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Trains on the Tokaido Line. Clockwise from top left:
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| Overview | |
| Other name(s) |
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| Native name | 東海道本線 |
| Locale | Kantō, Tōkai, Kansai regions |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 166 (passenger only) |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) |  JR East JR Central JR West JR Freight |
| History | |
| Opened | October 14, 1872 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 589.5 km (366.3 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
The Tōkaidō Main Line (Japanese: 東海道本線, Hepburn: Tōkaidō-honsen) is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting Tokyo and Kōbe stations. It is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line.
The term "Tōkaidō Main Line" is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days; now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, the only daily passenger train that travels the entire length of the line is the combined overnight-train Sunrise Izumo - Sunrise Seto. During the day longer intercity trips using the line require several transfers along the way.
The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three JR companies:
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Tokyo - Atami) Tōkaidō Line
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) (Atami - Maibara) Tōkaidō Line
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Maibara - Kōbe) Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line
Basic data
- Total distance: 713.6 km (443.4 mi) (including branch lines; Tokyo – Kōbe is 589.5 km (366.3 mi))
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
- Tokyo – Atami: 104.6 km (65.0 mi)
- Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi: 17.8 km (11.1 mi)
- Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 20.6 km (12.8 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
- Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
- Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima – Sakuragichō: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Takashima Line)
- Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) (Services and tracks)
- Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi) (3.3 km (2.1 mi) between Kanayama – Nagoya overlaps with Chuo Main Line)
- Ōgaki – Mino-Akasaka: 5.0 km (3.1 mi) (Mino-Akasaka branch line)
- Ōgaki – (Shin-Tarui) – Sekigahara: 13.8 km (8.6 mi) (Shin-Tarui Line)
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Services and tracks)
- Maibara – Kōbe: 143.6 km (89.2 mi)
- Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi) (not in use by passenger trains)
- Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki: 10.7 km (6.6 mi) (Hoppō Freight Line)
- Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Umeda Freight Line, used by Haruka and Kuroshio limited expresses)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Tracks and services)
- Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato: 6.2 km (3.9 mi) (Nagoya-Minato Line)
- Suita Signal – Osaka Freight Terminal: 8.7 km (5.4 mi) (Osaka Terminal Line)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services only)
- Shinagawa – Atami: 97.8 km (60.8 mi)
- Shinagawa – Shin-Tsurumi Signal: 13.9 km (8.6 mi)
- Tokyo Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
- Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi)
- Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
- Tsurumi – Shinkō – Sakuragichō: 11.2 km (7.0 mi)
- Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi)
- Minami-Arao Signal – Sekigahara: 10.7 km (6.6 mi)
- Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
- Maibara – Kōbe: 139.0 km (86.4 mi) (via Hoppō Freight Line)
- Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi)
- Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
- Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Narrow gauge railway
- Stations:
- Passenger: 166 (does not include Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi section or branches other than Mino-Akasaka branch line)
- JR East: 34
- JR Central: 82
- JR West: 50
- Freight only: 14
- Passenger: 166 (does not include Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi section or branches other than Mino-Akasaka branch line)
- Tracks:
- Four or more
- Tokyo – Odawara: 83.9 km (52.1 mi)
- Nagoya – Inazawa: 11.1 km (6.9 mi)
- Kusatsu – Kōbe: 98.1 km (61.0 mi)
- Two
- Odawara – Nagoya
- Inazawa – Kusatsu
- Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi
- Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki
- Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate
- Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima
- Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka
- Suita – Umeda
- Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki
- Single-track: All other sections
- Four or more
- Electrification: 1,500 V DC (except for Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato)
- Railway signalling: Automatic Train Control
- Maximum speed:
- Tokyo – Ōfuna, Odawara – Toyohashi: 110 km/h (68 mph)
- Ōfuna – Odawara, Toyohashi – Maibara: 120 km/h (75 mph)
- Minami-Arao Signal – Tarui – Sekigahara, Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 85 km/h (53 mph)
- Maibara – Kōbe: 130 km/h (81 mph) (Special Rapid Shin-Kaisoku only, local trains max at 120 km/h or 75 mph)
Station list
JR East
The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area. It has local services (Japanese: 普通,Japanese pronunciation: [Futsū]) and a rapid service called Rapid Acty (Japanese: 快速アクティー, Japanese pronunciation: [Kaisoku Akutī]). It runs on dedicated tracks parallel to the Yamanote Line between Tokyo and Shinagawa, the Keihin-Tōhoku Line between Tokyo and Yokohama, and the Yokosuka Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna. Some Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains share the segment south of Yokohama to Ōfuna and Odawara. Until 12 March 2021, there were also commuter rapid (Japanese: 通勤快速, Japanese pronunciation: [Tsūkin Kaisoku]) and Shōnan Liner (Japanese: 湘南ライナー, Japanese pronunciation: [Shōnan Rainā]) services.[1]
The Ueno–Tokyo Line, a JR East project, extended the services of the Utsunomiya Line, the Takasaki Line, and the Joban Line to Tokyo Station, allowing for through services to and from the Tōkaidō Line from March 2015.[2]
Almost all trains along this section of the line have bi-level "Green Cars" with forward-facing seats, with each set of trains having 2 of them. Green Cars can be used after paying an additional fee.
A new station between Ōfuna and Fujisawa is being planned to serve passengers near the former JR Freight Shōnan Freight Terminal. Construction is expected to start in early 2022. The new station is expected to open for service in 2032.[3]
Legend:
- ● : a station that all trains stop
- ｜ :a station that all trains pass
- ▲ : a station that Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains use Yokosuka Line platforms
