The Shimōsa (しもうさ) is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kaihimmakuhari in Chiba Prefecture and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture.[1] Shimosa looks like Musashino train, but Musashino train goes from Hachioji or Fuchu-hommachi and Shimosa goes from Shin-Narashino or Kaihimmakuhari.
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![]() JR East E231-0 series EMU set MU35 on a Shimōsa service | |
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Service type | Local |
Locale | Chiba Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
First service | 4 December 2010 |
Current operator(s) | JR East |
Route | |
Termini | Kaihimmakuhari/Shin-Narashino/Nishi-Funabashi Ōmiya |
Line(s) used | Keiyō Line, Musashino Line, Tōhoku Main Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard class only |
Seating arrangements | Longitudinal |
Catering facilities | None |
Other facilities | No toilets |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 209-500/E231-0/E231-900 series EMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
3 services operate everyday, during the morning and evening rush hours. In the morning, 1 train originates from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, then returning to Kaihimmakuhari. In the evening, 2 trains originates from Shin-Narashino to Ōmiya, return to Nishi-Funabashi, then heads back to Ōmiya again, and finally return to Shin-Narashino. The timetables for weekdays and weekends are different. As a side note, the morning return train operates a one-stop service after it comes back to Kaihimmakuhari, from Kaihimmakuhari to Shin-Narashino.
The trains to and from Ōmiya use one of the Musashino Line freight branches, which connects the Musashino Line (Musashi-Urawa Station) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Yono Station).[2] It also use parts of the Keiyo Line, from Minami-Funabashi to Kaihimmakuhari.
※ : Only served by the morning train service
Services share rolling stock with the Musashino Line and are currently operated by E231-0 series, or E231-900 series 8-car EMUs with longitudinal seating throughout.[3]
Former rolling stock:
Former rolling stock is 8-car 209 series.
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