Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Passenger railway service in Japan
The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Japanese: 湘南新宿ライン, Hepburn: Shōnan-Shinjuku Rain) is a passenger railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001. The line has no dedicated track as services run through shared sections along the Ryōmō Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line, Yamanote freight line, Yokosuka Line, and Tōkaidō Main Line. It is treated as a distinct service at stations and on railway maps.
Services
Service patterns on the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line are as follows:
Utsunomiya Line–Yokosuka Line route
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line local (Utsunomiya Line: local; Ōmiya–Ōfuna: local; Yokosuka Line: local)
Services commenced on December 1, 2001.
One train per hour is operated between Koganei (some to/from Utsunomiya) and Zushi; this increases to 2–3 trains per hour during peak periods. Sometimes trains operate to/from Ōfuna as well as to/from Koga on weekday mornings.
Most trains are operated in 15-car sets. Some pause at Koganei to couple-up or divide, with the 10-car portion continues northward; others are operated in 10-car sets along the entire line.
E233 series LED Displays show a green colour ■ for this service.
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line local / Shōnan–Shinjuku Line rapid (Utsunomiya Line: Rapid; Ōmiya–Ōfuna: Local; Yokosuka Line: Local)
Services commenced on October 16, 2004.
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