Kaiji

Chuo Line express using the E353’s active tilt to swing through the mountain-walled Katsura valleys up to the vineyard capital of Kofu.

Stations

1. 0 kmShinjuku +2
2. 4 kmNakano
3. 6 kmKōenji
4. 7 kmAsagaya
5. 9 kmOgikubo
6. 10 kmNishi-Ogikubo
7. Show 27 more stations

   1. 12 kmKichijoji
   2. 14 kmMitaka
   3. 15 kmMusashi-Sakai
   4. 17 kmHigashi-Koganei
   5. 19 kmMusashi-Koganei
   6. 21 kmKokubunji
   7. 22 kmNishi-Kokubunji
   8. 24 kmKunitachi
   9. 27 kmTachikawa +1
   10. 30 kmHino
   11. 33 kmToyoda
   12. 37 kmHachioji +1
   13. 40 kmNishi-Hachioji
   14. 43 kmTakao
   15. 52 kmSagamiko
   16. 56 kmFujino
   17. 59 kmUenohara
   18. 63 kmShiotsu
   19. 67 kmYanagawa
   20. 71 kmTorisawa
   21. 74 kmSaruhashi
   22. 77 kmOtsuki +1
   23. 83 kmHatsukari
   24. 89 kmSasago
   25. 94 kmKai-Yamato
   26. 100 kmKatsunumabudokyo
   27. 104 kmEnzan +1
8. 107 kmHigashi-Yamanashi
9. 109 kmYamanashishi +1
10. 112 kmKasugaicho
11. 115 kmIsawa-Onsen +1
12. 121 kmKofu +1

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9069258 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR East — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Kaiji?

The Kaiji runs 134 km from Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Kofu.

How long does the Kaiji take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 134 km. That is an average of 89 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.

Who runs the Kaiji?

JR East, with E353 series.

How old is the Kaiji?

The line has been in service since 1988. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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