Tōgane Line

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.

Tōgane Line
209 series EMU at Ōami Station
Overview
LocaleChiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations5
Service
Operator(s)JR East
History
Opened1900
Technical
Line length13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed95 km/h (60 mph)
Route map

 Chiba
 Soga
 ↑Sotobō Line
 Ōami
 ←Sotobō Line
 Fukudawara
 Tōgane
 Gumyō
 ←Sōbu Main Line
 Narutō
 ↓Sōbu Main Line

Services

Some trains run from Ōami to Narutō(In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), 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
Between
stations		 Total
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

Past

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 (5.6 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References
  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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