Musashino (train)

Musashino

JR East E231-0 series EMU set MU42 on a Musashino service, December 2020
Overview
Service type	Local
Locale	Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Predecessor	Rapid Shinkansen Relay
First service	2001 (Rapid) 4 December 2010 (Local)
Current operator(s)	JR East
Route
Termini	Hachiōji/Fuchū-Hommachi Ōmiya
Line(s) used	Tōhoku Main Line, Musashino Line, Chūō Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard class only
Seating arrangements	Longitudinal
Catering facilities	None
Other facilities	No toilets
Technical
Rolling stock	209-500/E231-0/E231-900 series EMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead

The Musashino (むさしの) is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tokyo between Hachiōji on the Chuo Line or Fuchū-Hommachi on the Musashino Line and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture.^[1] It avoids passengers having to change trains at Minami-Urawa or Musashi-Urawa to access the western portion of the Musashino line to/from Ōmiya. This train only operates a few services in the morning and evening peaks each day. Shimōsa is a similar service linking Ōmiya and the eastern side of the Musashino Line. The trains terminate at Fuchū-Hommachi, Ōmiya and Hachiōji. The trains from Hachiōji travel on the Chuo Line. After Kunitachi station, trains will go through a cargo branch. After stopping at Shin-Kodaira, the train uses the Musashino Line. After Kita-Asaka station, the train goes by special freight non-stop tracks. After passing Nishi-Urawa station, the train turns to Ōmiya arriving tracks. Trains usually stop on Platforms 3 and 4 at Ōmiya station.