Yamanote Line

Yamanote Line
Yamanote Line E235 series EMUs
Overview
Native name山手線
StatusIn service
OwnerEast Japan Railway Company
Line numberJY
LocaleTokyo, Japan
TerminiShinagawa (loop)
Stations30
Color on map  Yellow green
Service
TypeCommuter rail
OperatorEast Japan Railway Company
DepotTokyo General Rolling Stock Centre (near Ōsaki Station)
Rolling stockE235-0
History
Opened1 March 1885 (1885-03-01)
Technical
Line length34.5 km (21.4 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
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 railway stations and commercial and urban centers, including Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ueno, Tokyo, and the Yūrakuchō and Ginza areas. Twenty-eight of its 30 stations provide connections to other railway or subway lines.

In JR East's internal usage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the 20.6-kilometre (12.8 mi) quadruple-track railway corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku. The corridor contains two tracks used by Yamanote Line local trains and two parallel tracks known as the "Yamanote Freight Line", used by Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains. In general usage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the 34.5 km (21.4 mi) loop service that runs through the Yamanote corridor via Shinjuku and along portions of the Tōhoku and Tōkaidō Main Lines via Tokyo.

The area enclosed by the Yamanote Line is commonly regarded as part of the central core of Tokyo. Its loop, however, excludes several historically important commercial districts east of the line, including Asakusa, Nihonbashi, and Ginza.