Wakashio
An E257-500 series EMU on a Wakashio service in July 2010
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Chiba Prefecture |
| First service | 15 July 1972 |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Tokyo |
| End | Awa-Kamogawa |
| Distance travelled | 132.5 km (82.3 mi) |
| Service frequency | 12 return trips daily |
| Line used | Keiyo Line, Sotobo Line |
| 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 | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Wakashio (わかしお?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Tokyo to Kazusa-Ichinomiya and Awa-Kamogawa on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture.
Wakashio services operate over the Keiyo Line and Sotobo Line, stopping at the following stations. Some services terminate at Kazusa-Ichinomiya, and some services operate as "Local" all-stations services between Katsuura and Awa-Kamogawa.
Tokyo - Kaihimmakuhari - Soga - Toke - Ōami - Mobara - Kazusa-Ichinomiya - Ōhara - Onjuku - Katsuura - Ubara - Kazusa-Okitsu - Awa-Kominato - Awa-Amatsu - Awa-Kamogawa
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