Musashino Line

The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations are limited to the portion between and Nishi-Funabashi; the Tsurumi to Fuchūhommachi portion, called the "Musashino South Line", is normally used only by freight trains. The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the "Tokyo Mega Loop" () around Tokyo, consisting of the Keiyō Line, Musashino Line, Nambu Line, and Yokohama Line.

Services

Most services on the Musashino Line are local trains making all stops. Some trains continue through the Keiyō Line past Nishi-Funabashi to , or .

Other services include:

Musashino: services operated between Fuchūhommachi/Hachiōji and
Shimōsa: services operated between and /
Holiday Kaisoku Kamakura seasonal service between and
Burari Kamakura and Yokohama Bay Area seasonal service between and
Burari Takao Sansaku seasonal service between and

Station list

Tsurumi Station is considered to be the origin of the Musashino Line; trains going clockwise (toward Nishi-Funabashi) are therefore referred to as heading , while trains going counter-clockwise (toward Fuchūhommachi) are heading . This is often counterintuitive, as it results in through trains to Tokyo being labeled and numbered as "down" trains while on the Musashino Line; however, such trains switch to "up" after joining the Keiyō Line.

thumb|788x788px|Musashino Line service diagram, including Shimousa and Musashino services

All eastbound (for Nishi-Funabashi) passenger trains begin service at Fuchū-Hommachi Station. Details of the Musashino South Line and other branch lines, which are freight-only sections, can be found below the passenger station list.

Musashino Line (passenger)

{|class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"|No.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!rowspan="2"|Japanese

!colspan="2"|Distance (km)

!rowspan="2"|Transfers

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Location

!Between stations

!Total

|align="center"|

|府中本町

|style="text-align:right;"|-

|style="text-align:right;"|0.0

| (JN20), Musashino South Line (Freight)

|rowspan="2"|Fuchū

|rowspan="5" style="width:1em; text-align:center;"|Tokyo

|align="center"|

|北府中

|style="text-align:right;"|1.7

|align="center"|

|西国分寺

|style="text-align:right;"|2.2

|style="text-align:right;"|3.9

| (JC17)

|Kokubunji

|align="center"|

|新小平

|style="text-align:right;"|3.5

|style="text-align:right;"|7.4

| (: ST03) Musashino Line (Kunitachi Freight Branch)

|Kodaira

|align="center"|

|新秋津

|style="text-align:right;"|5.6

|style="text-align:right;"|13.0

| (: SI16)

|Higashimurayama

|align="center"|

|東所沢

|style="text-align:right;"|2.7

|style="text-align:right;"|15.7

|Tokorozawa

|rowspan="16" style="width:1em; text-align:center;"|Saitama

|Niiza Freight Terminal

|新座貨物ターミナル駅

|style="text-align:right;"|3.7

|style="text-align:right;"|19.4

|rowspan="2"|Niiza

|align="center"|

|新座

|style="text-align:right;"|0.3

|style="text-align:right;"|19.7

|align="center"|

|北朝霞

|style="text-align:right;"|3.1

|style="text-align:right;"|22.8

| (: TJ13)

|Asaka

|align="center"|

|西浦和

|style="text-align:right;"|5.0

|style="text-align:right;"|27.8

|Musashino Line (Ōmiya Freight Branch)

|style="white-space:nowrap;"|Sakura-ku, Saitama

|align="center"|

|武蔵浦和

|style="text-align:right;"|2.0

|style="text-align:right;"|29.8

| (JA21) Musashino Line (Nishi-Urawa Freight Branch)

|rowspan="2"|Minami-ku, Saitama

|align="center"|

|南浦和

|style="text-align:right;"|1.9

|style="text-align:right;"|31.7

| (JK42)

|align="center"|

|東浦和

|style="text-align:right;"|3.7

|style="text-align:right;"|35.4

|Midori-ku, Saitama

|align="center"|

|東川口

|style="text-align:right;"|3.8

|style="text-align:right;"|39.2

| (SR25)

|Kawaguchi

|align="center"|

|南越谷

|style="text-align:right;"|4.3

|style="text-align:right;"|43.5

| (: TS20)

|rowspan="3"|Koshigaya

|Koshigaya Freight Terminal

|越谷貨物ターミナル駅

|style="text-align:right;"|0.4

|style="text-align:right;"|43.9

|align="center"|

|越谷レイクタウン

|style="text-align:right;"|2.4

|style="text-align:right;"|46.3

|align="center"|

|吉川

|style="text-align:right;"|1.9

|style="text-align:right;"|48.2

|rowspan="2"|Yoshikawa

|align="center"|

|吉川美南

|style="text-align:right;"|1.7

|style="text-align:right;"|49.9

|align="center"|

|新三郷

|style="text-align:right;"|1.4

|style="text-align:right;"|51.3

|rowspan="2"|Misato

|align="center"|

|三郷

|style="text-align:right;"|2.1

|style="text-align:right;"|53.4

|align="center"|

|南流山

|style="text-align:right;"|2.0

|style="text-align:right;"|55.4

| (TX10) Musashino Line (Kita-Kogane, Mabashi Freight Branches)

|Nagareyama

|rowspan="7" style="width:1em; text-align:center;"|Chiba

|align="center"|

|新松戸

|style="text-align:right;"|2.1

|style="text-align:right;"|57.5

|rowspan="3"|Matsudo

|align="center"|

|新八柱

|style="text-align:right;"|4.1

|style="text-align:right;"|61.6

| (: KS84)

|align="center"|

|東松戸

|style="text-align:right;"|2.4

|style="text-align:right;"|64.0

|align="center"|

|市川大野

|style="text-align:right;"|1.9

|style="text-align:right;"|65.9

|Ichikawa

|align="center"|

|船橋法典

|style="text-align:right;"|3.0

|style="text-align:right;"|68.9

|rowspan="2"|Funabashi

|align="center"|

|西船橋

|style="text-align:right;"|2.9

|style="text-align:right;"|71.8

Notes:

Musashino Freight Branch Lines

thumb|Railway lines around Funabashi

{| class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Japanese

! colspan="2" |Distance (km)

! rowspan="2" |Transfers

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Location

!Between stations

!Total

| colspan="7" |Musashino South Line

|鶴見

| style="text-align:center;" | -

| style="text-align:right;" |0.0

|Tōkaidō Line, Keihin Tohoku Line, Tsurumi Line, Tokaido Freight Line, Takashima Freight Line

| rowspan="2" |Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama

| rowspan="3" style="width:1em; text-align:center;" |Kanagawa

|Shin-Tsurumi Yard

|新鶴見信号場

| style="text-align:right;" |3.9

|Hinkaku Line, Nambu Line Freight Branch (for )

|Kajigaya Freight Terminal

|梶ヶ谷貨物ターミナル駅

| style="text-align:right;" |8.8

| style="text-align:right;" |12.7

|Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki

|府中本町

| style="text-align:right;" |16.1

| style="text-align:right;" |28.8

|Musashino Line (towards Nishi-Kokubunji), Nambu Line

|Fuchū

|Tokyo

| colspan="7" |Kunitachi Branch Line

|Shin-Kodaira

|新小平

|style="text-align:center;"| -

|style="text-align:right;" |0.0

|Musashino Line (towards Nishi-Funabashi)

|Kodaira

| rowspan="2" |Tokyo

|Kunitachi

|国立

|style="text-align:right;" |5.0

|Chūō Line

|Kunitachi

| colspan="7" |Omiya Branch Line

|Nishi-Urawa

|西浦和

|style="text-align:center;"|‐

|style="text-align:right;" |0.0

|Musashino Line (towards Fuchūhommachi and Tsurumi)

|Sakura-ku, Saitama

| rowspan="3" |Saitama

|Bessho Yard

|別所信号場

|style="text-align:right;" |1.3

|Yono

|与野

|style="text-align:right;" |3.6

|style="text-align:right;" |4.9

|Tohoku Main Line (Tohoku Freight Line)

|Urawa-ku, Saitama

| colspan="7" |Nishi-Urawa Branch Line

|Musashi-Urawa

|武蔵浦和

|style="text-align:center;"|‐

|Musashino Line (towards Nishi-Funabashi)

| rowspan="2" |Minami-ku, Saitama

| rowspan="2" |Saitama

|Bessho Yard

|別所信号場

|style="text-align:center;"|‐

|Musashino Line Omiya Branch Line

| colspan="7" |Kita-Kogane Branch Line

|Minami-Nagareyama

|南流山

|style="text-align:center;"|‐

|style="text-align:right;" |0.0

|Musashino Line (towards Fuchūhommachi and Tsurumi)

|Nagareyama

| rowspan="2" |Chiba

|Kita-Kogane

|北小金

|style="text-align:right;" |2.9

|Joban Line (towards Toride)

|Matsudo

| colspan="7" |Mabashi Branch Line

|Minami-Nagareyama

|南流山

|style="text-align:center;"|‐

|style="text-align:right;" |0.0

|Musashino Line (towards Fuchūhommachi and Tsurumi)

|Nagareyama

| rowspan="2" |Chiba

|Mabashi

|馬橋

|style="text-align:right;" |3.7

|Joban Line (towards Mikawashima)

|Matsudo

Rolling stock

209-500 series eight-car EMUs (since December 2010)
E231-0 series eight-car EMUs (since November 2017)
E231-900 series eight-car EMU (since 20 July 2020)

Three 209-500 series sets were transferred from the Keiyō Line in 2010-2011, where they were displaced by new E233-5000 series sets and reduced from ten to eight cars per set; In July 2020, the sole E231-900 series set was also transferred from the Chūō–Sōbu Line and reduced from ten to eight cars.

File:Series209-500-M75.jpg|A Musashino Line 209-500 series EMU in October 2019

File:JRE Series-E231-0 MU19.jpg|A Musashino Line E231-0 series EMU in January 2023

File:JRE Series-E231-900 MU1.jpg|Musashino Line E231-900 series in August 2022

</gallery>

Former

101-1000 series 6-car EMUs (1 April 1973 - 26 October 1986) 205 series trains, both 205-0 and 205-5000 series, were withdrawn from Musashino Line and currently operated in Indonesia.

File:KuMoHa101-902 Tokyo General Depot 20050827.jpg|A 101 series EMU

File:103 set E34 Musashino Line Nishi-Kokubunji 20010808.jpg|A Musashino Line 103 series (low-cab type) EMU, August 2001

File:Musashino 103 Niiza 20020527.jpg|A Musashino Line 103 series EMU, May 2002

File:201 165 Shinkansen Relay Hachioji 20010801.jpg|A 165 series EMU (right) on a Shinkansen Relay service, August 2001

File:Musashino 115 Hachioji 20040303.JPG|A 115-300 series EMU set on a Musashino service, March 2004

File:JRE-205-0 EMU-MusashinoLine.jpg|A Musashino Line 205-0 series EMU in June 2006 (this particular set is actually a 205-5000, or set 145 in Indonesia)

File:JRE 205 5000 musashino.JPG|205 series EMU belonging to the Musashino Line on connecting services on the Keiyō Line, January 2010. This set is now operated in Indonesia.

</gallery>

Freight

Locomotive types seen hauling freight trains include the Class EF64, Class EF65, Class EF66, Class EF81, Class EF200, Class EF210, Class EH200, Class EH500, Class DE10, and Class HD300.

History

The Musashino Line was initially envisioned as a "Tokyo Outer Loop Line" in a 1927 railway appropriations bill, but was not built for several decades due to World War II and its aftermath. Construction finally began in November 1965. Numbers increase in the counter-clockwise direction towards Fuchu-Hommachi.

Future plans

In June 2025, JR East and Seibu Railway announced a plan to enable through service between the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to the Musashino and Keiyo Lines by fiscal 2028. The service would be achieved through a junction near Shin-Akitsu Station on the Musashino Line.

References

External links

Stations of the Musashino Line (JR East)

Services

Station list

Musashino Line (passenger)

Musashino Freight Branch Lines

Rolling stock

Former

Freight

History

Future plans

See also

References

External links