Gotemba Line
JR Central 313 series train withMount Fuji in the background, April 2022
Overview
Owner	JR Central
Termini	Kōzu Numazu
Stations	19
Color on map	Olive (#477543)
Service
Type	Passenger/freight
Operator(s)	JR Central JR Freight
Rolling stock	313 series 211 series Odakyu 60000 series MSE
History
Opened	1 February 1889; 136 years ago (1889-02-01)
Technical
Line length	60.2 km (37.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Entirelysingle-track
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Train protection system	ATS-PT
Maximum incline	2.5%
Route map

Gotemba Line
Legend
Tōkaidō Main Line 0.0 Kōzu Station Kōzu Yard ↑JR East /↓JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen Odawara-Atsugi Road 3.8 Shimo-Soga Station 6.5 Kami-Ōi Station 8.3 Sagami-Kaneko Station Kawaotogawa Odakyū Odawara Line Shin-Matsuda Station 10.2 Matsuda Station 13.1 Higashi-Yamakita Station 15.9 Yamakita Station Sakawa River Bridge No.1 Sakawa River Bridge No.2 Sakawa River Bridge No.3 Tōmei Expressway 20.0 Yaga Station Tōmei Expressway Sakawagawa Kanagawa/Shizuoka border 24.6 Suruga-Oyama Station Tōmei Expressway 28.9 Ashigara Tōmei Expressway Gotemba Yard 35.5 Gotemba Station Shinbashi Signal Station Tōmei Expressway 38.2 Minami-Gotemba Station 40.6 Fujioka Station Kisegawa 45.3 Iwanami Station 50.7 Susono Station 53.5 Nagaizumi-Nameri Station 55.6 Shimo-Togari Station Sunzu Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kisegawa 57.8 Ōoka Station Numazu yard 60.2 Numazu Station Tōkaidō Main Line

TheGotemba Line (御殿場線,Gotemba-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by theCentral Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connectsKōzu Station inOdawara toNumazu viaGotemba.

TheMt. Fuji limited express service runs betweenTokyo'sShinjuku Station and Gotemba viaMatsuda.

• 313 series

• Odakyu 60000 series MSE (from March 2012)^[1]

• 211 series (until 2025)^[2]
• 113 series
• Odakyu 3000 series SE (until 1991)
• 115 series (until 2007)
• E231 series (until March 2012)
• 371 series (Asagiri services, until March 2012)
• Odakyu 20000 series RSE (Asagiri services, until March 2012)

The present-day Gotemba Line was built as part of the original route of theTōkaidō Main Line connectingTokyo withOsaka. The portion between Kōzu and Numazu was opened on February 1, 1889, although it was not officially named the "Tokaido Line" until 1896. Portions were double tracked from 1891 and the double tracking was completed by 1901.

The line took an indirect route between Kōzu and Numazu in order to avoid the Hakone Mountains, which affected the potential journey time between Tokyo and Osaka. A more direct route had been planned as early as 1909, but technical difficulties delayed the completion of theTanna Tunnel until December 1, 1934. With the opening of the tunnel, the route of the Tōkaidō Main Line became viaAtami Station, leaving the section between Kōzu Station and Numazu Station as aspur line renamed as the Gotemba Line.

In 1943, due to the reduced traffic on the Gotemba line, and the urgent requirement for steel inWorld War II, the line was returned to a single track railway.Diesel multiple units replacedsteam locomotive-hauled passenger trains in 1955, and a cooperative agreement was reached with the privately ownedOdakyu Electric Railway to operateexpress trains directly fromShinjuku Station in Tokyo in the same year. The line waselectrified from 1968, and regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued at most stations by 1982.

A newcentralized traffic control system was installed in December 1989, with a programmed route control system implemented from March 1990. Installation for theTOICA automatedturnstile system was completed at all stations in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

• Gotemba station - A 19 km 762mm gauge horse tramway opened to Kawaguchiko in 1898, closed in 1905 but was reopened in 1909. It connected to theTsuru horse tramway, providing a connection to Otsuki station on theChuo Main Line until 1919, when it was truncated by 9 km, completely closing 10 years later.
• Shimo-Togari station - TheIzu Railway Co. opened a line to Shuzenji in 1898, electrifying the line at 1500V DC in 1918. In 1934 following the opening of theTanna Tunnel and associated realignment, the line was truncated to Mishima-Hirokoji station on theTokaido Main Line.

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