Cab view from Tokyo Station to Nakano Station on the JR East Chuo Main Line.
This line crosses central Tokyo from east to west, but it was originally constructed as a private railway line and opened in 1889 between Shinjuku Station and Tachikawa Station, 27km west of Shinjuku Station. After that, the line was extended in both east and west directions, but in 1906 it was acquired by the government and the Chuo Line became a line of the Japanese National Railways. Japan National Railways was dismantled in 1987 and became JR.
Currently, the Chuo Line Rapid Service, which starts at Tokyo Station and goes to Hachioji Station and Takao Station via Shinjuku Station, is one of Tokyo's most representative commuter lines, and EMUs with orange bands are running on it.
The Chuo Local Line(Chuo kanko Line) also runs parallel to this route. This line does not go through Tokyo Station, but instead connects Chiba and Mitaka City via Akihabara Station, which is two stations north of Tokyo, and lines line up from Ochanomizu Station on the way. "Kanko" means slow, and more stations have been built than the Chuo Line rapid service. EMU of Chuo kanko Line are with yellow bands.
This video was recorded from Tokyo Station to Nakano Station. Please be aware that on the way from Iidabashi Station to Yotsuya Station, the train runs from north to south, so the light beams will be backlit. From Iidabashi Station to Ichigaya Station, you can see the water on your right. This is not a pond, but the remains of Edo Castle's moat.
JR East website
https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Google map coordinates of Tokyo station
35.68133203478335, 139.76711406825575
Shinjuku station
35.69174545650076, 139.69957821395556
Nakano station
35.70580621900961, 139.66559980382516
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