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Tōgane Line
209 series EMU atŌami Station
Overview
Locale	Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Ōami Narutō
Stations	5
Service
Operator(s)	JR East
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DCoverhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)
Route map Legend Chiba Soga ↑Sotobō Line Ōami ←Sotobō Line Fukudawara Tōgane Gumyō ←Sōbu Main Line Narutō ↓Sōbu Main Line

TheTōgane Line (東金線,Tōgane-sen) is a railway line inChiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connectsŌami Station in the city ofŌamishirasato andNarutō Station in the city ofSanmu.

Some trains run fromŌami toNarutō (In Japanese is 成東(Kanji),なるとう(Hiragana)), and some run through to/fromChiba Station via theSotobō Line. Every morning, a Local train runs from Narutō toTokyo Station via the Sotobō andKeiyō lines. Every evening, a Local train runs from Tokyo to Narutō via the same route as the one in the morning. As of 16 March 2024, all Commuter Rapid and Rapid services operating through to/from the Keiyō Line were replaced by Local trains.^[1]

• All stations are located inChiba Prefecture.
• Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass each other at stations marked "｜".

• 209-2000/2100 series EMUs
• E233-5000 series 4-car EMUs (Keiyō Line through services)

• 113 series EMUs
• 211 series EMUs

The Boso Railway Co. opened the Oami - Togane section in 1900, and was nationalised in 1907.

JGR opened the Togane - Naruto section in 1911.

The line was electrified (at 1,500 V DC overhead) from 1 October 1973,^[2] CTC signalling was commissioned the following year, and freight services ceased in 1999.

• Togane station - The Kujukuri Railway Co. operated a 9 km (5.6 mi)762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Kazusa Katakai between 1926 and 1961.

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