page_title: Yamanote Line
hierarchical_section_title: Yamanote Line
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 1266G E235系東トウ13 ＠恵比寿駅
context_page_description: The Yamanote Line is a railway loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Ueno, with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground lines.
  Internally JR East refers to the "Yamanote Line" as the 20.6 km corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku used by Yamanote local trains. The parallel tracks used by Saikyō Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains is referred to as the Yamanote Freight Line. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service running the entire 34.5 km loop.
context_section_description: The Yamanote Line (Japanese: 山手線, Hepburn: Yamanote-sen) is a railway loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Ueno, with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground (subway) lines.
  Internally JR East refers to the "Yamanote Line" as the 20.6 km corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku used by Yamanote local trains. The parallel tracks used by Saikyō Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains is referred to as the Yamanote Freight Line. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service running the entire 34.5 km loop. (This article uses the same definition unless noted otherwise.)
caption: A Yamanote Line E235 series EMU in January 2020
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