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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.
Tōkaidō Main Line | |
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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) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 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:
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:
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid Acty |
Local, Rapid Rabbit & Urban |
Jōban Line through service | Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | Transfers | Location | |||
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Between Stations |
Total | Rapid | Special Rapid | |||||||||
Through service from/to: | / | JU Ueno-Tokyo Line | JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for JU Takasaki Line) | |||||||||
JU Utsunomiya & Takasaki Line |
JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) | |||||||||||
TYOJT01 |
Tokyo | 東京 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ![]()
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Chiyoda | Tokyo | ||
SMBJT02 |
Shimbashi | 新橋 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ● | ● | ● | JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line(G-08) A Toei Asakusa Line(A-10) ![]() |
Minato | |||
SGWJT03 |
Shinagawa | 品川 | 4.7 | 6.8 | ● | ● | ● | JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line ![]() KK Keikyu Main Line | ||||
KWSJT04 |
Kawasaki | 川崎 | 11.4 | 18.2 | ● | ● | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JN Nambu Line (Keikyu-Kawasaki) KK Keikyu Main Line and KK Keikyu Daishi Line |
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa | |||
YHMJT05 |
Yokohama | 横浜 | 10.6 | 28.8 | ● | ● | ▲ | ▲ | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line JH Yokohama Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JO Yokosuka Line TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line KK Keikyu Main Line ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nishi-ku, Yokohama | ||
TTKJT06 |
Totsuka | 戸塚 | 12.1 | 40.9 | ● | ● | ▲ | ▲ | JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JO Yokosuka Line ![]() |
Totsuka-ku, Yokohama | ||
OFNJT07 |
Ōfuna | 大船 | 5.6 | 46.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | JK Negishi Line JO Yokosuka Line Shonan Monorail JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line |
Sakae-ku, Yokohama | ||
Kamakura | ||||||||||||
JT08 | Fujisawa | 藤沢 | 4.6 | 51.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() Enoshima Electric Railway |
Fujisawa | ||
JT09 | Tsujidō | 辻堂 | 3.7 | 54.8 | | | ● | ● | | | ||||
JT10 | Chigasaki | 茅ヶ崎 | 3.8 | 58.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ■ Sagami Line | Chigasaki | ||
JT11 | Hiratsuka | 平塚 | 5.2 | 63.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | Hiratsuka | |||
JT12 | Ōiso | 大磯 | 4.0 | 67.8 | | | ● | ● | | | Ōiso, Naka District | |||
JT13 | Ninomiya | 二宮 | 5.3 | 73.1 | | | ● | ● | | | Ninomiya, Naka District | |||
JT14 | Kōzu | 国府津 | 4.6 | 77.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() |
Odawara | ||
JT15 | Kamonomiya | 鴨宮 | 3.1 | 80.8 | | | ● | ● | | | ||||
JT16 | Odawara | 小田原 | 3.1 | 83.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line | |||
JT17 | Hayakawa | 早川 | 2.1 | 86.0 | ● | |||||||
JT18 | Nebukawa | 根府川 | 4.4 | 90.4 | ● | |||||||
JT19 | Manazuru | 真鶴 | 5.4 | 95.8 | ● | Manazuru, Ashigarashimo District | ||||||
JT20 | Yugawara | 湯河原 | 3.3 | 99.1 | ● | Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District | ||||||
JT21 | Atami | 熱海 | 5.5 | 104.6 | ● | JT Itō Line (Some through trains for Ito)![]() |
Atami | Shizuoka | ||||
Local: Some operate through service from/to Numazu or Ito |
The point between JR East and JR Central operation is divided at Atami station, where section between Atami and Maibara is operated by JR Central, and covers the Tōkai region - Shizuoka Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu Prefecture. Some services from Odawara on the JR East section continues to travel on this section until Numazu station.
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid Services | Home Liner | Transfers | Location | |||||
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Between Stations |
Total (From Tokyo) |
Semi Rapid |
Rapid | New Rapid |
Special Rapid | |||||||
CA00 | Atami | 熱海 | 104.6 | ![]() JT Itō Line |
Atami | Shizuoka | ||||||
CA01 | Kannami | 函南 | 9.9 | 114.5 | Kannami, Tagata District | |||||||
CA02 | Mishima | 三島 | 6.2 | 120.7 | ● | ![]() ■ Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line (some morning/evening through services) |
Mishima | |||||
CA03 | Numazu | 沼津 | 5.5 | 126.2 | ● | ● | ![]() |
Numazu | ||||
CA04 | Katahama | 片浜 | 4.1 | 130.3 | ● | | | ||||||
CA05 | Hara | 原 | 2.5 | 132.8 | ● | | | ||||||
CA06 | Higashi-Tagonoura | 東田子の浦 | 4.6 | 137.4 | ● | | | Fuji | |||||
CA07 | Yoshiwara | 吉原 | 3.9 | 141.3 | ● | | | ■ Gakunan Railway Line | |||||
CA08 | Fuji | 富士 | 4.9 | 146.2 | ● | ● | ![]() | |||||
CA09 | Fujikawa | 富士川 | 3.5 | 149.7 | | | | | ||||||
CA10 | Shin-Kambara | 新蒲原 | 2.8 | 152.5 | | | | | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka | |||||
CA11 | Kambara | 蒲原 | 2.4 | 154.9 | | | | | ||||||
CA12 | Yui | 由比 | 3.5 | 158.4 | | | | | ||||||
CA13 | Okitsu | 興津 | 5.9 | 164.3 | | | | | ||||||
CA14 | Shimizu | 清水 | 4.7 | 169.0 | ● | ● | ||||||
CA15 | Kusanagi | 草薙 | 5.2 | 174.2 | | | | | Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line | |||||
CA16 | Higashi-Shizuoka | 東静岡 | 3.5 | 177.7 | | | | | Aoi-ku, Shizuoka | |||||
CA17 | Shizuoka | 静岡 | 2.5 | 180.2 | ● | ● | ![]() Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (Shin-Shizuoka) | |||||
CA18 | Abekawa | 安倍川 | 4.3 | 184.5 | | | Suruga-ku, Shizuoka | ||||||
CA19 | Mochimune | 用宗 | 2.1 | 186.6 | | | |||||||
CA20 | Yaizu | 焼津 | 7.1 | 193.7 | | | Yaizu | ||||||
CA21 | Nishi-Yaizu | 西焼津 | 3.3 | 197.0 | | | |||||||
CA22 | Fujieda | 藤枝 | 3.3 | 200.3 | ● | Fujieda | ||||||
CA23 | Rokugō | 六合 | 4.6 | 204.9 | | | Shimada | ||||||
CA24 | Shimada | 島田 | 2.9 | 207.8 | ● | |||||||
CA25 | Kanaya | 金谷 | 5.1 | 212.9 | | | Oigawa Railway Oigawa Main Line | ||||||
CA26 | Kikugawa | 菊川 | 9.3 | 222.2 | ● | Kikugawa | ||||||
CA27 | Kakegawa | 掛川 | 7.1 | 229.3 | ● | ![]() Tenryū Hamanako Railroad |
Kakegawa | |||||
CA28 | Aino | 愛野 | 5.3 | 234.6 | | | Fukuroi | ||||||
CA29 | Fukuroi | 袋井 | 3.5 | 238.1 | ● | |||||||
CA30 | Mikuriya | 御厨 | 4.6 | 242.7 | | | Iwata | ||||||
CA31 | Iwata | 磐田 | 3.2 | 245.9 | ● | |||||||
CA32 | Toyodachō | 豊田町 | 2.9 | 248.8 | | | |||||||
CA33 | Tenryūgawa | 天竜川 | 3.9 | 252.7 | | | Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu | ||||||
CA34 | Hamamatsu | 浜松 | 4.4 | 257.1 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() Enshū Railway Line (Shin-Hamamatsu) | ||||
CA35 | Takatsuka | 高塚 | 5.3 | 262.4 | ● | ● | ||||||
CA36 | Maisaka | 舞阪 | 5.1 | 267.5 | ● | ● | ||||||
CA37 | Bentenjima | 弁天島 | 2.3 | 269.8 | ● | ● | ||||||
CA38 | Araimachi | 新居町 | 3.1 | 272.9 | ● | ● | Kosai | |||||
CA39 | Washizu | 鷲津 | 3.7 | 276.6 | ● | ● | ||||||
CA40 | Shinjohara | 新所原 | 5.8 | 282.4 | ● | ● | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad | |||||
CA41 | Futagawa | 二川 | 4.3 | 286.7 | ● | ● | Toyohashi | Aichi | ||||
CA42 | Toyohashi | 豊橋 | 6.9 | 293.6 | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae) |
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid Services | Home Liner | Transfers | Location | |||||
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Between Stations |
Total (From Tokyo) |
Semi Rapid |
Rapid | New Rapid |
Special Rapid | |||||||
CA42 | Toyohashi | 豊橋 | 6.9 | 293.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae) |
Toyohashi | Aichi |
CA43 | Nishi-Kozakai | 西小坂井 | 4.8 | 298.4 | ● | | | | | | | | | Toyokawa | ||
CA44 | Aichi-Mito | 愛知御津 | 3.7 | 302.1 | ● | | | | | | | | | |||
CA45 | Mikawa-Ōtsuka | 三河大塚 | 3.1 | 305.2 | ● | | | | | | | | | Gamagori | ||
CA46 | Mikawa-Miya | 三河三谷 | 3.1 | 308.3 | ● | ▲ | ▲ | | | | | |||
CA47 | Gamagōri | 蒲郡 | 2.3 | 310.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | GN Meitetsu Gamagōri Line | ||
CA48 | Mikawa-Shiotsu | 三河塩津 | 2.3 | 312.9 | ● | | | | | | | | | GN Meitetsu Gamagōri Line (Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae) | ||
CA49 | Sangane | 三ヶ根 | 2.6 | 315.5 | ● | | | | | | | | | Kōta, Nukata District | ||
CA50 | Kōda | 幸田 | 3.0 | 318.5 | ● | ▲ | ▲ | | | | | |||
CA51 | Aimi | 相見 | 3.1 | 321.6 | ● | | | | | | | | | |||
CA52 | Okazaki | 岡崎 | 7.4 | 325.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ■ Aichi Loop Line | Okazaki | |
CA53 | Nishi-Okazaki | 西岡崎 | 4.2 | 330.1 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA54 | Anjō | 安城 | 3.6 | 333.7 | ● | ● | | | | | | | Anjō | ||
CA55 | Mikawa-Anjō | 三河安城 | 2.6 | 336.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() | ||
CA56 | Higashi-Kariya | 東刈谷 | 1.8 | 338.1 | | | | | | | | | | | Kariya | ||
CA57 | Noda-Shinmachi | 野田新町 | 1.6 | 339.7 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA58 | Kariya | 刈谷 | 1.9 | 341.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | MU Meitetsu Mikawa Line | ||
CA59 | Aizuma | 逢妻 | 1.9 | 343.5 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA60 | Ōbu | 大府 | 3.0 | 346.5 | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ![]() |
Ōbu | |
CA61 | Kyōwa | 共和 | 3.0 | 349.5 | ● | ● | | | | | | | |||
CA62 | Minami-Ōdaka | 南大高 | 2.3 | 351.8 | | | | | | | | | | | Midori-ku, Nagoya | ||
CA63 | Ōdaka | 大高 | 1.8 | 353.6 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA64 | Kasadera | 笠寺 | 3.2 | 356.8 | | | | | | | | | | | Minami-ku, Nagoya | ||
CA65 | Atsuta | 熱田 | 4.0 | 360.8 | | | | | | | | | | | Atsuta-ku, Nagoya | ||
CA66 | Kanayama | 金山 | 1.9 | 362.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Nagoya Municipal Subway: ![]() ![]() |
Naka-ku, Nagoya | |
CA67 | Otōbashi | 尾頭橋 | 0.9 | 363.6 | | | | | | | | | | | Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya | ||
CA68 | Nagoya | 名古屋 | 2.4 | 366.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() E Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu-Nagoya) NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (Meitetsu-Nagoya) Nagoya Municipal Subway: ![]() ![]() AN Aonami Line (AN01) |
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya | |
CA69 | Biwajima | 枇杷島 | 4.0 | 370.0 | | | | | | | | | | | ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line | Kiyosu | |
CA70 | Kiyosu | 清洲 | 3.8 | 373.8 | | | | | | | | | | | Inazawa | ||
CA71 | Inazawa | 稲沢 | 3.3 | 377.1 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA72 | Owari-Ichinomiya | 尾張一宮 | 6.0 | 383.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, BS Meitetsu Bisai Line (Meitetsu-Ichinomiya) | Ichinomiya | |
CA73 | Kisogawa | 木曽川 | 3.5 | 388.6 | | | | | | | | | | | |||
CA74 | Gifu | 岐阜 | 7.7 | 396.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, KG Meitetsu Kagamihara Line (Meitetsu Gifu) |
Gifu | Gifu |
CA75 | Nishi-Gifu | 西岐阜 | 3.2 | 399.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | |||
CA76 | Hozumi | 穂積 | 1.0 | 400.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Mizuho | ||
CA77 | Ōgaki | 大垣 | 9.5 | 410.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ■ Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line ■ Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line |
Ōgaki | |
CA78 | Tarui | 垂井 | 8.1 | 418.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Tarui, Fuwa District | ||
CA79 | Sekigahara | 関ヶ原 | 5.7 | 423.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Tōkaidō Main Line (Shin-Tarui branch line) | Sekigahara, Fuwa District | |
CA80 | Kashiwabara | 柏原 | 7.1 | 430.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | Maibara | Shiga | ||
CA81 | Ōmi-Nagaoka | 近江長岡 | 4.3 | 435.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
CA82 | Samegai | 醒ヶ井 | 4.6 | 439.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
CA83 | Maibara * | 米原 | 6.1 | 445.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line |
Maibara is shared by JR Central and JR West; JR West manages the station
Before March 2016, JR West operated trains from Maibara as far as Ogaki on JR Central territory. After the two companies realized this invasion, on 25 March 2016, all JR West departures were changed to JR Central trains to Maibara station.
Both the Mino-Akasaka and Tarui branch lines separate from the Main Line at Minami-Arao junction (南荒尾信号場), located 3.1 km west of Ōgaki Station.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between Stations |
Total (from Ōgaki) | |||||
Ōgaki | 大垣 | - | 0.0 | Tōkaidō Main Line | Ōgaki | Gifu |
Arao | 荒尾 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |||
Mino-Akasaka | 美濃赤坂 | 1.6 | 5.0 | |||
Between Ōgaki and Sekigahara, there is a 25 per mil grade. In 1944, a single track bypass was built to avoid this steep slope of the main line and the old westbound track was removed.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between Stations |
Total (from Ōgaki) | |||||
Ōgaki | 大垣 | - | 0.0 | Tōkaidō Main Line | Ōgaki | Gifu |
Tarui | 垂井 | 8.1 | 8.1 | Tarui, Fuwa District | ||
Sekigahara | 関ヶ原 | 5.7 | 13.8 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line | Sekigahara | |
The western part of the Tōkaidō Main Line from Maibara to Kōbe is operated by JR West and forms the main trunk of the company's Urban Network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Although the line is divided into three segments, known as the Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, and JR Kobe Line, they are part of a single contiguous network, with many services traversing multiple sections. The Biwako Line includes a segment of the Hokuriku Main Line. Some services on the Kosei, JR Takarazuka and Gakkentoshi lines run through onto the Tōkaidō Main Line.
The section between Maibara and Kyoto is known as the Biwako Line.
Official line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Stop | Transfers | Location | ||||
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Between Stations | Total
(from Tokyo) |
Local (Commuter) |
Local (Suburban) |
Special Rapid | Ward, City | Prefecture | |||||
Through service from/to Hokuriku Main Line | |||||||||||
Tōkaidō Main Line | A12 | Maibara | 米原 | - | 445.9 | ● | ● | ![]()
|
Maibara | Shiga | |
A13 | Hikone | 彦根 | 6.0 | 451.9 | ● | ● | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | Hikone | |||
A14 | Minami-Hikone | 南彦根 | 3.3 | 455.2 | ● | | | |||||
A15 | Kawase | 河瀬 | 3.1 | 458.3 | ● | | | |||||
A16 | Inae | 稲枝 | 3.7 | 462.0 | ● | | | |||||
A17 | Notogawa | 能登川 | 3.7 | 465.7 | ● | ● | Higashiōmi | ||||
A18 | Azuchi | 安土 | 5.1 | 470.8 | ● | | | Ōmihachiman | ||||
A19 | Ōmi-Hachiman | 近江八幡 | 3.5 | 474.3 | ● | ● | ■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line | ||||
A20 | Shinohara | 篠原 | 4.0 | 478.3 | ● | | | |||||
A21 | Yasu | 野洲 | 5.6 | 483.9 | ○ | ● | ● | Yasu | |||
A22 | Moriyama | 守山 | 3.1 | 487.0 | ○ | ● | ● | Moriyama | |||
A23 | Rittō | 栗東 | 2.1 | 489.1 | ○ | ● | | | Rittō | |||
A24 | Kusatsu | 草津 | 2.3 | 491.4 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() |
Kusatsu | ||
A25 | Minami-Kusatsu | 南草津 | 2.5 | 493.9 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
A26 | Seta | 瀬田 | 2.7 | 496.6 | ● | ● | | | Ōtsu | |||
A27 | Ishiyama | 石山 | 2.5 | 499.1 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() | |||
A28 | Zeze | 膳所 | 2.8 | 501.9 | ● | ● | | | ![]() | |||
A29 | Ōtsu | 大津 | 1.7 | 503.6 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
A30 | Yamashina | 山科 | 4.5 | 508.1 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto | Kyoto | |
A31 | Kyoto | 京都 | 5.5 | 513.6 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
Through service from/to JR Kyoto Line | |||||||||||
Within JR Kyoto Line: | Local
(Northbound only) |
Rapid | Special Rapid |
The section between Kyoto and Osaka is known as the JR Kyoto Line. Trains from the Biwako and Kosei lines travel through onto the JR Kyoto Line and continue west towards the JR Kobe Line at Osaka.
Legend:
Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains in the morning skip some stops between Kyoto and Takatsuki.
The westernmost section between Osaka and Kōbe is part of the JR Kobe Line, which continues west to Himeji on the San'yō Main Line. Although Kōbe is the official terminus of the Tōkaidō Main Line, most trains continue to Nishi-Akashi, Himeji and beyond.
●: Trains stop at all times
|: Trains pass at all times
▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
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Official line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Stop | Transfers | Location | ||||
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Between stations | from Osaka | Local | Rapid | Special Rapid | Ward, City | Prefecture | |||||
Through service to/from the JR Kyoto Line | |||||||||||
Tokaido Main Line | A47 | Osaka | 大阪 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Kita-ku, Osaka | Osaka |
A48 | Tsukamoto | 塚本 | 3.4 | 3.4 | ● | | | | | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka | |||
A49 | Amagasaki | 尼崎 | 4.3 | 7.7 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() |
Amagasaki | Hyōgo | |
A50 | Tachibana | 立花 | 3.0 | 10.7 | ● | | | | | ||||
A51 | Kōshienguchi | 甲子園口 | 2.2 | 12.9 | ● | | | | | Nishinomiya | |||
A52 | Nishinomiya | 西宮 | 2.5 | 15.4 | ● | ● | | | ||||
A53 | Sakura Shukugawa | さくら夙川 | 1.5 | 16.9 | ● | | | | | ||||
A54 | Ashiya | 芦屋 | 2.3 | 19.2 | ● | ● | ○ | Ashiya | |||
A55 | Kōnan-Yamate | 甲南山手 | 1.4 | 20.6 | ● | | | | | Higashinada-ku, Kobe | |||
A56 | Settsu-Motoyama | 摂津本山 | 1.5 | 22.1 | ● | | | | | ||||
A57 | Sumiyoshi | 住吉 | 1.6 | 23.6 | ● | ● | ● | Kobe New Transit Rokko Island Line (R01) | |||
A58 | Rokkōmichi | 六甲道 | 2.2 | 25.9 | ● | ● | | | Nada-ku, Kobe | |||
A59 | Maya | 摩耶 | 1.4 | 27.3 | ● | | | | | ||||
A60 | Nada | 灘 | 0.9 | 28.2 | ● | | | | | ||||
A61 | Sannomiya | 三ノ宮 | 2.4 | 30.6 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chuo-ku, Kobe | ||
A62 | Motomachi | 元町 | 0.8 | 31.4 | ● | ● | | | ![]() ![]() | |||
A63 | Kobe | 神戸 | 1.7 | 33.1 | ● | ● | ● | ![]() ![]() | |||
Through service to/from the Sanyo Main Line and the Ako Line |
In addition to standard local, rapid, and special rapid service trains, the Tōkaidō Main Line also hosts a number of limited express services.
Overnight trains on the Tōkaidō Line go from Tokyo to western Honshū and Shikoku.
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The Tōkaidō route takes its name from the ancient road connecting the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka) with the Kantō region (Tokyo, then Edo) through the Tōkai region (including Nagoya). Literally, it was the Tōkai road, or Road through Tōkai. The Tōkaidō Line does not follow the old road exactly, since the latter diverges at Nagoya toward the Mie Prefecture coastline; to follow it by train, the Kansai Main Line and Kusatsu Line would have to be followed from Nagoya to Kusatsu. The largest population centers in Japan are along this route - Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. These centers have grown to occupy an ever more dominant role in the country's government, financial, manufacturing and cultural life.[7]
Historically, one of the first priorities of Japanese railway planners was to build a line from Tokyo to the Kansai region, either following the Tokaido route or the northern Nakasendō route. This decision remained unresolved as regional needs were addressed. The first railway in Japan was the line from Shimbashi to Sakuragicho in Yokohama, which opened in 1872; another segment of today's Tokaido Main Line, between Kyoto and Kobe, opened in 1877.
In 1883, the government decided to use the Nakasendo route, and construction of several segments commenced (including the modern-day Takasaki Line). Railways were opened between Ogaki and Nagahama (1884) and between Nagoya and Kisogawa (1886) in line with the Nakasendo plan. However, by 1886, it was clear that the Tokaido route would be more practical, and so the Nakasendo plan was abandoned.
The lines between Kisogawa and Ogaki, Yokohama and Kozu, and Hamamatsu and Obu were completed in 1887, and the first line from Tokyo to Kobe was completed in 1889, when Kozu and Hamamatsu were connected through the present-day Gotemba Line corridor, and the final segments were completed between Kasumigahara and Otsu. At the time, there was one Tokyo-Kobe train in each direction per day, taking over 20 hours each way.
The "Tokaido Line" name was formally adopted in 1895. In October 1895, following the Sino-Japanese War, through service to the Sanyo Railway (now Sanyo Main Line) began. Express service between Tokyo and Kobe began in 1896, sleeper service in 1900, and dining car service in 1901.
In 1906, all privately run main lines were nationalized under the newly created Japanese Government Railways, which, at the time had a network of just over 7,000 km (4,300 mi). Automatic couplers were introduced on all freight wagons in 1926. In 1930, the first Tsubame ("swallow") express was introduced, reducing the Tokyo - Kobe travel-time to nine hours - a significant reduction from the twenty hours required in 1889 and fifteen in 1903.[7]
Infrastructure improvements included the completion of double track on this route in 1913, and the opening of the 7.8 km (4.8 mi) long Tanna Tunnel, which shortened the route by omitting a detour round the mountains between Atami and Numazu. This was the last major change to the alignment of the route.
By the early 1950s the Tōkaidō Line had become the main transportation artery of Japan. Although it was only 3% of the railway system by length, it carried 24% of JNR's passenger traffic and 23% of its freight, and the rate of growth was higher than any other line in the country. By 1956 electrification was completed along the Tokyo-Osaka section and with the introduction of new Kodama trains, travel time was reduced to six and a half hours. The line became so popular that tickets regularly sold out within ten minutes of being put on sale, one month in advance of the travel date.[7]
The capacity constraints on the Tokaido Main Line had been clear prior to World War II, and work started on a new 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge "bullet train" line in 1940. Intercity passenger traffic between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka largely transferred to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen after it was completed in 1964. Since then, the Tokaido Main Line has been used as a commuter and freight line, serving a very small number of long-distance passenger trains (mainly overnight and sleeper services).
Following the Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, the line was shut down between Takatsuki and Kobe, with certain segments remaining impassable until 1 April of that year.
On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations between Tokyo and Osaki being assigned station numbers between JT01 and JT07.[8][9] Numbers increase towards in the southbound direction towards Osaki. Station numbers would be assigned to stations beyond Osaki as far as Atami in 2018.
On the evening of 5 August 2023, a JR East Tokaido Line service struck a utility pole near Ofuna and lost power, resulting in a suspension of JR East Tokaido Line service.[10] Four people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. Service was restored on the morning of 6 August 2023.
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