The JR East Yokosuka line is one of the longest commuting routes in the metropolitan area. The total length is about 70 kilometers. Furthermore, many trains are directly operated onto the Sobu Rapid line via Tokyo station, and head to Chiba, Kimitsyu, Narita Airport and so on.
I got on a southbound Yokosuka line train at Tokyo station the other day. The train passed through an underground track beneath overcrowded ground areas. My train was composed of 15 cars including two Green Cars (the first-class cars). The train, then, got out of the tunnel, and ran through urban business and residential areas in Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture. The train still kept consisting of 15 cars. After leaving Zushi, however, the train entered a countryside on the marginal section. My train was composed of only 4 cars. I saw farms and forests beside the track. I got off the train at Higashi-zushi station, and enjoyed beautiful autumn leaves along the track (see the top photo). I could get relaxed on the marginal section of the Yokosuka line.
Incidentally, I came across a rare scene at Zushi station on my way home. Odakyu’s new train, Set 5064 of the EMU 5000 series, was standing at the station yard. Set 5064 had been just completed, and was on the way from J-TREC Yokohama Factory to a railyard on the Odakyu line via JR East line. I was very lucky, so, I shot it together with the EMU JR East E235-1000 series (see the photo below).
