Tōgane Line

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title: "Tōgane Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tōgane-line", "lines-of-east-japan-railway-company", "railway-lines-in-chiba-prefecture", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan", "railway-lines-opened-in-1900"] description: "Railway line in Chiba prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tōgane_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway line in Chiba prefecture, Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Tōgane Line
color
image	東金線.JPG
image_width	300px
caption	209 series EMU at Ōami Station
locale	Chiba Prefecture
start
end
stations	5
open
operator	JR East
linelength	13.8 km
gauge
electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
speed	95 km/h
map_state	collapsed
map	[[File:JR Togane Line linemap.svg
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The Tōgane Line 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 from to (In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), and some run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a Local train runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a Local train runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning. As of 16 March 2024, all Commuter Rapid and Rapid services operating through to/from the Keiyō Line were replaced by Local trains.

Station list

• All stations are located in Chiba Prefecture.
• Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass each other at stations marked "｜".

::data[format=table] | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Track | Location | Between stations | Total | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 大網 | - | 0.0 | Sotobō Line (some trains through to and Tokyo) | v | Ōamishirasato | | | | 福俵 | 3.8 | 3.8 | | ｜ | Tōgane | | | | 東金 | 2.0 | 5.8 | | ◇ | | | | | 求名 | 3.8 | 9.6 | | ◇ | | | | | 成東 | 4.2 | 13.8 | Sōbu Main Line | ^ | Sanmu | | ::

Rolling stock

• 209-2000/2100 series EMUs
• E233-5000 series 4-car EMUs (Keiyō Line through services)

Past

• 113 series EMUs
• 211 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, CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines

• Togane station - The Kujukuri Railway Co. operated a 9 km gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

References

References

1. (16 March 2024). "京葉線で通勤快速列車の運転終了". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
2. Segawa. Yutaka. The Railway Pictorial. Denkisha Kenkyūkai. (October 1973)

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