Musashino (train)


The Musashino is an all-stations train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company between or in Tokyo, and in Saitama Prefecture.

Service pattern

Services consist of two trains from to in the morning, together with one return working from Ōmiya to and back. In the evening, there are two services from Ōmiya to Hachiōji, and one service from Hachiōji to Ōmiya.

Routes

The trains to and from Hachiōji use two of the Musashino Line freight branches: one connects the Chūō Main Line and the Musashino Line and the other connects the Musashino Line and the Tōhoku Main Line.

Rolling stock

Services share rolling stock with the Musashino Line and are currently operated by 205-5000 series, 209-500 series, E231-0 series, or E231-900 series 8-car EMUs with longitudinal seating throughout.

History

The Musashino was formed in 2001 following the renaming of the earlier Rapid Shinkansen Relay. From 1 December 2002, 6-car 115 series EMU formations based at Toyoda depot in Tokyo replaced the previous 165 and 169 series EMU formations.

Rapid service pattern

Prior to the 4 December 2010 timetable revision, two return workings operated on weekdays, with one return Holiday Rapid Musashino working at weekends, as shown below.

Weekdays

From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the Musashino ceased to be a limited-stop "rapid" service, with trains stopping at all stations, and the number of daily services increased.