page_title: Tōkaidō Main Line
section_title: Former connecting lines
hierarchical_section_title: Tōkaidō Main Line / History / Former connecting lines
caption_attribution_description: Abolished railway in Japan, Zusou Jinsha-tetsudo (handcar railway).
context_page_description: The Tōkaidō Main Line is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group network, connecting Tokyo and Kōbe stations. It is 515.4 km long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line.
  The term "Tōkaidō Main Line" is largely a holdover from pre-Shinkansen days; now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, there are no passenger trains that operate over the entire length of the line, so longer intercity trips require several transfers along the way.
  The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three JR companies:
  East Japan Railway Company
  Central Japan Railway Company
  West Japan Railway Company
caption: The handcar line near Yoshihama (see Atami Station)
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