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Line Facts

Line Name Yamanote
Operator JR
Year Opened
Mileage 34.5 km
North -  West Terminal Loop Line
South -  East Terminal Loop Line
Data Date 2003
% Rode 100%

Tokyo JR Commuter Trains
Yamanote Line

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Yamanote Line

This is probably the best known railway line in all of Japan. The Yamanote Line circles the capitol city of Tokyo. It runs both CW and CCW. At rush hours trains run every two minutes and are jammed packed full! It takes just about 1 hour to complete the circle. 

The Yamanote line more-or-less defines the central city of Tokyo and the inner suburbs. All of Tokyo's big train stations are on this line. It is a must ride. If you dare, ride it during rush-hours. The famous platform pushers man every door on the train at several key stations. My son and I purposely did it once. It was even funny on how "close" everybody is to each other on the train. NY subways don't even come close!!

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tokyo-cr-jr10.jpg (39287 bytes)Two famous Yamanote Line Trains. This line form a ring around central Tokyo. (98) tky-cr-jr05.jpg (29684 bytes)Another view of the green Yamanote Train. This line is Tokyo's busiest! (98)
jr-cr-yamanote-tokyo-061603-02.jpg (391158 bytes)Older class next to the newer class train at Tokyo Station. (6/16/03) jr-cr-yamanote-tokyo-061003-01.jpg (417780 bytes)Train leaving Tokyo Station. (6/16/03)
jr-cr-tokyo eki-061603-02.jpg (51147 bytes)E231 class train has left Tokyo Station. (6/16/03) jr-cr-yamanote-061203-01.jpg (350983 bytes)This is the interior of one of the new E231 class Yamanote trains. (6/12/03)
jr-cr-shinjuku-061203-04.jpg (395431 bytes)Train at Shinjuku during morning rush hour, not the uniformed "pushers" at each door. (6/12/03) jr-cr-shinjuku-061203-05.jpg (360276 bytes)Doors closed and a crush load of commuters is leaving Shinjuku. (6/12/03)
jr-cr-yamanote-ueno-061203-02.jpg (515903 bytes)An E231 class train is leaving Ueno Station. (6/12/03) jr-cr-nippori-061203-08.jpg (405174 bytes)Yamanote train entering Nippori Station. (6/12/03)
jr-cr-yamanote-061303-01.jpg (330542 bytes)Yamanote train as seen from a Tokaido Shinkansen train. (6/13/03) jr-cr-yamanote-061203-02.jpg (359045 bytes)Yamanote train as seen from a Tokaido Mainline train. (6/12/03)
Outer loop train entering Nippori (7/08) Inner Loop train at Nippori (7/08)
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