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Chūō Line (Rapid)

This article is about rapid services on the Chūō Line. For local services on the Chūō Line, seeChūō-Sōbu Line.For the entire Chūō Line between Tokyo and Nagoya, seeChūō Main Line.

TheChūō Line (Rapid)(Trung ương tuyến nhanh chóng,Chūō-sen kaisoku)is the name given to rapid services on the eastern section of theChūō Main Lineoperated by theEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) betweenTokyoandTakaostations. Some services continue toOtsuki.

Chūō Line (Rapid)
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A Chūō Line (Rapid)E233 series,November 2022
Overview
Other name(s)JC
Native nameTrung ương tuyến nhanh chóng(Chūō-sen kaisoku)
OwnerLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East)JR East
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations24
Color on mapOrange(#ff4500)
Service
Operator(s)JR East
Depot(s)Mitaka, Toyoda
Rolling stockE233-0 series
209-1000 series
Daily ridership2,259,559 (daily 2015)[1]
History
Opened11 April 1889;135 years ago(1889-04-11)
Technical
Line length53.1 km (33.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC(overhead line)
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
130 km/h (81 mph) (Limited Express trains betweenHachiōjiandTakao)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemATS-P

Basic data

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History

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Most of the route of the Chūō Line (Rapid) was built by the Kōbu Railway and later acquired by theJapanese Government Railwaysin 1906.

Operation ofelectric multiple unit(EMU) trains on the Chūō Main Line began in 1904. By 1930, the EMU service had reached Tokyo to the east and Asakawa (now Takao) to the west. In 1933, two tracks were added to the existing double-tracked section between Ochanomizu and Iidamachi stations (later closed) to complete the four-track line between Ochanomizu and Nakano. On these additional tracks, express trains(Đi vội xe điện,kyūkō densha),which skipped all stations except Yotsuya and Shinjuku, were introduced the same year. The express service was renamed "Rapid"(Nhanh chóng,kaisoku)service in March 1961.

Initially, the operation of express/rapid services was limited to weekday peak periods only. Express service began on weekends on March 5, 1944; daytime non-peak operation began on November 9, 1959, but it was limited to weekdays only until April 28, 1966. All day rapid service trains are available since March 14, 2020, when early morning and late night rapid operations began.[2]

Manseibashi Station, located between Kanda and Ochanomizu, was closed in 1943. On the section east of Takao, only Nishi-Kokubunji Station (opened in 1973) and Nishi-Hachiōji Station (opened in 1939) were opened after the start of rapid services.

  • 20 August 1979:201 seriesEMUs introduced
  • 16 March 1991:Ohayō Liner Takao/ŌmeandHome Liner Takao/Ōmebegin operation
  • 10 April 1993: Kokubunji Station added to Ōme Special Rapid stops; Commuter Special Rapid begins operation
  • 1 December 1997:Chūō Main Line-bound115 seriesEMUs no longer service Shinjuku Station
  • 5 October 2005:Women-only carsintroduced
  • 26 December 2006:E233 seriesEMUs introduced
  • 20 August 2016:Station numberingintroduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JC01 (Tokyo) and JC24 (Takao).[3][4]
  • 16 March 2019:209-1000 seriesEMUs commence service.
  • 11 March 2022: Through services to the Hachikō Line and Itsukaichi Line (except Holiday Rapid services) end.
  • 18 March 2023: End of allRapidHolidayAkigawaservices and allRapid Holiday Okutamaservices between Shinjuku and Ome.[5][6]
  • 2025:Green car service scheduled to start.[7]

Future developments

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JR East plans to introduce Green (first class) cars on Chūō Line (Rapid) and Ome Line services from spring 2025.[8]This will involve adding two bilevel Green cars to 10-car and 6-car E233 series EMU sets, forming 12-car and 8-car sets. Work will be involved in lengthening station platforms and depot facilities to handle the longer trains.[8]In order to compensate the insufficient train sets for regular operations due to existing sets to be undergoing green car addition modifications, two209-1000 seriestrain sets originally used on theJōban Line (Local)have been transferred to the Chūō Line. These sets commenced service from 16 March 2019.

JR further announced the deployment of Green Car equipped trains from October 13 2024 on a trial basis before full deployment in early 2025.[9][10]

Suicides

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The Chūō Rapid Line is known for a high number ofsuicides,primarily due to the high speed at which some trains pass through stations on the line.[11]

Services

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Although the Chūō Line (Rapid) designation only refers to the section between Tokyo and Takao stations, many trains continue on past Takao to Ōtsuki, with some trains operating through services to other lines. These include both limited express and various special rapid services. For details, see theChūō Main Linearticle. In addition, Chūō Line (Rapid) trains do not stop at some stations between Ochanomizu and Nakano stations; for information on those services, see theChūō-Sōbu Linearticle.

The Chūō Line (Rapid) uses the two express tracks on the four-track section between Ochanomizu and Mitaka stations. Past Mitaka, trains use both tracks on the remaining double-track section. Since the express tracks do not have platforms at several stations in central Tokyo, even the slowest services of the Chūō Line (Rapid) skip such stations and are therefore called "Rapid"(Nhanh chóng).In addition to the basic type of "Rapid", there are some variations of the service types with fewer stops.

Rapid ( nhanh chóng )

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Rapid LED display
This service is the most common on the Chūō Line (Rapid) route. They stop at all stations west ofNakano.After Nakano, it stops atShinjuku,Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, and Kanda stations before arrival in Tōkyō Terminal. On weekends and holidays, trains do not stop atAsagaya,Kōenji,andNishi-Ogikubostations.
They run between Tokyo on the east side, and Takao/Otsuki on the west side, though some westbound services terminate at stations before Takao, such as Musashi-Koganei, Tachikawa, Toyoda and Hachioji.
Some trains operate through services to theŌme Line(to as far as Ōme/from Okutama) or theFuji Kyuko Line(to/from Kawguchiko, via Ōtsuki).
The service's signature color on service diagrams is orange (■).

Chūō Special Rapid ( trung ương tốc hành ) • Ōme Special Rapid ( thanh mai tốc hành )

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Chūō Special Rapid LED display
Ōme Special Rapid LED display
Four services per hour in off-peak hours make limited stops between Tokyo andTachikawa.These two services stop at the same stations that Rapid services would stop between Tokyo and Nakano. After Nakano, these services only stop at Mitaka, Kokubunji and Tachikawa, and stop at all stations west of Tachikawa. Eastbound services continue from Nakano as a rapid service.
Chūō Special Rapid stays on the Chūō Main Line to Takao and Ōtsuki, and some services operate beyond Ōtsuki to the Fuji Kyuko Line towards Kawaguchiko.
Ōme Special Rapid spurs to theŌme Linetowards Ōme, stopping at all stations within the line.
The service's signature color on service diagrams is blue (■) for Chūō Special Rapid and green (■) for Ōme Special Rapid.

Commuter Rapid ( thông cần mẫn tốc )

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Commuter Rapid
Commuter Rapid LED display
Commuter Rapid services operates weekday evening. It starts service in Tokyo heading west, and stops at Ogikubo and Kichijōji in addition to the stops of the two Special Rapids. They mostly terminate at Takao, though a few trains go further to Ōtsuki, or operate through services to Kawaguchiko on the Fuji Kyuko Line, or to Ōme on the Ōme Line. Again, through services to the Ōme Line or the Fuji Kyuko Line stops at all stations on their respective lines.
The service's signature color on service diagrams is purple (■).

Commuter Special Rapid ( thông cần tốc hành )

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Commuter Special Rapid LED display
This service only operates on weekday towards Tokyo, where two originates from Ōtsuki, two from Ōme on the Ōme Line, and one from Takao. It stops at all stations until Takao, Hachiōji, Tachikawa, Kokubunji, and Shinjuku and continues as a rapid service from Shinjuku. Again, services from Ōme stop at all stations on the Ōme Line.
The service's signature color on service diagrams is pink (■).

Musashino(むさし の hào )

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MusashinoLED display
Main article:Musashino (train)
TheMusashinois a local service train linkingŌmiyatoHachiōjivia theMusashino Line.Services enter/exit the Chūō Line atKunitachiby the freight branch, and stops at all stops from Kunitachi to Hachiōji.

Holiday Rapid (ホリデー nhanh chóng )

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A variety of Holiday Rapid services running on the Chūō Rapid Line operate during the weekends and holidays to serve passengers.

See also:Holiday Rapid Okutama
  • TheHoliday Rapid Okutama(ホリデー nhanh chóng おくたま), which runs through theŌme Line,andHoliday Rapid Akigawa(ホリデーNhanh chóng あきがわ),which runs through theItsukaichi Line,are two of them. They couple together, running through the Chūō Rapid Line, from Tokyo / Shinjuku to Tachikawa, through the Ōme Line to Haijima, and decouple. The former heads to Okutama, and the latter heads to Musashi-Itsukaichi.
  • TheHoliday Rapid Mount Fuji (ホリデーNhanh chóng núi Phú Sĩ)andHoliday Rapid View Yamanashi (ホリデーNhanh chóng ビューやまなし)are two holiday rapid services that, though nominally called 'Rapid', they stop at stations not less than the Special Rapids (Stops at Shinjuku, Mitaka, Tachikawa, Hachiōji, Takao within the Chūō Rapid Line, and skips stations such as Nakano, Kokubunji, Hino, Toyoda, Nishi-Hachiōji, and also some stations west of Takao.)
  • Holiday Rapid Okutama&Akigawacoupled together
  • Holiday Rapid LED display
  • Holiday Rapid Okutamaside LED display
  • Holiday Rapid Akigawaside LED display

Former Service

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Local ( các dịch dừng xe )

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Main article:Chūō-Sōbu Line
Local LED display
This service operated during early morning and late night, where Rapid service trains would enterChūō-Sōbu Linetracks within Nakano and Ochanomizu, stopping at all stations where regular Rapid services would skip, namelyHigashi-Nakano,Ōkubo,Yoyogi,Sendagaya,Shinanomachi,Ichigaya,IidabashiandSuidobashi.During this time, Chūō-Sōbu Line local trains only operated between Ochanomizu andChiba.
They ran between Tokyo on the east side and as far as Takao on the west side, though, like Rapid services, some westbound services terminate at stations before Takao, such as Musashi-Koganei, Tachikawa, Toyoda and Hachioji. A few services operated through services to Ōme on the Ōme Line.
The service's signature color on service diagrams is yellow (■).
To prepare for the installation of platform doors on the Chūō-Sōbu Line platforms and the future addition of Green Cars, Rapid service trains ceased to operate on the Chūō-Sōbu Line tracks after 13 March 2020. Chūō-Sōbu Line local trains will no longer turn around at Ochanomizu during early morning and late night hours.[2]

Itsukaichi Line and Hachikō Line through services

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With the exception of the Holiday Rapid Akigawa, through services to theItsukaichi Line(to/from Musashi-Itsukaichi, via Haijima on the Ōme Line) andHachikō Line(to/from as far as Komagawa, via Haijima on the Ōme Line) operated until 11 March 2022.[12]

Station list

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Legend
  • ●: All trains stop
  • ｜: All trains pass (↑ ↓: Indicates the direction of trains passing)
  • ▲: Stop, eastbound only
  • ▼: Stop. westbound only
  • ◆: All trains pass on weekends and holidays
Station No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Comm.
Rapid 		Special
Rapid 		Comm.
Special
Rapid 		Chūō Main Line Local Ōme
Special
Rapid 		Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
TYOJC01
 Tokyo Đông Kinh - 0.0 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● Tohoku Shinkansen
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Yamagata Shinkansen
Akita Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen
Hokuriku Shinkansen
JYYamanote Line
JKKeihin-Tōhoku Line
JOYokosuka Line
JOSōbu Line (Rapid)
JEKeiyō Line
JUUeno-Tokyo Line
JTTokaido Line
Tokaido Shinkansen
MTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line 		Chiyoda Tokyo
KNDJC02
 Kanda Thần điền 1.3 1.3 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● JYYamanote Line
JKKeihin-Tōhoku Line
GTokyo Metro Ginza Line
JC03 Ochanomizu Ngự trà ノ thủy 1.3 2.6 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● JBChūō-Sōbu Line (Local)
MTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
CTokyo Metro Chiyoda Line(Shin-Ochanomizu)
JC04 Yotsuya Bốn ツ cốc 0.8 6.6 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● JBChūō-Sōbu Line (Local)
MTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
NTokyo Metro Namboku Line 		Shinjuku
SJKJC05
 Shinjuku Tân túc 0.7 10.3 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● JYYamanote Line
JBChūō-Sōbu Line (Local)
JASaikyō Line
JSShōnan-Shinjuku Line
OHOdakyū Odawara Line
KOKeiō Line
KOKeiō New Line
MTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
SToei Shinjuku Line
EToei Ōedo Line
Seibu Shinjuku Line(Seibu-Shinjuku)
JC06 Nakano Trung dã 1.9 14.7 ● ▼ ● ↑ ● TTokyo Metro Tōzai Line Nakano
JC07 Kōenji Cao yên chùa 1.4 16.1 ◆ ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜ Suginami
JC08 Asagaya A tá ケ cốc 1.2 17.3 ◆ ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜
JC09 Ogikubo Địch oa 1.4 18.7 ● ▼ ｜ ↑ ｜ MTokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
JC10 Nishi-Ogikubo Tây địch oa 1.9 20.6 ◆ ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜
JC11 Kichijōji Cát tường chùa 1.9 22.5 ● ▼ ｜ ↑ ｜ INKeiō Inokashira Line Musashino
JC12 Mitaka Tam ưng 1.6 24.1 ● ▼ ● ↑ ● Mitaka
JC13 Musashi-Sakai Võ tàng cảnh 1.6 25.7 ● ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜ Seibu Tamagawa Line Musashino
JC14 Higashi-Koganei Đông tiểu kim giếng 1.7 27.4 ● ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜ Koganei
JC15 Musashi-Koganei Võ tàng tiểu kim giếng 1.7 29.1 ● ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜
JC16 Kokubunji Quốc phân chùa 2.3 31.4 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● Seibu Kokubunji Line
Seibu Tamako Line 		Kokubunji
JC17 Nishi-Kokubunji Tây Quốc phân chùa 1.4 32.8 ● ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜ JMMusashino Line
JC18 Kunitachi Quốc lập 1.7 34.5 ● ↓ ｜ ↑ ｜ Kunitachi
JC19 Tachikawa Lập xuyên 3.0 37.5 ●[* 1] ▼[* 2] ● ▲ ● ● JCŌme Line(some trains through to/from Tokyo)
JNNambu Line
Tama Toshi Monorail Line(Tachikawa-Kita,Tachikawa-Minami) 		Tachikawa
JC20 Hino Ngày dã 3.3 40.8 ● ▼ ● ↑ ● Hino
JC21 Toyoda Phong điền 2.3 43.1 ● ▼ ● ↑ ●
JC22 Hachiōji Bát vương tử 4.3 47.4 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● JHYokohama Line
■Hachikō Line
KOKeiō Line(Keiō-Hachiōji) 		Hachiōji
JC23 Nishi-Hachiōji Tây bát vương tử 2.4 49.8 ● ▼ ● ↑ ●
JC24 Takao Cao đuôi 3.3 53.1 ● ▼ ● ▲ ● ■Chūō Main Line(some trains through toŌtsuki)
KOKeiō Takao Line
Through service from/to Chūō Main Line JCŌme Line
forŌtsukiandKawaguchiko forŌtsuki forŌtsukiandKōfu for Ōme
  1. ^Some through services from/to Ōme Line
  2. ^Some through services to Ōme Line

Rolling stock

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Rapid・Commuter Special Rapid・Chūō Special Rapid・Ōme Special Rapid ・Commuter Rapid


Former rolling stock

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Chūō Liner/Ōme Liner

References

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  4. ^Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016)."JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR đông Nhật Bản, thủ đô quyển で dịch ナンバリングなど dẫn vào へ"[JA, JK, JT, AKB… JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area].Response Automotive Media(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2022.Retrieved7 January2023.
  5. ^"ホリデー nhanh chóng おくたま" の áo nhiều ma nối thẳng vận 転が kết thúc "[ "Holiday Express Okutama" ends Okutama direct service].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). 13 March 2023.Retrieved14 March2023.
  6. ^"ホリデー nhanh chóng あきがわ" の vận 転 kết thúc "[ "Holiday Rapid Akigawa" service ends].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). 13 March 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2023.Retrieved14 March2023.
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