Shōnan–Shinjuku Line

The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line (Japanese: 湘南新宿ライン, romanized: Shōnan–shinjuku-rain) is a special train service in Japan that began in December 2001. It connects many important places by using parts of several other train lines, including the Ryōmō Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line, Yamanote freight line, Yokosuka Line, and Tōkaidō Main Line. Even though it shares tracks with these lines, the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line is shown as its own service on maps and stations, making travel easier for many people. This service helps connect cities like Tokyo with areas farther away, offering a convenient way to travel across different parts of the country.

Services

The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line started offering train services on December 1, 2001. It uses tracks shared with other railway lines but acts like its own special service for passengers.

There are different types of trains on this line. Some trains stop at every station, while others skip a few. Trains run about once every hour, with more during busy times like mornings and evenings. The trains show different colors on their displays to help passengers know which service they are on.

Station list

Trains stop at stations marked with a ● and pass those marked with a ｜. For more details about special express trains, you can read the Shōnan article.

Line name		Station	Distance (km)		Services				Transfers	Location
Official	Actual		Between stations	From Shinjuku	Local	Rapid	Rapid	Special Rapid
Through services:					Utsunomiya Line		Takasaki Line		Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line): for Koganei and Utsunomiya Takasaki Line: for Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi (via the Ryōmō Line)
Tohoku Main Line	Tohoku Freight Line	Ōmiya OMYJS24	–	27.4	●	●	●	●	Tohoku Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Joetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Keihin-Tōhoku Line Utsunomiya Line Takasaki Line Saikyō Line ■ Kawagoe Line Tobu Urban Park Line New Shuttle	Ōmiya-ku, Saitama	Saitama
		Urawa URWJS23	–	–	●	●	●	●	Keihin-Tōhoku Line Utsunomiya Line Takasaki Line	Urawa-ku, Saitama
		Akabane ABNJS22	17.1	10.3	●	●	●	●	Utsunomiya Line (for Ueno) Takasaki Line (for Ueno) Keihin-Tōhoku Line Saikyō Line	Kita	Tokyo
Yamanote Line	Yamanote Freight Line	Ikebukuro IKBJS21	5.5	4.8	●	●	●	●	Saikyō Line Yamanote Line Seibu Ikebukuro Line Tobu Tojo Line Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-25) Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-09) Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-09)	Toshima
		Shinjuku SJKJS20	4.8	0.0	●	●	●	●	Chūō Line (Rapid) Chūō-Sōbu Line Yamanote Line Saikyō Line Keio Line Keio New Line Odakyu Odawara Line Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-08) Toei Shinjuku Line (S-01) Toei Oedo Line (E-27, Shinjuku-nishiguchi: E-01) Seibu Shinjuku Line (Seibu-Shinjuku)	Shinjuku
										Shibuya
		Shibuya SBYJS19	3.4	3.4	●	●	●	●	Saikyō Line Yamanote Line Keio Inokashira Line Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-01) Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-01) Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-16)
		Ebisu EBSJS18	1.6	5.0	●	●	●	｜	Saikyō Line Yamanote Line Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-02)
		Ōsaki OSKJS17	3.6	8.6	●	●	●	●	Yamanote Line Rinkai Line Saikyo Line	Shinagawa
Tōkaidō Main Line	Hinkaku Line	Nishi-Ōi JS16	5.6	14.2}	●	●	｜	｜	Yokosuka Line (for Shinagawa)
		Musashi-Kosugi MKGJS15	6.4	20.6	●	●	●	●	Yokosuka Line Nambu Line Tokyu Toyoko Line Tokyu Meguro Line Sōtetsu–JR Link Line (Through service)	Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki	Kanagawa
		Shin-Kawasaki JS14	2.7	23.3	●	●	｜	｜	Nambu Line (Kashimada, unofficial) Yokosuka Line	Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
	Yokosuka Line tracks	Yokohama YHMJS13	12.2	35.5	●	●	●	●	Keihin-Tōhoku Line Negishi Line Yokohama Line Tōkaidō Line Tokyu Toyoko Line Keikyu Main Line Sotetsu Main Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B20) Minatomirai Line	Nishi-ku, Yokohama
		Hodogaya JS12	3.0	38.5	●	●	｜	｜	Yokosuka Line	Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
		Higashi-Totsuka JS11	4.9	43.4	●	●	｜	｜		Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
		Totsuka TTKJS10	4.2	47.6	●	●	●	●	Yokosuka Line Tōkaidō Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B06)
		Ōfuna OFNJS09	5.6	53.2	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Line (through service) Yokosuka Line Negishi Line Shōnan Monorail	Sakae-ku, Yokohama
										Kamakura
Yokosuka Line
		Kita-Kamakura JS08	2.3	55.5	●	●	｜	｜	Yokosuka Line
		Kamakura JS07	2.2	57.7	●	●	｜	｜
		Zushi JS06	3.9	61.8	●	●	｜	｜		Zushi, Kanagawa
Through services:							Tōkaidō Line		Tōkaidō Line: for Hiratsuka, Kōzu, and Odawara