JR Chuo Main Line vs Sobu Main Line vs Chuo – Sobu Line

JR Chuo Main Line vs Sobu Main Line vs Chuo – Sobu Line

The Chuo Line is a major commuter line that offers both rapid and local services on a westward direction from Tokyo Station while the Sobu Line is an eastward direction towards Chiba. Meanwhile, The Chuo-Sobu Line bridges the two lines while missing out on Tokyo Station, Bakurocho, Shin-Nihombashi, Kanda, and Ochanomizu Stations.

These are JR Lines and the Whole Japan Rail Pass, and Regional Passes will work.

Note that this is Different from the Osaka Metro Chuo Subway Line

JR Chuo LineJR Chuo Sobu LineJR Sobu Main Line
DirectionWestward from Tokyo StationEast to West but bypasses Tokyo StationEastward from Tokyo Station
Rapid ServiceYesNoYes
Local ServiceYesYesYes
Chuo Line, Sobu Line and Chuo – Sobu Line Comparison Direction

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Chuo Line, Sobu Line and Chuo – Sobu Line Map

Chuo Line, Sobu Line and Chuo – Sobu Line Comparison

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  • Dark Blue: Chuo Line to Shiokiri station
  • Green: Chuo Sobu Line: Mitaka to Chiba Station
  • Orange: Sobu Line to Choshi Station
JR Chuo LineJR Chuo Sobu LineJR Sobu Main Line
Akihabara✓
Anayama✓
Aoyagi✓
Asagaya✓✓
Asahi (Chiba)✓
Asakusabashi✓
Bakurocho✓
Chiba✓✓
Chino✓
Choshi✓
Enokido (Chiba)✓
Enzan✓
Fujimi✓
Fujino✓
Funabashi✓✓
Hachioji✓
Hatsukari✓
Higashi-Chiba✓
Higashi-Funabashi✓✓
Higashi-Koganei✓
Higashi-Nakano✓✓
Higashiyamanashi✓
Higata✓
Hino (Tokyo)✓
Hinoharu✓
Hirai (Tokyo)✓✓
Hyuga✓
Ichigaya✓✓
Ichikawa✓✓
Iidabashi✓✓
Iigura✓
Iioka✓
Inage✓✓
Isawaonsen✓
Kaiyamato✓
Kameido✓✓
Kamisuwa✓
Kanda (Tokyo)✓
Kasugaicho✓
Katsunumabudokyo✓
Kichijoji✓✓
Kinshicho✓✓
Kobuchizawa✓
Koenji✓✓
Kofu✓
Koiwa✓✓
Kokubunji✓
Kunitachi✓
Kurahashi✓
Makuhari✓✓
Makuharihongo✓✓
Matsugishi✓
Matsuo (Chiba)✓
Midoriko✓
Minami-Shisui✓
Mitaka✓✓
Monoi✓
Moto-Yawata✓✓
Musashi-Koganei✓
Musashi-Sakai✓
Nagasaka✓
Nakano (Tokyo)✓✓
Naruto (Chiba)✓
Nirasaki✓
Nishi-Chiba✓✓
Nishi-Funabashi✓✓
Nishi-Hachioji✓
Nishi-Kokubunji✓
Nishi-Ogikubo✓✓
Ochanomizu✓✓
Ogikubo✓✓
Okaya✓
Okubo (Tokyo)✓✓
Otsuki✓
Ryogoku✓
Ryuo✓
Sagamiko✓
Sakaori✓
Sakura (Chiba)✓
Saruda✓
Saruhashi✓
Sasago✓
Sendagaya✓✓
Shimosa-Nakayama✓✓
Shimosuwa✓
Shin-Kemigawa✓✓
Shin-Koiwa✓✓
Shin-Nihombashi✓
Shinanomachi✓✓
Shinanosakai✓
Shinjuku✓✓
Shinpu✓
Shiojiri✓
Shiotsu✓
Shiozaki✓
Suidobashi✓✓
Suzurannosato✓
Tachikawa✓
Takao (Tokyo)✓
Tokyo✓✓
Torisawa✓
Toyoda✓
Tsudanuma✓✓
Tsuga✓
Uenohara✓
Yachimata✓
Yamanashishi✓
Yanagawa (Yamanashi)✓
Yokaichiba✓
Yokoshiba✓
Yotsukaido✓
Yotsuya✓✓
Yoyogi✓✓
Chuo Line, Sobu Line and Chuo – Sobu Line Comparison

JR Chuo Line Tokyo to Shiojiri Route

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JR Chuo Line Shiojiri to Tokyo Route

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You can also check the full list of Tourist Spots along JR Chuo Line here.

JR Chuo Line Map

JR Chuo Line Tokyo to Shiojiri Map


JR Chuo Line Map

JR Chuo Line Station List

JR Chuo Line Station List: Tokyo – Kanda – Ochanomizu – Suidobashi – Iidabashi – Ichigaya – Yotsuya – Shinanomachi – Sendagaya – Yoyogi – Shinjuku – Okubo – Higashi-Nakano – Nakano – Koenji – Asagaya – Ogikubo – Nishi-Ogikubo – Kichijoji – Mitaka – Musashi-Sakai – Higashi-Koganei – Musashi-Koganei – Kokubunji – Nishi-Kokubunji – Kunitachi – Tachikawa – Hino – Toyoda – Hachioji – Nishi-Hachioji – Takao – Sagamiko – Fujino – Uenohara – Shiotsu – Yanagawa – Torisawa – Saruhashi – Otsuki – Hatsukari – Sasago – Kaiyamato – Katsunumabudokyo – Enzan – Higashi-Yamanashi – Yamanashishi – Kasugaicho – Isawaonsen – Sakaori – Kofu – Ryuo – Shiozaki – Nirasaki – Shinpu – Anayama – Hinoharu – Nagasaka – Kobuchizawa – Shinanosakai – Fujimi – Suzurannosato – Aoyagi – Chino – Kamisuwa – Shimosuwa – Okaya – Midoriko – Shiojiri

JR Chuo Line Details

Line Name:JR Chuo Line
Operator:JR East
Line Color (Hex):#0072BB Blue
# of Stations:69
Origin:Tokyo
Destination:Shiojiri
JR Chuo Line Details

JR Chuo Line from Tokyo to Shiojiri passes along the following terminals: Hachioji Station, Kichijoji Station, Kofu, Kunitachi Station, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Tachikawa Eki Kitaguchi, Tokyo Station Bus Terminal and Tokyu Kabukicho Tower (Shinjuku Kabukicho)

The JR Chuo Line also connects with around 48 lines operated by Fuji Kyuko, JR Central, JR East, JR West, Keio, Odakyu, Seibu, Tokyo Metro and Toei

OperatorLines and Transfer Stations
Fuji KyukoFujikyuko Line [Otsuki]
JR CentralJR Chuo Line (Nagoya-Shiojiri) [Shiojiri]
JR Minobu Line [Kofu]
JR Tokaido Line [Tokyo]
JR Tokaido Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR EastJR Akita Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Chuo Line (Okaya-Shiojiri) [Okaya, Shiojiri]
JR Chuo Sobu Line [Asagaya, Higashi-Nakano, Ichigaya, Iidabashi, Kichijoji, Koenji, Mitaka, Nakano, Nishi-Ogikubo, Ochanomizu, Ogikubo, Okubo, Sendagaya, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Suidobashi, Yotsuya, Yoyogi]
JR Hachiko Line (Hachioji-Komagawa) [Hachioji]
JR Hokuriku Shinkansen (via Nagano) [Tokyo]
JR Joetsu Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Keihin-Tohoku Line [Kanda, Tokyo]
JR Keiyo Line [Tokyo]
JR Koumi Line [Kobuchizawa]
JR Musashino Line [Nishi-Kokubunji]
JR Nambu Line [Tachikawa]
JR Ome Line [Tachikawa]
JR Saikyo Line [Shinjuku]
JR Shinonoi Line [Shiojiri]
JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line [Shinjuku]
JR Sobu Line Local (Ochanomizu-Kinshicho) [Ochanomizu]
JR Sobu Main Line [Tokyo]
JR Takasaki Line [Tokyo]
JR Tohoku Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Utsunomiya Line [Tokyo]
JR Yamagata Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Yamanote Line [Kanda, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Yoyogi]
JR Yokohama Line [Hachioji]
JR Yokosuka Line [Tokyo]
Narita Express (Ofuna – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Tokyo]
Narita Express (Shinjuku – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Shinjuku, Tokyo]
JR WestJR Hokuriku Shinkansen [Tokyo]
KeioKeio Inokashira Line [Kichijoji]
Keio Line [Shinjuku]
Keio New Line [Shinjuku]
Keio Takao Line [Takao]
OdakyuOdakyu Odawara Line [Shinjuku]
SeibuSeibu Kokubunji Line [Kokubunji]
Seibu Tamagawa Line [Musashi-Sakai]
Seibu Tamako Line (Kokubunji-Hagiyama) [Kokubunji]
Tokyo MetroTokyo Metro Ginza Line [Kanda]
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line [Ochanomizu, Ogikubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Yotsuya]
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line [Ichigaya, Iidabashi, Yotsuya]
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line [Iidabashi, Nakano]
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line [Ichigaya, Iidabashi]
ToeiToei Mita Line [Suidobashi]
Toei Oedo Line [Higashi-Nakano, Iidabashi, Shinjuku, Yoyogi]
Toei Shinjuku Line [Ichigaya, Shinjuku]
JR Chuo Line connecting operators, lines and transfer stations

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JR Sobu Main Line Tokyo to Choshi Route

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JR Sobu Main Line Choshi to Tokyo Route

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You can also check the full list of Tourist Spots along JR Sobu Main Line here.

JR Sobu Main Line Map

JR Sobu Main Line Tokyo to Choshi Map


JR Sobu Main Line Map

JR Sobu Main Line Station List

JR Sobu Main Line Station List: Tokyo – Shin-Nihombashi – Bakurocho – Kinshicho – Kameido – Hirai – Shin-Koiwa – Koiwa – Ichikawa – Moto-Yawata – Shimosa-Nakayama – Nishi-Funabashi – Funabashi – Higashi-Funabashi – Tsudanuma – Makuhari-Hongo – Makuhari – Shin-Kemigawa – Inage – Nishi-Chiba – Chiba – Higashi-Chiba – Tsuga – Yotsukaido – Monoi – Sakura – Minami-Shisui – Enokido – Yachimata – Hyuga – Naruto – Matsuo – Yokoshiba – Iigura – Yokaichiba – Higata – Asahi – Iioka – Kurahashi – Saruda – Matsugishi – Choshi

JR Sobu Main Line Details

Line Name:JR Sobu Main Line
Operator:JR East
Line Color (Hex):#0072C6 Blue
# of Stations:42
Origin:Tokyo
Destination:Choshi
JR Sobu Main Line Details

JR Sobu Main Line from Tokyo to Choshi passes along the following terminals: Kinshicho, Koiwa and Tokyo Station Bus Terminal

The JR Sobu Main Line also connects with around 34 lines operated by Chiba Urban Monorail, Choshi Electric Railway, JR Central, JR East, JR West, Tobu, Tokyo Metro, Toei and Toyo Rapid Railway

OperatorLines and Transfer Stations
Chiba Urban MonorailChiba Urban Monorail Line 1 [Chiba]
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 [Chiba, Tsuga]
Choshi Electric RailwayChoshi Electric Railway Line [Choshi]
JR CentralJR Tokaido Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR EastJR Akita Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Chuo Line [Tokyo]
JR Chuo Sobu Line [Chiba, Funabashi, Higashi-Funabashi, Hirai, Ichikawa, Inage, Kameido, Kinshicho, Koiwa, Makuhari-Hongo, Makuhari, Moto-Yawata, Nishi-Chiba, Nishi-Funabashi, Shimosa-Nakayama, Shin-Kemigawa, Shin-Koiwa, Tsudanuma]
JR Hokuriku Shinkansen (via Nagano) [Tokyo]
JR Joetsu Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Keihin-Tohoku Line [Tokyo]
JR Keiyo Line [Tokyo]
JR Musashino Line (Nishifunabashi-Ichikawashiohama) [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Musashino Line [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Narita Line (Sakura-Choshi) [Choshi, Matsugishi, Sakura]
JR Sobu Line Local (Ochanomizu-Kinshicho) [Kinshicho]
JR Sotobo Line [Chiba]
JR Takasaki Line [Tokyo]
JR Togane Line [Naruto]
JR Tohoku Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Tokaido Line [Tokyo]
JR Utsunomiya Line [Tokyo]
JR Yamagata Shinkansen [Tokyo]
JR Yamanote Line [Tokyo]
JR Yokosuka Line [Tokyo]
Narita Express (Ofuna – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Chiba, Sakura, Tokyo, Yotsukaido]
Narita Express (Shinjuku – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Chiba, Sakura, Tokyo, Yotsukaido]
JR WestJR Hokuriku Shinkansen [Tokyo]
TobuTobu Kameido Line [Kameido]
Tobu Noda Line [Funabashi]
Tokyo MetroTokyo Metro Hanzomon Line [Kinshicho]
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line [Tokyo]
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line [Nishi-Funabashi]
ToeiToei Shinjuku Line [Moto-Yawata]
Toyo Rapid RailwayToyo Rapid Line [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Sobu Main Line connecting operators, lines and transfer stations

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JR Chuo Sobu Line Chiba to Mitaka Route

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JR Chuo Sobu Line Mitaka to Chiba Route

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JR Chuo Sobu Line Map

JR Chuo Sobu Line Chiba to Mitaka Map


JR Chuo Sobu Line Map

JR Chuo Sobu Line Station List

JR Chuo Sobu Line Station List: Chiba – Nishi-Chiba – Inage – Shin-Kemigawa – Makuhari – Makuhari-Hongo – Tsudanuma – Higashi-Funabashi – Funabashi – Nishi-Funabashi – Shimosa-Nakayama – Moto-Yawata – Ichikawa – Koiwa – Shin-Koiwa – Hirai – Kameido – Kinshicho – Ryogoku – Asakusabashi – Akihabara – Ochanomizu – Suidobashi – Iidabashi – Ichigaya – Yotsuya – Shinanomachi – Sendagaya – Yoyogi – Shinjuku – Okubo – Higashi-Nakano – Nakano – Koenji – Asagaya – Ogikubo – Nishi-Ogikubo – Kichijoji – Mitaka

JR Chuo Sobu Line Details

Line Name:JR Chuo Sobu Line
Operator:JR East
Line Color (Hex):#FFD700 Yellow
# of Stations:39
Origin:Chiba
Destination:Mitaka
JR Chuo Sobu Line Details

JR Chuo Sobu Line from Chiba to Mitaka passes along the following terminals: Akihabara Station, Kichijoji Station, Kinshicho, Koiwa, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Tokyu Kabukicho Tower (Shinjuku Kabukicho)

The JR Chuo Sobu Line also connects with around 32 lines operated by Chiba Urban Monorail, JR East, Keio, Metropolitan Intercity Railway, Odakyu, Tobu, Tokyo Metro, Toei and Toyo Rapid Railway

OperatorLines and Transfer Stations
Chiba Urban MonorailChiba Urban Monorail Line 1 [Chiba]
Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 [Chiba]
JR EastJR Chuo Line [Asagaya, Higashi-Nakano, Ichigaya, Iidabashi, Kichijoji, Koenji, Mitaka, Nakano, Nishi-Ogikubo, Ochanomizu, Ogikubo, Okubo, Sendagaya, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Suidobashi, Yotsuya, Yoyogi]
JR Keihin-Tohoku Line [Akihabara]
JR Musashino Line (Nishifunabashi-Ichikawashiohama) [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Musashino Line [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Saikyo Line [Shinjuku]
JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line [Shinjuku]
JR Sobu Line Local (Ochanomizu-Kinshicho) [Akihabara, Asakusabashi, Kinshicho, Ochanomizu]
JR Sobu Main Line [Chiba, Funabashi, Higashi-Funabashi, Hirai, Ichikawa, Inage, Kameido, Kinshicho, Koiwa, Makuhari-Hongo, Makuhari, Moto-Yawata, Nishi-Chiba, Nishi-Funabashi, Shimosa-Nakayama, Shin-Kemigawa, Shin-Koiwa, Tsudanuma]
JR Sotobo Line [Chiba]
JR Yamanote Line [Akihabara, Shinjuku, Yoyogi]
Narita Express (Ofuna – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Chiba]
Narita Express (Shinjuku – Narita Airport Terminal 1) [Chiba, Shinjuku]
KeioKeio Inokashira Line [Kichijoji]
Keio Line [Shinjuku]
Keio New Line [Shinjuku]
Metropolitan Intercity RailwayTsukuba Express [Akihabara]
OdakyuOdakyu Odawara Line [Shinjuku]
TobuTobu Kameido Line [Kameido]
Tobu Noda Line [Funabashi]
Tokyo MetroTokyo Metro Hanzomon Line [Kinshicho]
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line [Akihabara]
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line [Ochanomizu, Ogikubo, Shinjuku, Yotsuya]
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line [Ichigaya, Iidabashi, Yotsuya]
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line [Iidabashi, Nakano, Nishi-Funabashi]
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line [Ichigaya, Iidabashi]
ToeiToei Asakusa Line [Asakusabashi]
Toei Mita Line [Suidobashi]
Toei Oedo Line [Higashi-Nakano, Iidabashi, Shinjuku, Yoyogi]
Toei Shinjuku Line [Ichigaya, Moto-Yawata, Shinjuku]
Toyo Rapid RailwayToyo Rapid Line [Nishi-Funabashi]
JR Chuo Sobu Line connecting operators, lines and transfer stations

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