Shimōsa (train)

The Shimōsa (しもうさ) is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kaihimmakuhari in Chiba Prefecture and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture.[1] Shimosa looks like Musashino train, but Musashino train goes from Hachioji or Fuchu-hommachi and Shimosa goes from Shin-Narashino or Kaihimmakuhari.

Shimōsa
JR East E231-0 series EMU set MU35 on a Shimōsa service
Overview
Service typeLocal
LocaleChiba Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture, Japan
First service4 December 2010
Current operator(s)JR East
Route
TerminiKaihimmakuhari/Shin-Narashino/Nishi-Funabashi
Ōmiya
Line(s) usedKeiyō Line, Musashino Line, Tōhoku Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)Standard class only
Seating arrangementsLongitudinal
Catering facilitiesNone
Other facilitiesNo toilets
Technical
Rolling stock209-500/E231-0/E231-900 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead

Service pattern

Three services operate every day, during the morning and evening rush hours. In the morning, 1 train originates from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, then returning to Kaihimmakuhari. In the evening, 2 trains originate from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, return to Nishi-Funabashi, then head back to Ōmiya again, before returning to Shin-Narashino. The timetables for weekdays and weekends are different. As a side note, the morning return train operates a one-stop service after it returns to Kaihimmakuhari, from Kaihimmakuhari to Shin-Narashino.

Route

The trains to and from Ōmiya use one of the Musashino Line freight branches, which connects the Musashino Line (Musashi-Urawa Station) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Yono Station).[2] It also use parts of the Keiyo Line, from Minami-Funabashi to Kaihimmakuhari.

Stations served

※ : Only served by the morning train service

Rolling stock
See also: Musashino Line § Rolling stock

Services share rolling stock with the Musashino Line and are currently operated by 209-500 series, E231-0 series, or E231-900 series 8-car EMUs with longitudinal seating throughout.[3]


Former rolling stock:

Former rolling stock is 8-car 209 series.

  • JR East Musashino Line 209-500 series EMU set M73 at Omiya Station
    JR East Musashino Line 209-500 series EMU set M73 at Omiya Station
  • Musashino Line 205-0 series on a Shimōsa service, at Minami-Funabashi station
    Musashino Line 205-0 series on a Shimōsa service, at Minami-Funabashi station

See also

References
  1. JR Timetable, February 2011 issue
  2. "行楽列車"ホリデー快速"と武蔵野線ジャンクション" ["Holiday Rapid" Excursion train and Musashino Line junctions]. Japan Railfan Magazine. No. 439. Japan: Kōyūsha. November 1997. p. 30.
  3. "JR北海道・JR東日本 2010年12月4日ダイヤ改正概要" [JR Hokkaido & JR East 4 December 2010 Timetable Revision Overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 319. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. November 2010. p. 81.
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