Tōgane Line

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Tōgane Line
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Overview
Locale Chiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations5
Service
Operator(s) JR East
History
Opened1900
Technical
Line length13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed95 km/h (60 mph)
Route map

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Contents

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Chiba
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Soga
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Sotobō Line
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Ōami
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Sotobō Line
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Fukudawara
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Tōgane
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Gumyō
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Sōbu Main Line
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Narutō
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↓Sōbu Main Line

The Tōgane Line (東金線, Tōgane-sen) is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōami Station in the city of Ōamishirasato and Narutō Station in the city of Sanmu.

Services

Some trains run from Ōami to Narutō (In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), and some run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a Local train runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a Local train runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning. As of 16 March 2024, all Commuter Rapid and Rapid services operating through to/from the Keiyō Line were replaced by Local trains. [1]

Station list

StationJapaneseDistance (km)Transfers TrackLocation
Between
stations
Total
Ōami 大網-0.0 Sotobō Line (some trains through to Soga and Tokyo)v Ōamishirasato
Fukudawara 福俵3.83.8  Tōgane
Tōgane 東金2.05.8 
Gumyō 求名3.89.6 
Narutō 成東4.213.8 Sōbu Main Line ^ Sanmu

Rolling stock

Past

History

The Boso Railway Co. opened the Oami - Togane section in 1900, and was nationalised in 1907.

JGR opened the Togane - Naruto section in 1911.

The line was electrified (at 1,500 V DC overhead) from 1 October 1973, [2] CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines

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References

  1. "京葉線で通勤快速列車の運転終了" [Commuter Rapid service on Keiyo Line ended]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. Segawa, Yutaka (October 1973). 成田線・東金線ならびに関西本線の電化開業について[Electrification of Narita, Togane, and Kansai Main lines]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (284). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 11–13.