Musashino Line

Musashino Line
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Musashino Line E231 series EMUs, November 2019
Overview
Native name武蔵野線
OwnerJR East
LocaleTokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba prefectures
Termini
Stations26
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s) JR East, JR Freight
Depot(s)Keiyo
Rolling stock209-500 series, E231-0 series, E231-900 series EMUs
Daily ridership1,064,613 (daily 2015)[1]
History
Opened1973
Technical
Line length71.8 km (44.6 mi) (passenger operations)
100.6 km (62.5 mi) (Total)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map


Route map of passenger service, with red denoting the Musashino Line and blue denoting the Keiyo Line



Connections of the Musashino Line and the Musashino Freight Line

The Musashino Line (武蔵野線, Musashino-sen) is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km (62.5 mi) unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations are limited to the 71.8 km (44.6 mi) portion between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi; the Tsurumi to Fuchūhommachi portion, called the "Musashino South Line", is normally used only by freight trains. The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the "Tokyo Mega Loop" (Japanese: 東京メガループ) around Tokyo, consisting of the Keiyō Line, Musashino Line, Nambu Line, and Yokohama Line.[2]

  1. ^ "平成27年 大都市交通センサス 首都圏報告書" (PDF). P.92. 国土交通省.
  2. ^ Saka, Masayuki (August 2014). 東京メガループ 車両・路線の沿革と現況 [Tokyo Megaloop: History and current situation of trains and line]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 364. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–39.