Chūō Liner

Chūō Liner

300px An E257 series EMU on a down evening Chūō Liner service (April 2008)
Overview
Service type	Liner
Locale	Kanto region, Japan
First service	1991
Current operator(s)	JR East
Route
Start	Tokyo
End	Takao
Line used	Chūō Rapid Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Green + Standard class
Technical
Rolling stock	E351 series and E257 series EMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead

The Chūō Liner (中央ライナー) is a limited-stop reserved-seat "Home Liner" service for commuters on the Chūō Rapid Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The train operates on weekdays only. All seats are reserved with a supplement of 500 yen (700 yen for Green car).

Route

(Tokyo) - Shinjuku - Tachikawa - Hachiōji - (Takao)

Service outline

(as of 15 March 2008)

Morning

• Chūō Liner 2: Takao to Shinjuku

Evening

• Chūō Liner 1: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 3: Tokyo to Hachiōji (11-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 5: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 7: Tokyo to Takao (9-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 9: Tokyo to Hachiōji (12-car E351)
• Chūō Liner 11: Tokyo to Takao (11-car E257)
• Chūō Liner 4: Hachiōji to Shinjuku
• Chūō Liner 6: Takao to Shinjuku

Rolling stock

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183 series EMU displaying Chūō Liner headboard panel

• E257 series 9- or 11-car EMUs (from July 1, 2002)
• E351 series 12-car EMUs (from March 15, 2008)

Past rolling stock

• 183 series 9-car EMUs (from March 16, 1991 until March 14, 2008)

Formations

E257 series

←Tokyo/Shinjuku						Hachiōji/Takao→
1	2	-	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	10	11
Reserved	Reserved	-	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Re	Grn	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved

E351 series

←Tokyo/Shinjuku

Hachiōji→

1 Reserved

2 Reserved

3 Reserved

4 Reserved

-

5 Reserved

6 Reserved

7 Reserved

8 Reserved

9 Green

10 Reserved

11 Reserved

12 Reserved

See also

• Ōme Liner
• List of named passenger trains of Japan

References

• JR Timetable, March 2008 issue
• "2008 年3 月ダイヤ改正について" JR East Hachiōji Branch news release, 20 December 2007 (Japanese)