Sazanami

Infobox j-rail service
name="Sazanami"


caption=E257 series EMU on "Sazanami" service (October 2006)
type=Limited express
operator=JR East
lines=Keiyō Line, Uchibō Line
startyear=1972
endyear=
stock=E257 series, 255 series EMUs

The nihongo|"Sazanami"|さざなみ is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR East. It runs between Tokyo and Tateyama via the Keiyō Line and the Uchibō Line.

Seasonal "Shinjuku Sazanami" services operate at certain weekends between Shinjuku and Tateyama.

Principal stations served

(Shinjuku) - Tokyo - Soga - Kisarazu - Kimitsu - Chikura - Tateyama

Rolling stock used

* 255 series 9-car EMUs
* E257-500 series 5-car EMUs
* 183/189 series EMUs ("Shinjuku Sazanami")

History

* 15 July 1972 - "Sazanami" service starts coinciding with opening of underground Sōbu Line platforms at Tokyo Station.
* 16 March 1991 - "Sazanami" service rerouted via Keiyō Line from Tokyo.
* 2 July 1993 - 255 series EMUs introduced on "View Sazanami" services from Tokyo to Chikura.
* 16 October 2004 - E257-500 series EMUs introduced.
* 10 December 2005 - "View Sazanami" name discontinued, and all services made entirely no-smoking.

External links

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/255.html JR East 255 series Shiosai/Wakashio/Sazanami] (Japanese)
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/257wakashio.html JR East E257 series Wakashio/Sazanami/Shiosai/Ayame] (Japanese)

References