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JR EAST Railway Lines in Sobu and Boso Areas Abiko Suigun Line - 我孫子 水郡線 大宮Omiya 浦和 Urawa 水戸 ●13 常磐線 Minami-Urawa 12 Mito ●武蔵野線・京葉線 Joban- Line 南柏 柏 北柏 南浦和 Musashino Line. Keiyo- Line 総武・房総路線図 東我孫子 鹿島サッカースタジアム 武蔵浦和 Kashiwa - - - Musashi-Urawa 北小金 JR EAST Railway Lines in Sobu and Boso areas 北千住 Kita-Kashiwa Akabane Minami-Kashiwa 上野東京ライン（宇都宮・高崎線）は、 綾瀬 亀有 金町 湖北 赤羽 日暮里駅には停車いたしません。 鹿島臨海鉄道 Higashi-Abiko Kita-Kogane Kashima 新松戸 Rinkai Railway Kita-Senju Ayase Kameari Kanamachi Kohoku 新木 馬橋 新八柱 Shin-Yahashira 上野東京ライン（常磐線）は、品川駅発着となります。 大洗鹿島線 - 北松戸 Araki 布佐 ●3 鹿島線 Oarai Kashima Line 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudo Mabashi Shim- 17 上野東京ライン 松戸 Matsudo ● Kashima Line 南千住 - - Ikebukuro Ueno-Tokyo Line 十二橋 Tabata Fusa 木下 香取 （臨） Matsudo Kita-Matsudo 潮来 延方 池袋 三河島 - Mejiro 大塚 巣鴨 駒込 田端 市川大野 Ichikawaono- - 鹿島神宮 - - 下総神崎Oto Nishi-Nippori Shimosa-Kozaki 大戸 佐原 Katori Kashima- 14 - 目白 15 常磐線各駅停車・地下鉄千代田線直通 ●常磐線快速・成田線 Kioroshi Soccer Stadium(Seasonal) Minami-Senju ● 小林 Junikyo Itako Nobukata Takadanobaba 西日暮里 - - Joban- Line [Local Train]-Chiyoda Subway Line through service Joban Line [Rapid Service]. Narita Line 高田馬場 Otsuka Sugamo Komagome 船橋法典 Funabashihoten- 日暮里 Mikawashima Nippori 錦糸町 Kobayashi 安食 Namegawa 滑河 - 鶯谷 両国 Sawara Kashimajingu- Shin-Okubo Uguisudani - ●10 中央線・ 亀戸 平井 新小岩小岩 市川 本八幡下総中山 Ajiki 久住 水郷 新大久保 浅草橋 Ryogoku - 上野 西船橋 下総松崎Kuzumi Suigo 総武線各駅停車 Okachimachi Hirai Nishi- 2 Ueno Koiwa ●成田線 御茶ノ Funabashi 船橋 - - - Ichikawa Chuo Line. Sobu Line [Local Train] 御徒町 Kameido Asakusabashi - Narita Line 小見川 Kinshicho Shin-Koiwa Omigawa Moto-Yawata 東船橋 - Funabashi - 水道橋水 秋葉原 - Shimosa-Nakayama Shimosa-Manzaki 新宿 Bakurocho 9 成田 Shinjuku 飯田橋 Akihabara 津田沼 ●横須賀線・総武線快速 笹川 馬喰町 Higashi- - Sasagawa Ochanomizu 11 Funabashi Yokosuka Line. Sobu Line [Rapid Service] 代々木 市ケ谷 新日本橋 ●中央線・総武線・ 市川塩浜 南船橋 - Kanda 神田 Shin-Nihombashi 幕張本郷 Shisui酒々井 Yoyogi Suidobashi 地下鉄東西線直通 （成田第2・第3ターミナル） 四ツ谷Iidabashi Sakura Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Chuo- - Line. Sobu- Line-Tozai- Subway Line through service 二俣新町 Tsudanuma 下総橘 千駄ケ谷信濃町 Narita - Tokyo- - 東京 幕張 Shimosa-Tachibana Ichigaya 佐倉 八丁堀 Makuhari Harajuku 原宿 Yurakucho- - 有楽町 hongo- 新検見川 Chiba Urban Monorail 南酒々井 Yotsuya 新習志野 Minami- Makuhari 千葉都市モノレール 榎戸 （成田第１ターミナル） Shinanomachi 新橋 越中島 潮見 西臨海公園舞浜 新浦安 Funabashi 下総豊里 Shibuya 渋谷 Shimbashi 新木場 稲毛 Tsuga都賀 Narita Airport Terminal 1 Shimosa-Toyosato- Sendagaya 浜松町 Hatchobori- Futamatashimmachi 海浜幕張 八街 - Shin- Minami-Shisui 日向 - Maihama Enokido Hyuga Hamamatsucho Shiomi Kemigawa 西千葉 物井 Inage Monoi Ebisu 恵比寿 Shin-Urayasu Etchujima- 椎柴 Tamachi田町 Shin-Narashino Shin-Kiba Ichikawashiohama 検見川浜 Chiba Yachimata Shiishiba Gotanda Kasai-Rinkai Park 四街道 五反田 - Naruto- りんかい線 Yotsukaido - Meguro 高輪ゲートウェイ Choshi 目黒 Rinkai Line 8 京葉線 Nishi-Chiba Takanawa Gateway ● 千葉 成東 1 - - - Kaihimmakuhari ●総武本線 Osaki 天王洲アイルTennozu-Isle Keiyo Line 稲毛海岸 銚子 Shinagawa Sobu- Line 大崎 - 東京モノレール 東千葉 大井競馬場前 Oi-Keibajo-Mae- Higashi-Chiba 千城台 品川 - - Kemigawahama - - Tokyo Monorail 千葉みなと 県庁前 松尾横芝飯倉八日市場干潟旭 飯岡倉橋猿田松岸 流通センター Ryutsu Center 本千葉 昭和島 整備場 天空橋羽田空港第3ターミナル Hon-Chiba Chishirodai Inagekaigan - Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Kenchomae Asahi Iioka Iigura - Higata Saruda 新整備場Shin-Seibijo Matsuo - Kurahashi 7 Yokoshiba Showajima ●東金線 求名Gumyo- Matsugishi Seibijo- Tenkubashi- 大井町 Chibaminato 蘇我 Togane- Line - 羽田空港第1ターミナル Oimachi Soga - Haneda Airport Terminal 1 銚子電気鉄道 Yokaichiba Choshi- Electric Railway 東金Togane- ●16 埼京線・川越線・ 羽田空港第2ターミナル 袖ケ浦 姉ケ崎 - Haneda Airport Terminal 2 巌根 長浦 Oami 外川 りんかい線・相鉄線直通 Goi Tokawa 木更津 福俵 Fukutawara Kawasaki Saikyo- Line. Kawagoe Line-Rinkai Line through service 君津 五井 大網 川崎 Iwane Sodegaura Nagaura Anegasaki 浜野 Saikyo- Line. Kawagoe Line-Sotetsu- Line through service 鎌取 Aohori青堀 Hamano - 八幡宿 誉田 土気 Onuki 大貫 Kamatori 祇園Gion 永田 Nagata Sanukimachi 佐貫町 Kimitsu Kisarazu 上総清川 Kazusa-Kiyokawa Honda Toke 東清川Higashi-Kiyokawa Yawatajuku 本納 Kazusa- Honno- 上総湊 Minato 横田Yokota 小湊鉄道 Takeoka竹岡 Kominato Railway 1 総武本線 中央線・総武線・ 横浜 東横田Higashi-Yokota 新茂原 11 Shim-Mobara 地下鉄東西線直通 Hama-Kanaya浜金谷 馬来田Makuta 2 成田線 茂原 Hota - 12 武蔵野線・京葉線 保田 下郡 Shimogori Mobara 3 鹿島線 小櫃 上総中野 Kazusa-Nakano Yokohama Awa-Katsuyama安房勝山 ●5 久留里線 Obitsu 13 常磐線 八積 4 内房線 Kururi Line 俵田 Tawarada 岩井 Yatsumi Iwai 5 久留里線 14 常磐線快速・成田線 富浦 久留里 Kururi Tomiura ●4 内房線 上総一ノ宮 常磐線各駅停車・ 平山 Hirayama 6 外房線 - Kazusa-Ichinomiya 15 Uchibo Line いすみ鉄道 地下鉄千代田線直通 上総松丘 Isumi Railway 7 東金線 那古船形 Kazusa-Matsuoka 行川アイランド 東浪見 Nakofunakata 埼京線・川越線・ Kazusa- 8 京葉線 16 Kameyama 上総亀山 太東 ●6 外房線 りんかい線・相鉄線直通 館山 安房天津安房小湊 上総興津 Sotobo- Line 横須賀線・ Tateyama Torami 南三原 和田浦 Onjuku御宿 Namihana浪花 長者町 9 17 上野東京ライン Taito- 総武線快速 千歳 江見 太海 安房鴨川 鵜原 大原 千倉 勝浦 三門 中央線・ 九重 Awa-Amatsu Awa-Kominato Namegawa-Island Kazusa-Okitsu Chitose Minamihara Wadaura Emi Futomi Ubara 10 Kokonoe Chojamachi- 総武線各駅停車 Mikado 無断転載・複写または電磁媒体に加工することを禁じます。 5 - ※ 久留里線の各駅ではＳuicaはご利用になれません。 Katsuura Ohara ※停車駅は列車によって異なる場合があります。JR東日本以外の路線も一部表示してあります。 © Copyright EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Awa-Kamogawa No reproduction nor republication without permission Chikura ※駅名を省略して表示している路線があります。 2020.3.
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