F Liner
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Overview | |
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Status | Operational |
Locale | Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture |
First service | 26 March 2016 |
Current operator(s) | |
Route | |
Termini |
Motomachi-Chūkagai |
Line(s) used |
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Technical | |
Rolling stock | See § Rolling stock |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
F Liner (Fライナー, Efu Rainā) is the name for the fastest through service train among five railway companies: the Tobu Railway, Seibu Railway, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu Corporation and Yokohama Minatomirai Railway.[1][2]
This name is trademarked by the aforementioned five companies (No. 5885630).[3]
Service pattern
[edit]The name "F Liner" is given to trains under the two route systems explained below. The service type of trains may change once across boundary stations for two different lines.[2] Therefore, systematically, the name "F Liner" will be added before the service type; this means all F Liner trains are referred to as "F Liner, (Service type on current line)". For instance: Within the Fukutoshin Line → "F Liner, Express", bound for Motomachi-Chūkagai; Within the Toyoko Line → "F Liner, Limited Express", bound for Shinrin-Kōen.
- Seibu Line system: Hannō / Kotesashi - Motomachi-Chūkagai
- Seibu Yurakucho Line and Ikebukuro Line: Rapid Express (快速急行)
- Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line: Express (急行)
- Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line: Limited Express (特急)
- Tōbu Line system: Ogawamachi / Shinrin-Kōen - Motomachi-Chūkagai
- Tōbu Tōjō Line: Rapid Express (快速急行)
- Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line: Express (急行)
- Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line: Limited Express (特急)
Within the Fukutoshin Line, the Tōyoko Line and the Minatomirai Line, four F Liner trains operate every hour at 15-minute intervals during daytime: two operate on the Tōbu Line system from/to Shinrin-Kōen, and the other two operate on the Seibu Line system, with one operating from/to Hannō, and the other from/to Kotesashi, each operating at 1-hour intervals. For northbound trains on weekend mornings, only one F Liner train operates every hour which terminates at Hannō.[4]
The longest distance travelled for an F Liner journey is 100.1 kilometres (62.2 mi), from Ogawamachi to Motomachi-Chūkagai.
From 18 March 2023, F Liner services now operate as Rapid Express services on the Tobu Tojo Line instead of Express services, skipping Shiki and Fujimino.[5] Previously, F Liner trains did not operate as the fastest possible through service on the Tojo Line, as faster Rapid Express through services ran alongside the F Liner's Express services.
Stations served
[edit]- Legend
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- ● : Stops
- ∥ : Does not run through here
Company | Route | Service type | Station No. | Station | Japanese | Seibu Line system | Tōbu Line system |
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Seibu Railway | Rapid Express | SI26 | Hannō | 飯能 | ● | ||
SI23 | Irumashi | 入間市 | ● | ||||
SI19 | Kotesashi | 小手指 | ● | ||||
SI17 | Tokorozawa | 所沢 | ● | ||||
SI13 | Hibarigaoka | ひばりヶ丘 | ● | ||||
SI10 | Shakujii-Kōen | 石神井公園 | ● | ||||
SI06 | Nerima | 練馬 | ● | ||||
Tobu Railway | TJ | Rapid Express | TJ33 | Ogawamachi | 小川町 | ∥ | ● |
TJ32 | Musashi-Ranzan | 武蔵嵐山 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ31 | Tsukinowa | つきのわ | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ30 | Shinrin-Kōen | 森林公園 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ29 | Higashi-Matsuyama | 東松山 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ28 | Takasaka | 高坂 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ27 | Kita-Sakado | 北坂戸 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ26 | Sakado | 坂戸 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ25 | Wakaba | 若葉 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ24 | Tsurugashima | 鶴ヶ島 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ23 | Kasumigaseki | 霞ヶ関 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ22 | Kawagoeshi | 川越市 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ21 | Kawagoe | 川越 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ13 | Asakadai | 朝霞台 | ∥ | ● | |||
TJ11F01 | Wakōshi | 和光市 | ∥ | ● | |||
Tokyo Metro | F | Express | |||||
SI37F06 | Kotake-Mukaihara | 小竹向原 | ● | ● | |||
F09 | Ikebukuro | 池袋 | ● | ● | |||
F13 | Shinjuku-Sanchōme | 新宿三丁目 | ● | ● | |||
F15 | Meiji-Jingumae 'Harajuku' | 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 | ● | ● | |||
F16TY01 | Shibuya | 渋谷 | ● | ● | |||
Tokyu Corporation | TY | Limited Express | |||||
TY03 | Naka-Meguro | 中目黒 | ● | ● | |||
TY07 | Jiyūgaoka | 自由が丘 | ● | ● | |||
TY11 | Musashi-Kosugi | 武蔵小杉 | ● | ● | |||
TY16 | Kikuna | 菊名 | ● | ● | |||
TY21 | Yokohama | 横浜 | ● | ● | |||
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway | |||||||
Minatomirai | みなとみらい | ● | ● | ||||
Motomachi-Chūkagai | 元町・中華街 | ● | ● |
Rolling stock
[edit]Regularly, all F Liner trains are operated in 10-car sets.
- Tobu 9000 series, Tobu 9050 series EMUs, and Tobu 50070 series EMUs
- Seibu 6000 series EMUs, and Seibu 40050 series EMUs
- Tokyo Metro 17000 series EMUs,[6] and Tokyo Metro 10000 series EMUs
- Tokyu 5050-4000 series EMUs
- Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Y500 series EMUs (Temporary 8-car service)[7]
Former
[edit]- Tokyo Metro 7000 series EMUs (10 car sets only)
Namesake
[edit]The F in F Liner stands for 3 English words starting with the letter F, which are:
- Fast, which this train is envisioned to become.
- Five, referring to through services between 5 railway companies.
- Fukutoshin (副都心), Japanese for secondary city center.
See also
[edit]- S-Train
- Shonan-Shinjuku Line, a major competitor for passenger train services between Ikebukuro / Shinjuku / Shibuya and Yokohama.
- TJ Liner
Notes & references
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ "新愛称「Fライナー」、メトロ副都心線系統に来春導入" [New service "F Liner" to be introduced to Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line next spring]. Norimono News (Media Vague). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b "副都心線で運転する、速達性の高い直通列車の愛称名を『Fライナー』といたします。" [The new fast through service train that will operate on the Fukutoshin Line will be named the "F Liner"]. Tokyo Metro. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Reg.No.5885630". Japan Platform for Patent Information. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "時刻表 | 元町・中華街駅 | みなとみらい線 | 横浜高速鉄道株式会社" [Timetable | Motomachi-Chūkagai Station | Miratomirai Line | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway].
- ^ "2023年3月18日(土)ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Fライナーの種別を急行から快速急行に変更することで、新宿、渋谷、横浜方面への速達性向上を図ります
[By changing the service of F Liner trains from Express to Rapid Express, we will improve travel times to Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Yokohama.] - ^ 東京メトロ「兄弟車」有楽町線・副都心線17000系と半蔵門線18000系 [Tokyo Metro "Brother Car" Yurakucho Line & Fukutoshin Line 17000 series and Hanzomon Line 18000 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "横浜高速鉄道Y500系が10両編成の運用を代走" [Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Y500 series operates temporary service]. railf.jp. 6 May 2017.