| Box Width: | 300px; |
| F Liner | |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture |
| First: | 26 March 2016 |
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| End: | Motomachi-Chūkagai |
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| Stock: | See |
| El: | 1,500 V DC overhead |
is the name for the fastest through service train among five railway companies: the Tobu Railway, Seibu Railway, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu Corporation and Yokohama Minatomirai Railway.[1] [2]
This name is trademarked by the aforementioned five companies (No. 5885630).[3]
The name "F Liner" is given to trains under the two route systems explained below. The service type of trains may change once across boundary stations for two different lines. Therefore, systematically, the name "F Liner" will be added before the service type; this means all F Liner trains are referred to as "F Liner, (Service type on current line)". For instance: Within the Fukutoshin Line → "F Liner, Express", bound for Motomachi-Chūkagai; Within the Toyoko Line → "F Liner, Limited Express", bound for Shinrin-Kōen.
Within the Fukutoshin Line, the Tōyoko Line and the Minatomirai Line, four F Liner trains operate every hour at 15-minute intervals during daytime: two operate on the Tōbu Line system from/to Shinrin-Kōen, and the other two operate on the Seibu Line system, with one operating from/to Hannō, and the other from/to Kotesashi, each operating at 1-hour intervals. For northbound trains on weekend mornings, only one F Liner train operates every hour which terminates at Hannō.[4]
The longest distance travelled for an F Liner journey is, from Ogawamachi to Motomachi-Chūkagai.
From 18 March 2023, F Liner services now operate as Rapid Express services on the Tobu Tojo Line instead of Express services, skipping Shiki and Fujimino.[5] Previously, F Liner trains did not operate as the fastest possible through service on the Tojo Line, as faster Rapid Express through services ran alongside the F Liner's Express services.
| Company | Route | Service type | Station No. | Station | Japanese | Seibu Line system | Tōbu Line system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Railway | Yurakucho & Ikebukuro Line | Rapid Express | Hannō | 飯能 | ● | ||
| Irumashi | 入間市 | ● | |||||
| Kotesashi | 小手指 | ● | |||||
| Tokorozawa | 所沢 | ● | |||||
| Hibarigaoka | ひばりヶ丘 | ● | |||||
| Shakujii-Kōen | 石神井公園 | ● | |||||
| Nerima | 練馬 | ● | |||||
| Tobu Railway | Tōjō Line | Rapid Express | Ogawamachi | 小川町 | ∥ | ● | |
| Musashi-Ranzan | 武蔵嵐山 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Tsukinowa | つきのわ | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Shinrin-Kōen | 森林公園 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Higashi-Matsuyama | 東松山 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Takasaka | 高坂 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Kita-Sakado | 北坂戸 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Sakado | 坂戸 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Wakaba | 若葉 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Tsurugashima | 鶴ヶ島 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Kasumigaseki | 霞ヶ関 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Kawagoeshi | 川越市 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Kawagoe | 川越 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Asakadai | 朝霞台 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Wakōshi | 和光市 | ∥ | ● | ||||
| Tokyo Metro | Fukutoshin Line | Express | |||||
| Kotake-Mukaihara | 小竹向原 | ● | ● | ||||
| Ikebukuro | 池袋 | ● | ● | ||||
| Shinjuku-Sanchōme | 新宿三丁目 | ● | ● | ||||
| Meiji-Jingumae 'Harajuku' | 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 | ● | ● | ||||
| Shibuya | 渋谷 | ● | ● | ||||
| Tokyu Corporation | Tōyoko Line | Limited Express | |||||
| Naka-Meguro | 中目黒 | ● | ● | ||||
| Jiyūgaoka | 自由が丘 | ● | ● | ||||
| Musashi-Kosugi | 武蔵小杉 | ● | ● | ||||
| Kikuna | 菊名 | ● | ● | ||||
| Yokohama | 横浜 | ● | ● | ||||
| Yokohama Minatomirai Railway | Minatomirai Line | ||||||
| Minatomirai | みなとみらい | ● | ● | ||||
| Motomachi-Chūkagai | 元町・中華街 | ● | ● |
Regularly, all F Liner trains are operated in 10-car sets.
The F in F Liner stands for 3 English words starting with the letter F, which are:
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.