Tōgane Line


The Tōgane Line is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company. It connects Ōami Station in the city of Ōamishirasato and Narutō Station in the city of Sanmu.

Services

Some trains run from to, and some run through to/from Chiba Station via the Sotobō Line. Every morning, a commuter rapid train runs from Narutō to Tokyo Station via the Sotobō and Keiyō lines. Every evening, a commuter rapid train runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning.

Station list

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 from 1 October 1973, CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

Former connecting lines