Tōyō Rapid Railway Line

Tōyō Rapid Railway Line

A Toyo Rapid 2000 series trainset
Overview
Owner	Toyo Rapid Railway
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Nishi-Funabashi Toyo-Katsutadai
Stations	9
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Depot(s)	Yachiyo-Midorigaoka
History
Opened	1996
Technical
Line length	16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)^*^[1]

The Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (東葉高速線, Tōyō Kōsoku-sen) is a commuter rail line owned by Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name Tōyō (東葉) comes from the characters for Tokyo and Chiba. The line is essentially an extension of Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line.^[1]

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Transfers	Location
TR01	Nishi-Funabashi	西船橋	Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (through service) Chūō-Sōbu Line Musashino Line Keiyō Line	Funabashi	Chiba
TR02	Higashi-Kaijin	東海神
TR03	Hasama	飯山満
TR04	Kita-Narashino	北習志野	Shin-Keisei Line
TR05	Funabashi-Nichidaimae	船橋日大前
TR06	Yachiyo-Midorigaoka	八千代緑が丘		Yachiyo
TR07	Yachiyo-Chūō	八千代中央
TR08	Murakami	村上
TR09	Tōyō-Katsutadai	東葉勝田台	Keisei Main Line (Katsutadai Station)

Rolling stock

Tokyo Metro 05N series
Tokyo Metro 07 series

Former

Tōyō Rapid 1000 series (retired in 2006)
Tokyo Metro 5000 series

Toyo Rapid 1000 series, September 2006
Tokyo Metro 5000 series, December 2006

History

Construction work on the line commenced in July 1984, and the line was fully opened on 27 April 1996.^[1] Limited-stop "Toyo Rapid" (東葉快速, Tōyō Kaisoku) services were introduced on the line from the start of the 4 December 1999 timetable revision, but such services in the "up" direction (toward Tokyo) were discontinued in 2009, and the "down" limited-stop services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
^ 東葉快速が廃止される (in Japanese). Japan. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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