Shiosai
A 255 series EMU on a Shiosai service at Chōshi in August 2010
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Sōbu Main Line |
| First service | 10 March 1975 |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Tokyo |
| End | Chōshi |
| Distance travelled | 120.5 km (74.9 mi) |
| On-board services | |
| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| 255 series, E257-500 series EMUs | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The Shiosai (しおさい?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Tokyo and Shinjuku to Chōshi on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture.
Shiosai services operate over the Sōbu Main Line, stopping at the stations listed below. Some services operate as "Local" all-stations services between Narutō and Chōshi.
Tokyo - Kinshichō - Chiba - Sakura - Yachimata - Narutō - Yokoshiba - Yōkaichiba - Asahi - Iioka - Chōshi
Shiosai services are operated using Makuhari-based 9-car 255 series EMU and 5- or 10-car E257-500 series EMU formations. The E257-500 series formations have no Green (first class) cars.
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