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The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail link between the cities. The eastern portion, the , is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), while the western portion, the , is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The dividing point between the two companies is Shiojiri Station, where express trains from both operators continue to the Shinonoi Line towards the cities of Matsumoto and Nagano. Compared to the huge urban areas at either end of the Chūō Line, its central portion is very lightly traveled; the Shiojiri-Nakatsugawa corridor is only served by twice-hourly local and hourly limited express trains. The Chūō Main Line passes through the mountainous center of Honshu. Its highest point (near Fujimi Station) is about 900 meters above sea level and much of the line has a gradient of 25 per mil (2.5% or 1 in 40). Along the Chūō East Line section, peaks of the Akaishi and Kiso as well as Mount Yatsugatake can be seen from trains. The Chūō West Line parallels the old Nakasendō highway (famous for the preserved post towns of Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku) and the steep Kiso Valley. == Routes == *Entire Route (Tokyo - Nagoya including branch): 424.6 km *East Line (Tokyo - Shiojiri): 222.1 km * *Tokyo - Kanda: 1.3 km (officially part of the Tōhoku Main Line) * *Kanda - Yoyogi: 8.3 km * *Yoyogi - Shinjuku: 0.7 km (officially part of the Yamanote Line) * *Shinjuku - Shiojiri: 211.8 km *East Line - Tatsuno branch line (Okaya - Tatsuno - Shiojiri): 27.7 km *West Line (Shiojiri - Nagoya): 174.8 km * *Shiojiri - Kanayama: 171.5 km * *Kanayama - Nagoya: 3.3 km (alongside Tōkaidō Main Line) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chūō Main Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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