- TJ Liner
Infobox j-rail service
name="TJ Liner"
caption= 50090 series approaches Kawagoe Station on a "TJ Liner" service from Ikebukuro, June 2008
type=Liner
operator=Tobu Railway
lines=Tōbu Tōjō Line
maxspeed= 110 km/h
startyear=2008
endyear=
stock=50090 series EMUsThe Nihongo|"TJ Liner"|TJライナー is a limited-stop "
Home Liner " service on theTōbu Tōjō Line operated byTobu Railway inJapan .ervice outline
"TJ Liner" services commenced from the start of the Tōbu Tōjō Line timetable revision on
14 June 2008 , and operate in the evenings in the "down" direction from Ikebukuro only, with six trains on weekdays, and four trains at weekends and holidays. Some trains terminate at Shinrinkōen, while some trains continue to Ogawamachi. A supplement of 300 yen is required for travel from Ikebukuro. Seats are not reserved, but the supplementary tickets indicate whether passengers should ride in the front or rear five cars of the train. A supplementary ticket is not required for passengers boarding at other stations along the line. At Ikebukuro Station, passengers board from platform 5, which is normally used only for passengers alighting from other services.cite journal | last = Kusamachi | first = Yoshikazu | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 東武東上線"TJライナー"乗車記 (Tōbu Tōjō Line "TJ Liner" Travel Report) | journal = Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 48 | issue = 569 | pages = 65-57 | publisher = | location = | date = September 2008 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = ]Weekdays
* "TJ Liner" 1: Ikebukuro (18:00) to Shinrinkōen (18:47)
* "TJ Liner" 2: Ikebukuro (19:00) to Shinrinkōen (19:47)
* "TJ Liner" 3: Ikebukuro (20:00) to Shinrinkōen (20:47)
* "TJ Liner" 4: Ikebukuro (21:00) to Ogawamachi (22:02)
* "TJ Liner" 5: Ikebukuro (22:00) to Ogawamachi (23:02)
* "TJ Liner" 6: Ikebukuro (22:50) to Shinrinkōen (23:41)Weekends
* "TJ Liner" 1: Ikebukuro (17:00) to Shinrinkōen (17:47)
* "TJ Liner" 2: Ikebukuro (18:00) to Shinrinkōen (18:47)
* "TJ Liner" 3: Ikebukuro (19:00) to Ogawamachi (20:02)
* "TJ Liner" 4: Ikebukuro (20:00) to Ogawamachi (21:02)tation stops
"TJ Liner" services stop at Ikebukuro - Fujimino - Kawagoe - Kawagoeshi - Sakado - Higashi-Matsuyama - Shinrinkōen - Tsukinowa - Musashi-ranzan - Ogawamachi."Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable", published
7 June 2008 ]Rolling stock
"TJ Liner" services are operated by a fleet of four 50090 series 10-car EMUs. These sets are unique in having rotating pairs of seats allowing them to be used with longitudinal seating on regular daytime services, and with transverse seating on evening "TJ Liner" services. The trains are sent to Ikebukuro from Shinrinkōen as limited-stop "Rapid Express" services.
References
* [http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/1648/080614TJ.pdf TJライナー運転開始! (Tōbu press release announcing start of "TJ Liner" services)] . Retrieved on
26 August 2008 .External links
* [http://www.tobu.co.jp Tōbu Railway website]
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