Scenic route
Saphir Odoriko
Tokyo → Izukyu-Shimoda · Japan
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All-Green-Car luxury down the Izu coast: nose windows, a fresh noodle bar, and Sagami Bay filling the glass roof beyond Atami’s tunnels.
Stations
- 0 kmTokyo
- 2 kmShimbashi
- 7 kmShinagawa
- 18 kmKawasaki
- 29 kmYokohama
- 41 kmTotsuka
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- 46 kmOfuna
- 51 kmFujisawa
- 55 km辻堂
- 58 kmChigasaki
- 64 kmHiratsuka
- 68 kmŌiso
- 73 kmNinomiya
- 77 kmKōzu
- 80 kmKamonomiya
- 84 km小田原
- 86 kmHayakawa
- 90 kmNebukawa
- 96 kmManazuru
- 99 kmYugawara
- 104 kmAtami
- 121 kmIto
- 123 kmMinamiito
- 127 kmKawana
- 133 kmFuto
- 135 kmJogasakikaigan
- 137 kmIzukogen
- 142 kmIzu-Okawa
- 144 kmIzu-Hokkawa
- 145 kmIzuatagawa
- 147 kmKataseshirata
- 151 kmIzuinatori
- 155 kmImaihamakaigan
- 156 kmKawazu
- 162 kmInazusa
- 164 kmRendaiji
- 167 kmIzukyushimoda
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.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 12014185 (104 km), relation 12024921 (46 km) — 150 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR East · Izukyu — 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 Saphir Odoriko?
The Saphir Odoriko runs 168 km from Tokyo to Izukyu-Shimoda.
How long does the Saphir Odoriko take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 168 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Saphir Odoriko?
JR East and Izukyu, with E261 all-Green-Car EMU.
How old is the Saphir Odoriko?
The line has been in service since 2020. 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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