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GREATER TOKYO AREA

Public transportation within Greater Tokyo is dominated by the world's most extensive urban rail network.

JR East operates the Yamanote Line, which surrounds the city center, as well as commuter lines which extend from the suburbs. These include the Keihin-Tohoku Line connecting Saitama and Yokohama, the Chuo Line to western Tokyo, and the Sobu Line to Chiba. The Keiyo serves nearby parts of Chiba. The Yokohama, Tokaido, and Yokosuka Lines service the southwestern parts of the area.

Additionally, many other lines exist outside the center of the city. Among these are the Hachiko, Itsukaichi, Joban, Joetsu, Kawagoe, Musashino, Ome, Negishi, Nambu, Sagami, Takasaki, and Tsurumi Lines.


  • Akabane Line (Ikebukuro - Akabane)
  • Chuo Main Line (Tokyo - Hachioji - Kofu)
  • Chuo-Sobu Line (Mitaka - Shinjuku - Chiba)
  • Hachiko Line (Hachioji - Takasaki)
  • Itsukaichi Line (Haijima - Musashi Itsukaichi)
  • Joban Line (Ueno - Hitachi)
  • Kawagoe Line (Omiya - Kawagoe - Komagawa)
  • Keihin-Tohoku Line (Omiya - Tokyo - Yokohama)
  • Keiyo Line (Tokyo - Soga)
  • Mito Line (Oyama - Tomobe)
  • Musashino Line (Tokyo - Fuchu Hommachi) (Tokyo outer loop)
  • Nambu Line (Kawasaki - Tachikawa; Shitte - Hamakawasaki)
  • Narita Line (Sakura - Choshi; Abiko - Narita; Narita - Narita Airport)
  • Negishi Line (Yokohama - Ofuna)
  • Ome Line (Tachikawa - Ome - Okutama)
  • Ryomo Line (Oyama - Shin Maebashi)
  • Sagami Line (Hashimoto - Chigasaki)
  • Saikyo Line (Osaki - Omiya)
  • Shonan-Shinjuku Line (Omiya - Shinjuku - Ofuna)
  • Sobu Main Line (Tokyo - Choshi)
  • Sotobo Line (Chiba - Mobara - Awa Kamogawa)
  • Takasaki Line (Omiya - Takasaki)
  • Togane Line (Naruto - Oami)
  • Tohoku Main Line(Utsunomiya Line) (Ueno - Kuroiso)
  • Tokaido Main Line (Tokyo - Yokohama - Atami)
  • Tsurumi Line (Tsurumi - Ogimachi; Anzen - Okawa; Asano - Umishibaura)
  • Uchibo Line (Soga - Kisarazu - Awa Kamogawa)
  • Yamanote Line (Tokyo inner loop)
  • Yokohama Line (Higashi Kanagawa - Hachioji)
  • Yokosuka Line (Tokyo - Kurihama)
 


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