Tōgane Line

Tōgane Line
Tōgane Line
	209 series EMU at Ōami Station
Overview
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Ōami; Narutō
Stations	5
Service
Operator(s)	JR East
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)
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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, and some run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a commuter rapid train (rapid on weekends and holidays) runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a commuter rapid train (Again, rapid on weekends and holidays) runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning.

Station list[]

All stations are located in Chiba Prefecture.
Rapid and commuter rapid trains stop at all stations on the Tōgane Line.
Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass each other at stations marked "｜".

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Track	Location
Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Track	Location
Ōami	大網	-	0.0	Sotobō Line (some trains through to Soga and Tokyo)	v	Ōamishirasato
Fukudawara	福俵	3.8	3.8		｜	Tōgane
Tōgane	東金	2.0	5.8		◇
Gumyō	求名	3.8	9.6		◇
Narutō	成東	4.2	13.8	Sōbu Main Line	^	Sanmu

Rolling stock[]

209-2000/2100 series EMUs
E233-5000 series 4-car EMUs (Keiyō Line through services)

Past[]

113 series EMUs
211 series EMUs

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,^[1] CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines[]

Togane station - The Kujukuri Railway Co. operated a 9 km 762mm (2'6") gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References[]

^ 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). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai (284): 11–13.

External links[]

Stations of the Tōgane Line (JR East) (in Japanese)

[pictorial284-1] 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). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai (284): 11–13.

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