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Nambu Line

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Introducing

The Nambu Line is a 35.5 km long line connecting Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture and Tachikawa Station in Tachikawa City, Tokyo.

The predecessor of the Nambu Line was a private railroad company, Nambu Railway, which opened between Kawasaki Station and Noborito Station in 1927 for the purpose of transporting gravel from the Tama River. Later, in 1929, the entire line between Kawasaki and Tachikawa Stations, in its present form, was opened.

It is a commuter and school route that intersects with the Chuo Line rapid service radiating from central Tokyo, private railway lines, Yokosuka Line, Tokaido Line, and many other lines, connecting them in a circle, and is used as an important means of access between central Tokyo and the Tama region in the southern northern part of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Many electronics manufacturers and IT-related companies are located along the line, and the Musashi-Kosugi Station area is lined with high-rise condominiums as well as natural scenery such as the Tama River. The area is also characterized by many boat and bicycle racetracks and horse racing tracks.

In 2011, rapid transit service was restored for the first time in 32 years, and currently the fastest connection from Kawasaki Station to Tachikawa Station is 43 minutes.

Key data

  • Line Length: 35.5 km
  • Number of stations: 26
  • Safety system: ATS-P
  • Train model: E233-8000 series (6 cars)
  • Max speed: 95 km/h
  • Max speed after signals:
    • Reduced speed (green/yellow): 75 km/h
    • Caution (yellow): 55 km/h
    • Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h
  • Routes:
    • Kawasaki ~ Tachikawa (603F): "Local" -  26 stations - 35.5 km
    • Kawasaki ~ Musashi-Nakahara (843F): "Local" - 8 stations - 9.2 km
    • Kawasaki ~ Tachikawa (4027F): "Rapid" - 26 stations - 35.5 km
  • Automatic announcements: No
  • Conductor announcements: Yes
  • Driver announcement (pointing-and-calling): No

Features

When you're on the rapid line, you have to notify the conductor, using the buzzer (B key) when the train passes through a station.

Stations list

Station name
 Japanese name
 Distance (km) JRETS connections
Kawasaki 川崎 0

JT Tōkaidō

JK Keihin–Tōhoku
Shitte 尻手 1,7 JN Nambu branch
Yakō 矢向 2,6  
Kashimada 鹿島田 4,1  
Hirama 平間 5,3  
Mukaigawara 向河原 6,6  
Musashi-Kosugi 武蔵小杉 7,5  
Musashi-Nakahara 武蔵中原 9,2  
Musashi-Shinjō 武蔵新城 10,5 JO Yokosuka
Musashi-Mizonokuchi 武蔵溝ノ口 12,7  
Tsudayama 津田山 13,9  
Kuji 久地 14,9  
Shukugawara 宿河原 16,2  
Noborito 登戸 17,3  
Nakanoshima 中野島 19,5  
Inadazutsumi 稲田堤 20,8  
Yanokuchi 矢野口 22,4  
Inagi-Naganuma 稲城長沼 24,1
Minami-Tama 南多摩 25,5  
Fuchū-Hommachi 府中本町 27,9  
Bubaigawara 分倍河原 28,8  
Nishifu 西府 30,0  
Yaho 谷保 31,6  
Yagawa 矢川 33,0  
Nishi-Kunitachi 西国立 34,3  
Tachikawa 立川 35,5

JC Chūō (rapid service)

JC Ōme

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambu_Line 

Driver's guide and timetables: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jzx47I9DaAdVm43REOtTeUY_cp4islfIgMYW6-8V3ew/edit#gid=820524735 

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