Sōbu Line (Rapid)

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E217 train used on Sobu Line Rapid Service

Sōbu Line (Rapid) (総武快速線, Sōbu-kaisoku-sen^?) is the express railway service on the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs through the cities of Funabashi and Chiba. As well as the rapid train there are limited expresses and the Narita Express among others. The line is through connected to the Yokosuka Line at Tokyo Station and many trains run through.

1 Services
2 Stations
3 Rolling Stock
4 See also

[edit] Services

Railroads around Funabashi Station and Nishi-Funabashi Station

Rapid Service - Frequent service (every 3-4 minutes during peaks, 10 minutes off peak). First service at 4:45 from Chiba, 5:04 from Tokyo. Last service at 23:50 from Chiba, 0:01 from Tokyo. Most services through linked to Zushi or Kurihama on the Yokosuka line. One Airport Narita service an hour extends to Narita Airport.
Commuter Rapid - Two weekday services a day leaving Chiba at 7:15 and 8:09, and one leaving Tokyo at 19:53.
Home Liner - Three weekday services a day to Chiba leaving Tokyo at 21:00, 22:28 and 23:00.
Limited Express
- Narita Express - One or two services an hour.
- Shiosai - seven services a day from Tokyo to and from Chōshi.
- Ayame - three return services a day from Narita or Sawara to Tokyo (two on weekends).

[edit] Stations

Station	in Japanese	Distance (km)		Rapid	Commuter Rapid^[1]	Home Liner^[2]	Transfers	Location
Station	in Japanese		from Tokyo	Ward / City	Prefecture		Transfers
Tokyo	東京		0.0	●	●	●	JR East: Shinkansen (Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku (Nagano), Yamagata, Akita), Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line (also rapid), Tōkaidō Main Line, Chūō Main Line, Yokosuka Line (through service), Keiyō Line JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-17)	Chiyoda, Tokyo	Tokyo
Shin-Nihombashi	新日本橋	1.2	1.2	●	●	｜	Tokyo Metro: ○Ginza Line (G-12), ○Hanzōmon Line (Z-09) (at Mitsukoshimae Station on both lines)	Chūō, Tokyo
Bakurochō	馬喰町	1.1	2.3	●	●	｜	Toei Subway: ○Asakusa Line (at Higashi-Nihonbashi Station, A-15), ○Shinjuku Line (at Bakuro-Yokoyama Station, S-09)	Chūō, Tokyo
Kinshichō	錦糸町	2.5	4.8	●	●	｜^[3]	Chūō-Sōbu Line (for Ochanomizu)^[4] Tokyo Metro: ○Hanzōmon Line (Z-13)	Sumida, Tokyo
Shin-Koiwa	新小岩	5.2	10.0	●	｜	｜	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line	Katsushika, Tokyo
Ichikawa	市川	5.4	15.4	●	｜	｜	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line	Ichikawa	Chiba
Funabashi	船橋	7.8	23.2	●	●	｜	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line Tobu Railway: Tōbu Noda Line Keisei Electric Railway: Keisei Main Line (at Keisei Funabashi Station)	Funabashi
Tsudanuma	津田沼	3.5	26.7	●	｜	●	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line Shin-Keisei Electric Railway: Shin-Keisei Line (Shin-Tsudanuma Station)	Narashino
Inage	稲毛	9.2	35.9	●	｜	●	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line	Inage-ku, Chiba
Chiba	千葉	3.3	39.2	●^[5]	●^[6]	●	JR East: Chūō-Sōbu Line, Uchibō Line, Sotobō Line, Sōbu Main Line, Narita Line Chiba Urban Monorail: Line 1, Line 2 Keisei: Keisei Chiba Line (at Keisei Chiba Station)	Chūō-ku, Chiba

^ It runs from Narita to Tokyo in morning, and in reverse in the evening, only on weekdays.
^ Only operated from Tokyo (on weekdays) or Shinjuku (daily) to Tsudanuma (on Saturdays and holidays) or Chiba (on weekdays).
^ Some Home Liner trains depart from Shinjuku, via Chūō-Sōbu Line. They stop at Shinjuku and Akihabara.
^ 4-tracked line between Kinshichō and Chiba.
^ Some run through other JR Lines (except Chūō-Sōbu Line), beyond Chiba.
^ Runs from/to Narita, through Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line.

[edit] Rolling Stock

Rapid Service
- E217 series
Limited Express

[edit] See also

v • d • e Stations of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) / Yokosuka Line

Chiba - Inage - Tsudanuma - Funabashi - Ichikawa - Shin-Koiwa - Kinshichō - Bakurocho - Shin-Nihombashi - Tokyo - Shimbashi - Shinagawa - Nishi-Ōi - Shin-Kawasaki - Yokohama - Hodogaya - Higashi-Totsuka - Totsuka - Ōfuna - Kita-Kamakura - Kamakura - Zushi - Higashi-Zushi - Taura - Yokosuka - Kinugasa - Kurihama

v • d • e Mass transit in the Tokyo area (Number of lines indicated in parentheses)

JR lines	■Yamanote • ■Chūō • ■Chūō-Sōbu • ■Jōban • ■Keihin-Tōhoku • ■Keiyō • ■Saikyō •■Shōnan-Shinjuku • ■Sōbu Rapid • ■Tōkaidō • ■Utsunomiya • ■Yokosuka

Tokyo Metro lines	○Chiyoda (C) • ○Fukutoshin (F) • ○Ginza (G) • ○Hibiya (H) • ○Marunouchi (M) • ○Namboku (N) • ○Tōzai (T) • ○Yūrakuchō (Y) • ○Hanzōmon (Z)

Toei lines	Subway: ○Asakusa (A) • ○Ōedo (E) • ○Mita (I) • ○Shinjuku (S) • Guideway: Nippori-Toneri • Streetcar: Arakawa

Major / semi-major lines	Keikyū (5) • Keiō (7) • Keisei (7) • Odakyū (5) • Seibu (13) • Shin-Keisei • Sōtetsu (2) • Tōbu (12) • Tōkyū (8)

Other lines	Disney Resort Line • Tama Monorail • Tokyo Monorail • TWR • TX • Yurikamome

Suburban, JR	■Hachikō • ■Kawagoe • ■Mito • ■Musashino • ■Nambu • ■Narita • ■Negishi • ■Ōme • ■Ryōmō • ■Sagami • ■Sōbu Main • ■Sotobō • ■Takasaki • ■Tōgane • ■Tsurumi • ■Uchibō • ■Yokohama

Suburban, Non-JR	Chiba Monorail • Nagareyama • New Shuttle • Saitama • Seaside Line • Shōnan Monorail • Yokohama MM • Yokohama Subway (3)

Terminals	Akihabara • Chiba • Ikebukuro • Kawasaki • Kita-Senju • Ōmiya • Ōtemachi • Shibuya • Shinagawa • Shinjuku • Tokyo • Ueno • Yokohama

Miscellaneous	Shinkansen (commuter) • PASMO • Passnet • Suica • Transportation in Greater Tokyo • Rail transport in Japan