| Holiday Rapid Okutama | |
| Type: | Special Rapid |
| Status: | In service |
| Locale: | Tokyo, Japan |
| First: | July 1971 |
| Operator: | East Japan Railway Company (JR East) |
| Formeroperator: | Japanese National Railways |
| Start: | / |
| End: | / |
| Frequency: | Three return workings, weekends and holidays only |
| Line Used: | Chūō Main Line, Ōme Line, Itsukaichi Line |
| Class: | Standard class only |
| Seating: | Longitudinal |
| Catering: | None |
| Otherfacilities: | No toilets |
| Stock: | E233-0 series EMUs |
| El: | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Speed: | 110km/h max. |
The is a weekend/holiday rapid service train operated by East Japan Railway Company. It operates on the Chūō Line (Rapid) and the Ōme Line from Shinjuku to Oku-Tama in the morning, and from Oku-Tama to Tokyo in the evening.
This article also discusses the services which, until 17 March 2023, were the counterpart to the Holiday Rapid Okutama services.
In October 1990, service was included in a variety of Holiday Rapids, and started operation during the holidays as a temporary service, denoted the . From 1 December 2001 onwards, the service was upgraded to a regular service, operating on the weekends and holidays.
On weekends and holidays, three trains operate each day. From Shinjuku to Haijima, the Okutama and the Akigawa would be coupled and run together.
Holiday Rapid Okutama
(Tokyo ← Kanda ← Ochanomizu ← Yotsuya ←) Shinjuku - Nakano - Mitaka - Kokubunji - Tachikawa - Nishi-Tachikawa - Haijima - Fussa - Ōme - Mitake - Oku-Tama
The timetable will only list departure time (unless noted) at major stations, namely Tokyo, Shinjuku, Mitaka, Tachikawa, Haijima, and Ōme.
| ↓ Westbound ↓ | ↑ Eastbound ↑ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | No. 3 | No. 5 | No. 2 | No. 4 | No. 6 | ||
| Tokyo | / | 16:50 | 18:04 | 18:35 | |||
| Shinjuku | 06:45 | 07:44 | 08:37 | 16:36 | 17:51 | 18:22 | |
| Mitaka | 06:59 | 07:58 | 08:52 | 16:22 | 17:37 | 18:07 | |
| Tachikawa | 07:15 | 08:12 | 09:07 | 16:09 | 17:23 | 17:55 | |
| Haijima | 07:30 | 08:28 | 09:19 | 15:58 | 17:12 | 17:44 | |
| Ōme | 07:46 | 08:44 | 09:35 | 15:42 | 16:54 | 17:27 | |
Current
Past
The was the counterpart to the Rapid Holiday Okutama that was abolished effective the 18 March 2023 timetable revision. It operated from Shinjuku to Musashi-Itsukaichi in the morning and back towards Tokyo in the evening, on the Chūō Line (Rapid), the Ōme Line, and the Itsukaichi Line. On the same timetable revision, JR East announced that effective on the same day, the direct service on Rapid Holiday Okutama services towards Shinjuku would be truncated at Okutama.[1] The operations were as follows:Holiday Rapid Akigawa(Tokyo ← (Coupled with the Okutama) ←) Shinjuku - (Coupled with the Okutama) - Haijima - Kumagawa - Higashi-Akiru - Akigawa - Musashi-Hikida - Musashi-Masuko - Musashi-Itsukaichi
With green cars undergoing testing on the Chūō Line and Ōme Line in 2020, preparations are underway for their eventual entry into service.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.