Tōgane Line

Tōgane Line
209 series EMU at Ōami Station
Overview
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Ōami Narutō
Stations	5
Operation
Opened	1900
Operator(s)	JR East
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)
Route map

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

Services

Some trains run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a commuter rapid train (simply called a rapid on weekends and holidays) runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a commuter rapid or rapid train runs from Tokyo to Narutō.

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 at stations marked "｜".

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers		Location
		Between stations	Total
Ōami	大網	-	0.0	Sotobo Line (some trains through to Soga)	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

• 209 series EMUs
• 211-300 series EMUs (since 21 October 2006)^[1]

Past

• 113 series EMUs

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,^[2] CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines

• Togane station - The Kujukuri Railway Co. operated a 9km 762mm (2'6") gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

1. "10/21, 房総211系, 営業運転開始" [Boso 211 series enter service]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 47 no. 549. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 2007. p. 179.
2. 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.

External links

• Stations of the Tōgane Line (JR East) (Japanese)