The Ueno-Tokyo Line, formerly known as the Tōhoku Through Line, is a railway line in Tokyo, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), linking Ueno Station and Tokyo Station, extending the services of the Utsunomiya Line, the Takasaki Line and the Joban Line southward and onto the Tokaido Main Line. The project began on 30 May 2008. The line opened from the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, with the project costing about JPY40 billion.
Direct travel is expected to ease congestion on the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tōhoku Line, and reduce the travel time from Ōmiya to Tokyo by about 11 minutes. |
