains such as the Narita Express. The is a railway line between Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa Tokyo) and Ōmiya Station ( Ōmiya Ward, Saitama, Japan) The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo abbreviated as N'EX, is a Train operated since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East serving Narita International Airport from various Likewise, there are currently plans to extend the Tōhoku Main Line to Tokyo Station to provide further relief on the busiest portion of the Yamanote Line today, the southbound segment between Ueno and Okachimachi. The is a 6313 km long Railway line operated mainly by the East Japan Railway Company, although a small segment in the north is now operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway is a Train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the
As of 2005, the Yamanote Line carries on average 3. 55 million passengers a day, or 1. 3 billion a year. [1]
Name
"Yamanote" literally refers to inland, hillier districts or foothills (as distinct from areas close to the sea). In Tokyo "Yamanote" lies along the western side of the Yamanote Line loop.
Yamanote-sen is officially written without the kana "no" (の or ノ), which makes its pronunciation ambiguous in print. Kana is a general term for the syllabic Japanese scripts Hiragana (ひらがな and Katakana (カタカナ as well as the old system 山手 may also be pronounced yamate, as in Yamate-dōri (Yamate Street) which runs parallel to the west side of the Yamanote Line. The Seishin-Yamate Line in Kobe and the Yamate area of Yokohama also use this pronunciation. The is one of two lines of Kobe Municipal Subway that links the central district and suburbs of Kobe. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 is the name of two neighborhoods in Naka-ku Yokohama. One is the historic Yamate Bluff area with the Foreigner's Cemetery, many well-preserved residences two International is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area
After World War II, SCAP ordered all train placards to be romanized, and the Yamanote Line was romanized as "YAMATE LINE. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers ( SCAP) was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II " It was thus alternatively known as "Yamanote" and "Yamate" until 1971, when the Japanese National Railways changed the pronunciation back to "Yamanote. abbreviated or "JNR" was the national Railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987 " Some older people still refer to the line as the "Yamate Line. "
In 1971, JNR changed all train line signage to specify the pronunciation of line names. This change is attributed to the opening of the Agatsuma Line, which could be incorrectly pronounced "Azuma" as the ga character is omitted in its written name. The is a local rail line in Gunma Japan and is part of the JR East network As part of this change, JNR decided to adopt the Yamanote pronunciation, one reason being that there is a "Yamate Station" on the Negishi Line in Yokohama, in the same region as the Yamanote Line.
Trains
Services are provided by E231-500 series 11-car EMUs introduced from April 2002 onwards. The E231 series is currently the standard EMU used for commuter and outer-suburban services operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East and manufactured These replaced the previous 205 series trains, which were introduced in 1985 and phased out in April 2005. The is an EMU developed by Japanese National Railways. It was introduced in 1985 and is still in use on secondary Commuter rail services operated by East Earlier services consisted of 103 series trains, which were eventually phased out in 1988.
The E231 series trains include two 6-door cars (Japanese "roku-tobira-sha") in which the bench seats are folded up to provide standing room only during the morning rush hour (until 10 a. m. ). All the other cars have four sets of doors on each side.
The E231 series supports a new type of traffic control system, called digital ATC (Automatic Train Control), which will help reduce one round trip to a very short 58 minutes. Automatic Train Control (ATC is a Train protection system for Railways ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines Automatic Train Control (ATC is a Train protection system for Railways ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines The series also has a more modern design and has two 15-inch LCD monitors above each door, one of which is used for displaying commercials, news and weather; and another which is used for displaying information on the next stop (in both Japanese and English) along with notification of delays on the Yamanote and other lines.
Stations
Only two of the Yamanote Line's 29 stations do not connect with other railway or subway lines.
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Shinagawa | 2. is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and isa major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central and Keikyū. 2 | 0. 0 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen Keikyu: Main Line |
Minato | |
| Ōsaki | 2. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. The ( also known as or more recently, is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula Rapid service The operator Keikyū offers 5 types of rapid service as well as Local trains is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1 2008, it had an official Population of 217335 and a is a railway station in Tokyo 's Shinagawa Ward It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service 0 | 2. 0 | Rinkai Line | Shinagawa | ||
| Gotanda | 0. The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo The is a railway line between Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa Tokyo) and Ōmiya Station ( Ōmiya Ward, Saitama, Japan) The, or, is a third-sector railway in Tokyo, Japan, connecting Tokyo to the Artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City is a railway station located in Tokyo 's Shinagawa ward Lines Gotanda is served by the following lines JR East 9 | 2. 9 | Tōkyū: Ikegami Line Toei: ○Asakusa Line (A-05) |
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| Meguro | 1. The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. The is a line operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta The is Tokyo's Public transportation authority Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated ( ei) by the metropolitan government The is a subway line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan. is a railway station located in Tokyo 's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward 2 | 4. 1 | Tōkyū: Meguro Line Tokyo Metro: ○Namboku Line (N-01) Toei: ○Mita Line (I-01) |
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| Ebisu | 1. Stations For distances stops of rapid service and connection see the route diagram is one of two metro systems making up the Tokyo subway system the other being Toei. The is a subway line part of the Tokyo Metro system in Tokyo, Japan. The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei network in Tokyo, Japan. is a Railway station locatedin the Ebisu neighborhood in Tokyo 's Shibuya ward. 5 | 5. 6 |
■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line |
Tokyo Metro: ○Hibiya Line (H-02) | Shibuya | |
| Shibuya | 1. The is a metro line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 it had an estimated Population of 208371 and a density of 13540 persons is a Train station located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan. With 24 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004 it is the third-busiest commuter rail station in Tokyo 6 | 7. 2 |
■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line |
Keio: Inokashira Line Tōkyū: Den-en-toshi Line, Tōyoko Line Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-01), ○Hanzōmon Line (N-01), ○Fukutoshin Line4 |
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| Harajuku | 1. For other uses see Keio (disambiguation. ( is a private Railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and a central firm of the History The line was constructed and opened in 1933 to 1934 by an separate company of present Keiō. History Prewar predecessors On March 6, 1907, opened the first section of Tramway (not to be confused with today's) between Shibuya History The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū opened on February 14, 1926 History The Ginza Line began as the brainchild of a businessman named, who visited London in 1914 saw the London Underground and concluded that Tokyo needed The is a metro line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. The, formally the, is a Tokyo Metro subway line in west-central Tokyo, Japan. is a railway station on the Yamanote Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan adjacent to Yoyogi Park 2 | 8. 4 | Tokyo Metro: ○Chiyoda Line (at Meiji-jingūmae, C-03), ○Fukutoshin Line4 | |||
| Yoyogi | 1. The is a Rapid transit line of the Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, its official name being which is rarely used is a Tokyo Metro station on the Chiyoda Line and the Fukutoshin Line located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan is a railway station located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan, several hundred meters south of Shinjuku Station. 5 | 9. 9 | Toei: ○Ōedo Line (E-26) | |||
| Shinjuku | 0. The is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East network in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. is a Train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. 7 | 10. 6 |
■Chūō Main Line |
Keio: Keiō Line, Keio New Line Odakyu: Odawara Line Seibu: Shinjuku Line (at Seibu-Shinjuku) Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-08) Toei: ○Shinjuku Line (S-01), ○Ōedo Line (at Shinjuku (E-27) and Shinjuku-Nishiguchi (E-01)) |
Shinjuku | |
| Shin-Ōkubo | 1. The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. History The Shinjuku to Chōfu portion opened in 1913 and the extension to Hachiōji was completed in 1925 The is the name for a pair of 36 km railway tracks out of four tracks on the Shinjuku-Sasazuka segment of the Keio Corporation 's Keiō Line. The, or OER, is a major private Railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romance car series of limited express trains from Tokyo History The entire stretch of the line was opened on April 1, 1927 by the operator is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, Tourism and Real estate. Description;Tracks Double-track (except for 11 km of single track on approach to Hon-Kawagoe Station) Trains The line operates is a Train station of the Seibu Railway Company located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Opening dates The Marunouchi Line is the second subway line to be built in the city and the first to be constructed after the Second World War. The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation ("Toei" network in Tokyo, Japan. is a Train station on the Toei Ōedo Line. It is operated by the Toei. is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center housing the busiest train station in the world ( Shinjuku Station is a railway station located in Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan. Opened on November 15 1914, it is close to the large local Korea Town. 3 | 11. 9 | ||||
| Takadanobaba | 1. is a Train station located in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo 's Shinjuku ward 4 | 13. 3 | Seibu: Shinjuku Line Tokyo Metro: ○Tōzai Line (T-03) |
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| Mejiro | 0. The is a 308 km subway line of Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The route runs east-west in the centre of Tokyo is a Train station of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East located in Toshima Tokyo, Japan. 9 | 14. 2 | Toshima | |||
| Ikebukuro | 1. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the north-west corner of the ward area Toshima is bordered by the cities of Nerima, is a Train station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. 2 | 15. 4 |
■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line |
Seibu: Ikebukuro Line Tobu: Tōjō Main Line Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-25), ○Yūrakuchō Line (Y-09), ○Yūrakuchō New Line5 (Y-09) |
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| Ōtsuka | 1. Branch lines The Ikebukuro Line has three branches with through operation apart from the Seibu Chichibu Line is a Japanese Commuter Railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. The is a mass Rapid transit line in Tokyo, Japan, part of the Tokyo Metro system The, formally the, is a Tokyo Metro subway line in west-central Tokyo, Japan. is a Railway station on the Yamanote line in Toshima Tokyo, Japan. 8 | 17. 2 | Toden Arakawa Line at Ōtsuka Ekimae Station | |||
| Sugamo | 1. The is a Streetcar line in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates this line is a Railway station on the Yamanote line in Toshima Tokyo, Japan. is a Train station in Tokyo 's Toshima ward Opened on April 1 1903, the JR station is used by about 76000 passengers daily 1 | 18. 3 | Toei: ○Mita Line (I-15) | |||
| Komagome | 0. is a Train station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Rikugien Garden can be accessed by walking from this station 7 | 19. 0 | Tokyo Metro: ○Namboku Line (N-14) | |||
| Tabata | 1. is a Train station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East in Kita Tokyo, Japan. 6 | 20. 6 |
■Keihin-Tōhoku Line (R) |
Kita | ||
| Tōhoku Main Line |
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| Nishi-Nippori | 0. is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself the City of Kita. is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan. The Nippori-Toneri Liner will also operate through the station from 30 March, 2008. 8 | 21. 4 |
■Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
Tokyo Metro: ○Chiyoda Line (C-16) Nippori-Toneri Liner |
Arakawa | |
| Nippori | 0. The is an Automated guideway transit (AGT system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-shinsuikōen Station in Adachi, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river the Arakawa. is a major interchange station in Arakawa Ward of Tokyo. The JR section of the station was opened on April 1, 1905 and the 5 | 21. 9 |
■Jōban Line |
Keisei: Main Line Nippori-Toneri Liner |
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| Uguisudani | 1. The is a rail line in Japan and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system The is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of contractions of "Tokyo Rapid and express services; charged run the entire length of the line in 53 minutes is a Train station in Taitō Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East 1 | 23. 0 | Taitō | |||
| Ueno | 1. The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama is a major Railway station in Tokyo 's Taitō ward It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park -- which contains Tokyo 1 | 24. 1 |
■Shinkansen (Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, Akita) |
Keisei: Main Line (at Keisei Ueno) Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-16), ○Hibiya Line (H-17) |
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| Okachimachi | 0. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線 is a high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 593 km Japan's The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company The Hokuriku Shinkansen (北陸新幹線 is a Shinkansen rail line which opened in 1997 between Takasaki and Nagano; it is called the Nagano The is a mini- Shinkansen in Japan, and is a part of the JR East railway company The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線 is a Mini-Shinkansen High-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The is the 1599 kilometre portion of the JR East Tōhoku Main Line. is a 747- Kilometre Railway line that runs from Ōmiya Station in Saitama Saitama, Japan to Takasaki Station in Takasaki Gunma is a Train station located in Taitō Tokyo Japan It is the terminus of the Keisei Main Line and is in brief walking distance from JR Ueno Station. is a railway station located in Taito Tokyo, Japan. Layout The station is on a raised viaduct running in a roughly north-south direction through a heavily 6 | 24. 7 |
■Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
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| Akihabara | 1. is locatedin Tokyo 's Chiyoda ward It is at the centre of the famous Akihabara shopping district specialising in electronic goods 0 | 25. 7 |
■Chūō-Sōbu Line |
Tsukuba Express Tokyo Metro: ○Hibiya Line (H-15) |
Chiyoda | |
| Kanda | 0. The, or TX, is a Japanese railway line of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company that links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda Tokyo and is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City is a Train station locatedin Chiyoda, Tokyo. The station has elevated and underground tracks 7 | 26. 4 |
■Chūō Main Line |
Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-13) | ||
| Tokyo | 1. is a Train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the 3 | 27. 7 |
■Shinkansen (Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, Akita) |
JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-17) |
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| Yūrakuchō | 0. The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay Definition The character of the line distincts at Chiba Western urbanized section is informally but commonly called without "Main" is a Train station located in Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan. History The elevated JR station opened on June 25, 1910. 8 | 28. 5 |
■Keihin-Tōhoku Line |
Tokyo Metro: ○Yūrakuchō Line (Y-18), ○Hibiya Line (at Hibiya, H-07), ○Chiyoda Line (at Hibiya, C-09) Toei: ○Mita Line (at Hibiya, C-09) |
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| Shimbashi | 1. The is a metro line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. is an underground railway station in the Hibiya district of Chiyoda Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro and Toei. is a major interchange station in Tokyo 's Minato Ward Located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district directly south of Tokyo 1 | 29. 6 |
■Tōkaidō Main Line |
Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-08) Toei: ○Asakusa Line (A-10) Yurikamome |
Minato | |
| Hamamatsuchō | 1. is one of two metro systems making up the Tokyo subway system the other being Toei. formally the is an Automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, passing through is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1 2008, it had an official Population of 217335 and a is a station on the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku lines located in Minato Tokyo, Japan. 2 | 30. 8 |
■Keihin-Tōhoku Line (R) |
Tokyo Monorail Toei: ○Asakusa Line (at Daimon, A-09), ○Ōedo Line (at Daimon, E-20) |
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| Tamachi | 1. is a Monorail system connecting Haneda Airport in Ōta Tokyo, Japan to Hamamatsuchō Station in Minato Tokyo. is a station on the Toei Subway in Minato Tokyo, Japan. The station is named after the Shiba Daimon or Great Gate of Shiba located just west of the station is a railway station in Minato Tokyo, Japan. History The station opened on December 16, 1909 as an intermediate station 5 | 32. 3 |
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| Shinagawa | 2. 2 | 34. 5 | See above. | |||
Notes
- 1: Official line names
- 2: Left column is distance from previous station (km) and right column is distance from Shinagawa Station (km).
- 3: "(R)" indicates rapid train stops of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line.
- 4: Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is scheduled to open in June 2008.
- 5: Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō New Line is scheduled to be renamed Fukutoshin Line from June 2008.
Since the distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations is 2. 2km, making it the longest stretch of track on the Yamanote line, there are plans for a new station between those two stations with completion in or around 2010.
Rapid services
All trains on the Yamanote Line are local trains: however, JR East provides rapid service trains through central Tokyo using separate lines on the Yamanote right-of-way. These lines are:
- Saikyō Line/Shōnan-Shinjuku Line: Ōsaki - Ebisu - Shibuya - Shinjuku - Ikebukuro
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Tabata - Ueno - Akihabara - Tokyo - Hamamatsuchō - Tamachi - Shinagawa (Note that rapid service trains are only operated between 10:20 and 15:30; platforms are shared with the Yamanote Line at stations between Tabata and Tamachi. The is a railway line between Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa Tokyo) and Ōmiya Station ( Ōmiya Ward, Saitama, Japan) The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama )
- Jōban Line: Nippori - Ueno
- Tōkaidō Line: Tokyo - Shimbashi - Shinagawa
- Yokosuka Line: Tokyo - Shimbashi - Shinagawa (underground line)
Ridership
An estimated 3. The is a rail line in Japan and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked 5 million passengers ride every day on Tokyo's Yamanote Line, with its 29 stations. For comparison, the New York City Subway carries 5. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency 08 million passengers per day on 26 lines serving 468 stations. [1]
References
External links
The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamanote Line. - japan-guide.com: JR Yamanote Line
- Information on each of the Yamanote station (includes sound recordings of the platform melodies)
- Platform melodies (Japanese web site)
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