Yamanote Line

Yamanote Line
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Yamanote Line E235 series EMUs in March 2019
Overview
Native name山手線
OwnerJR East
LocaleTokyo, Japan
TerminiShinagawa (loop)
Stations30
Color on map Yellow-green (#9acd32)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s) JR East
Depot(s)Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre (near Ōsaki Station)
Rolling stockE235 series
History
Opened1 March 1885 (1885-03-01)
Technical
Line length34.5 km (21.4 mi)
Number of tracksdouble-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead line
Operating speed90 km/h (55 mph)
Train protection systemD-ATC
Maximum incline3.4%
Route map
JY 10
Komagome
Tabata
JY 09
JY 11
Sugamo
Nishi-Nippori
JY 08
JY 12
Ōtsuka
Nippori
JY 07
JY 13
Ikebukuro
Uguisudani
JY 06
JY 14
Mejiro
Ueno
JY 05
JY 15
Takadanobaba
Okachimachi
JY 04
JY 16
Shin-Ōkubo
Akihabara
JY 03
JY 17
Shinjuku
Kanda
JY 02
JY 18
Yoyogi
Tokyo
JY 01
JY 19
Harajuku
Yūrakuchō
JY 30
JY 20
Shibuya
Shimbashi
JY 29
JY 21
Ebisu
Hamamatsuchō
JY 28
JY 22
Meguro
Tamachi
JY 27
JY 23
Gotanda
Takanawa Gateway
JY 26
JY 24
Ōsaki
Shinagawa
JY 25
Legend

The Yamanote Line (Japanese: 山手線, romanized: Yamanote-sen) is a railway loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Ueno, with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground (subway) lines.

Internally JR East refers to the "Yamanote Line" as the quadruple-track 20.6 km (12.8 mi) corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku. The corridor consists of a pair of tracks used by Yamanote local trains and another parallel pair of tracks called "the Yamanote Freight Line" used by the Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service (also called "system") running the entire 34.5 km (21.4 mi) line looping between the Yamanote corridor via Shinjuku Station and the central portions of the Tōhoku and Tōkaidō Main Lines Via Tokyo Station. (This article uses the same definition unless noted otherwise.)