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Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

Shōnan–Shinjuku line
JR JS line symbol.svg
Shonan-shinjuku-line-E231.jpg
Shōnan–Shinjuku line E231 series EMU
Overview
Type Commuter rail
Locale Kantō region
Operation
Opened 2001
Operator(s) JR East
Technical
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
JR Shonan Shinjuku Line linemap.svg

The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (湘南新宿ライン Shōnan–shinjuku-rain?) is a passenger railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001. The line has no dedicated track as services run through shared sections along the Ryōmō line, Takasaki line, Utsunomiya line, Yamanote freight line, Yokosuka line, and Tōkaidō Main Line. It is treated as a distinct service at stations and on railway maps.

Service patterns on the Shōnan–Shinjuku line are as follows:

Initially, services were operated using a mixture of rolling stock, including 115 series, 211 series, 215 series (double-deck), E217 series, and E231-1000 series EMUs, but rolling stock was standardized on the E231-1000 series EMUs in 2004, from which date these trains also included two bilevel Green cars. From the start of the new timetable on 14 March 2015, E233-3000 series trainsets were also introduced on Shonan–Shinjuku line services.


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