The Chūō Line (中央線)

"Chūō Line" (中央線) literally means "central line" and is the name for the main line which links Tokyo with Nagoya through the centre of Honshu, rather than via the coastal route.

History

(work-in-progress)

• 1965-05: electrification completed between Shinjuku and Matsumoto
• 1965-07: "Alps" express service starts running
• 1967-07: "Tokubetsu kaisoku" express service between Takao and Tokyo starts running

N gauge rolling stock

• Kato N gauge JR 201 series (Chuo Line)
• Tomix N gauge JR 209-1000 Series (Chuo Line)
• Tomix N gauge JR E233 series (Chuo Line)

Links

General

• 中央本線＆６４写真館 - site with lots of photos and information

Train formations

• 平成２８年以前に活躍した車輛 - overview of trains running up until ca. 2016
• アルプス - Formations of the "Alps" express service from 1948 ~ 2002
  • ナロハネ10連結 準急アルプス - recreation of the loco-hauled "Alps" as it was ca. October 1958 (see above page)
  • Video: JR東日本169系　急行アルプス92号 (1998)

Trains associated with the Chuo Line

• 90年代のJR - 201系「特別快速」とEF65 508+タキ - [EF65-500]] passing through Kunitachi Station in 1993 (video)
• 90年代のJR - EF64 36 + 12系和式客車「江戸」 - Edo excursion set passing through Tachikawa Station in 1993 (video)

Models

Blogs

• Nゲージ立川駅レイアウト作成記 - blog about the development of an N gauge layout centred on Tachikawa Station

Videos

• Nゲージ 中央線昭和30年代初頭 茶色の世界
• Nゲージ 中央東線1975(昭和50)年
• 昭和30年代の中央線 日野市豊田駅 (Nゲージ ジオラマ)

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Stock updates

• Kato Seibu 101 series
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• Kato E353 series Azusa/Kaiji
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General Japanese rail

English sites

• blog - LyleInTokyo
• JNS Forum - Prototypes

Japanese sites

• 未来鉄道データベース
• こてこむ (events)

Model rail

Japan-related

• JNS Forum
• N Gauge Forum (Japanese N-Gauge)

General

• The N-Gauge Society (UK)
• New Railway Modellers Forum
• RMweb
• British 'N' Gauge Resource site