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Tōkaidō Main Line
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Trains on the Tokaido Line. Clockwise from top left: JR East E233-3000 series JR Central 313-5000 series JR West 225-100 series JR Freight Class EF210
Overview
Other name(s)	*Biwako Line (JR West, Maibara – Kyoto) JR Kyoto Line (JR West, Kyoto – Osaka) JR Kobe Line (JR-West, Osaka – Kobe)
Native name	東海道本線
Locale	Kantō, Tōkai, Kansai regions
Termini	Tokyo Kōbe
Stations	166 (passenger only)
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR East JR Central JR West JR Freight
History
Opened	October 14, 1872; 152 years ago (1872-10-14)
Technical
Track length	589.5 km (366.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

The Tōkaidō Main Line (Japanese: 東海道本線, romanized: Tōkaidō-honsen) is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo and Kobe stations, is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) 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, the only daily passenger train that travels the entire length of the line is the combinedSunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto service which runs overnight. During the day, longer intercity trips using the line require several transfers along the way.

The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies:

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Tokyo - Atami) - Tōkaidō Line
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) (Atami - Maibara) - Tōkaidō Line
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Maibara - Kōbe) - Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line

History

Completion and early days, 1872–1913

Train hauled by a JGR Class 160 locomotive at Shinbashi Station, c. 1875

The Tōkaidō route takes its name from the ancient road connecting the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka) with the Kantō region (Tokyo, then Edo) through the Tōkai region (including Nagoya). Its name meant "Tōkai road", or the road running through Tōkai. The Tōkaidō Line does not follow the old road exactly, since the latter diverges at Nagoya toward the Mie Prefecture coastline; to follow it by train, the Kansai Main Line and Kusatsu Line would have to be followed from Nagoya to Kusatsu. Japan's largest population centers are all along this route: Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. Since construction of the line, these centers have since grown to occupy an ever more dominant role in the country's government, financial, manufacturing, and cultural life.

Historically, one of the first priorities of Japanese railway planners was to build a line from Tokyo to the Kansai region, either following the Tokaido route or the northern Nakasendō route. This decision remained unresolved as regional needs were addressed. The first railway in Japan was the line from Shimbashi to Sakuragicho in Yokohama, which opened in 1872; another segment of today's Tokaido Main Line, between Kyoto and Kobe, opened in 1877.

In 1883, the government decided to use the Nakasendō route, and construction of several segments commenced (including the modern-day Takasaki Line). Railways were opened between Ogaki and Nagahama (1884) and between Nagoya and Kisogawa (1886) in line with the Nakasendo plan. However, by 1886, it was clear that the Tokaido route would be more practical, and so the Nakasendo plan was abandoned.

The lines between Kisogawa and Ogaki, Yokohama and Kozu, and Hamamatsu and Obu were completed in 1887, and the first line from Tokyo to Kobe was completed in 1889, when Kozu and Hamamatsu were connected through the present-day Gotemba Line corridor. The final segments were completed between Kasumigahara and Otsu. At the time, there was one Tokyo–Kobe train in each direction per day, taking over 20 hours each way. The "Tokaido Line" name was formally adopted in 1895. In October 1895, following the Sino-Japanese War, through service to the Sanyo Railway (now the San'yō Main Line) began.

Express service between Tokyo and Kobe began in 1896, sleeper service in 1900, and dining car service in 1901. In 1906, all privately run main lines were nationalized under the newly created Japanese Government Railways, which at the time had a network of just over 7,000 km (4,300 mi) of track.

Capacity expansion and route changes, 1914–1945

On 20 December 1914, Tokyo Station opened and succeeded Shinbashi Station as the Tokyo-side terminus of the line. On the same day, an electrified commuter line was inaugurated along the section between Tokyo Station and today’s Yokohama Station, which is now part of the Keihin–Tōhoku Line. Automatic couplers were introduced on all freight wagons in 1926. In 1930, the first Tsubame ("swallow") express was introduced, reducing the Tokyo - Kobe travel-time to nine hours - a significant reduction from the twenty hours required in 1889 and fifteen in 1903.

By the start of the Taishō era, route changes on several stretches of the line were deemed necessary to accommodate growing demand. The route bypassing Osakayama (between Ōtsu and Kyoto Stations), in use since 1878, was closed when the current, less steep route with two long tunnels was completed on 25 September 1919. The mountainous Gotemba stretch required an even larger-scale route change, culminating in the completion of the Tanna Tunnel in 1934 after 15 years of construction. The new route through the tunnel is 11.2 kilometres long, compared to the old Gotemba route, which took a 60.2-kilometre detour around the Tanna Basin. With the opening of the tunnel, the section between Tokyo and Numazu was fully electrified, as steam locomotives were unable to operate through the long tunnel safely.

Electrification also progressed on the other end of the line around the same time, in 1934. Commuter rapid services between Kyoto and Kobe, using 52 Series streamliner EMUs, began in 1937. However, further electrification of the line was overshadowed by the Second World War and did not resume until after the war. For security reasons, the army preferred to keep the middle portion of the line unelectrified, as unelectrified tracks were much easier to repair in the event of an enemy attack.

During the war, the line's focus shifted towards freight services. Express services were significantly reduced, and sleepers and restaurant cars were withdrawn from service in 1944. JNR Class D52 locomotives were introduced for wartime freight transport, but their poor manufacturing quality led to several boiler explosion accidents.

As the main transport artery of postwar Japan, 1945–1964

In the immediate aftermath of the war, almost all surviving express train carriages were requisitioned by the Allied Occupation Forces. Services such as the Allied Limited (Tokyo–Moji), Dixie Limited (Tokyo–Hakata), and the BCOF Train (Tokyo–Kure) operated on the Tōkaidō Line. Express trains for Japanese nationals resumed in April 1947, with sleeper services following in July 1948.

In 1949, the Limited Express Heiwa, a successor to the pre-war Tsubame service, and the sleeper express Ginga both began operating between Tokyo and Osaka. In January 1950, Heiwa was renamed Tsubame. Makeshift D52 freight locomotives were converted into C62 express locomotives, the largest and fastest steam engines in Japan's rail history, to haul these services. One of the C62s, C62 17, holds the narrow-gauge steam world speed record, which was achieved on the Tokaido line near Nagoya on 15 December 1954, and is preserved at the SCMaglev and Railway Park.

151 series EMUs, which were originally introduced for the Kodama, near Shin-Koyasu, circa 1964.

20 series carriages, the first-generation Blue Train carriages, hauled by a Class EF58 locomotive at Shin-Osaka Station, circa 1977

On 19 November 1956, the line was fully electrified. The Tokyo–Osaka express trains, Tsubame and Hato, began to be hauled by JNR EF58 locomotives for the entire length of the route, reducing travel time from 8 hours to 7 hours and 30 minutes. With no concerns about smoke polluting the carriages, these trains were painted light green and nicknamed Aodaishō (green snakes, referring to the Japanese rat snake).

On 1 October 1958, the Kodama, the first limited express service operated by EMUs rather than locomotive-hauled carriages, commenced. This service further reduced travel time to 6 hours and 50 minutes. The Series 151 EMUs marked a significant milestone in railway technology, as EMUs were previously considered unsuitable for high-speed and long-distance services due to issues like noise, vibration, and cost. Since then, all non-sleeper express rolling stock, including the Shinkansen, has been designed as EMUs. On the same day, the Asakaze sleeper express entered service with the newly built Series 20 carriages. These carriages were fully air-conditioned and nicknamed the 'hotel on the rail'. Because these sleeper carriages and their successors were painted blue, sleeper trains in Japan came to be known as Blue Trains.

After the opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, 1964–1987

The capacity constraints on the Tokaido Main Line had been clear prior to World War II, and work started on a new 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge "bullet train" line in 1940. Intercity passenger traffic between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka largely transferred to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen after it was completed in 1964. Since then, the Tokaido Main Line has been used as a commuter and freight line, serving a very small number of long-distance passenger trains (mainly overnight and sleeper services).

Privatisation, 1987–present

Following the Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, the line was shut down between Takatsuki and Kobe, with certain segments remaining impassable until 1 April of that year.

On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced, with stations between Tokyo and Osaki assigned station numbers of JT01 to JT07. Numbers increase towards in the southbound direction towards Osaki. Station numbers would be assigned to stations beyond Osaki as far as Atami in 2018.

On the evening of 5 August 2023, a JR East Tokaido Line service struck a utility pole near Ofuna and lost power, resulting in a suspension of service. Four people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries. Service was restored on the morning of 6 August 2023.

Basic data

Total distance: 713.6 km (443.4 mi) (including branch lines; Tokyo – Kōbe is 589.5 km (366.3 mi))
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
  - Tokyo – Atami: 104.6 km (65.0 mi)
  - Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi: 17.8 km (11.1 mi)
  - Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 20.6 km (12.8 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
  - Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
  - Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima – Sakuragichō: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Takashima Line)
  - Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi) (Tōkaidō Freight Line)
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) (Services and tracks)
  - Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi) (3.3 km (2.1 mi) between Kanayama – Nagoya overlaps with Chuo Main Line)
  - Ōgaki – Mino-Akasaka: 5.0 km (3.1 mi) (Mino-Akasaka branch line)
  - Ōgaki – (Shin-Tarui) – Sekigahara: 13.8 km (8.6 mi) (Shin-Tarui Line)
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Services and tracks)
  - Maibara – Kōbe: 143.6 km (89.2 mi)
  - Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi) (not in use by passenger trains)
  - Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki: 10.7 km (6.6 mi) (Hoppō Freight Line)
  - Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi) (Umeda Freight Line, used by Haruka and Kuroshio limited expresses)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Tracks and services)
  - Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato: 6.2 km (3.9 mi) (Nagoya-Minato Line)
  - Suita Signal – Osaka Freight Terminal: 8.7 km (5.4 mi) (Osaka Terminal Line)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services only)
  - Shinagawa – Atami: 97.8 km (60.8 mi)
  - Shinagawa – Shin-Tsurumi Signal: 13.9 km (8.6 mi)
  - Tokyo Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki: 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
  - Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka: 16.0 km (9.9 mi)
  - Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
  - Tsurumi – Shinkō – Sakuragichō: 11.2 km (7.0 mi)
  - Atami – Maibara: 341.3 km (212.1 mi)
  - Minami-Arao Signal – Sekigahara: 10.7 km (6.6 mi)
  - Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
  - Maibara – Kōbe: 139.0 km (86.4 mi) (via Hoppō Freight Line)
  - Kyōto Freight Terminal – Tambaguchi: 3.3 km (2.1 mi)
  - Suita – Umeda – Fukushima: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Narrow gauge railway
Stations:
- Passenger: 166 (does not include Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi section or branches other than Mino-Akasaka branch line)
  - JR East: 34
  - JR Central: 82
  - JR West: 50
- Freight only: 14
Tracks:
- Four or more
  - Tokyo – Odawara: 83.9 km (52.1 mi)
  - Nagoya – Inazawa: 11.1 km (6.9 mi)
  - Kusatsu – Kōbe: 98.1 km (61.0 mi)
- Two
  - Odawara – Nagoya
  - Inazawa – Kusatsu
  - Shinagawa – Shin-Kawasaki – Tsurumi
  - Hamamatsuchō – Tokyo Freight Terminal – Kawasaki Freight Terminal – Hama-Kawasaki
  - Tsurumi – Hatchō-Nawate
  - Tsurumi – Higashi-Takashima
  - Tsurumi – Yokohama-Hazawa – Higashi-Totsuka
  - Suita – Umeda
  - Suita – (Miyahara Rail Yard) – Amagasaki
- Single-track: All other sections
Electrification: 1,500 V DC (except for Sannō Signal – Nagoya-Minato)
Railway signalling: Automatic Train Control
Maximum speed:
- Tokyo – Ōfuna, Odawara – Toyohashi: 110 km/h (68 mph)
- Ōfuna – Odawara, Toyohashi – Maibara: 120 km/h (75 mph)
- Minami-Arao Signal – Tarui – Sekigahara, Minami-Arao Signal – Mino-Akasaka: 85 km/h (53 mph)
- Maibara – Kōbe: 130 km/h (81 mph) (Special Rapid Shin-Kaisoku only, local trains max at 120 km/h or 75 mph)

Station list

JR East

The Tōkaidō Main Line shown in orange in this map of the southern approaches to Tokyo

The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area. It has local services (Japanese: 普通, romanized: Futsū) and a rapid service called Rapid Acty (Japanese: 快速アクティー, romanized: Kaisoku Akutī). It runs on dedicated tracks parallel to the Yamanote Line between Tokyo and Shinagawa, the Keihin–Tōhoku Line between Tokyo and Yokohama, and the Yokosuka Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna. Some Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains share the segment south of Yokohama to Ōfuna and Odawara. Until 12 March 2021, there were also commuter rapid (Japanese: 通勤快速, romanized: Tsūkin Kaisoku) and Shōnan Liner (Japanese: 湘南ライナー, romanized: Shōnan Rainā) services.

The Ueno–Tokyo Line, a JR East project, extended the services of the Utsunomiya Line, the Takasaki Line, and the Joban Line to Tokyo Station, allowing for through services to and from the Tōkaidō Line from March 2015.

Almost all trains along this section of the line have bi-level "Green Cars" with forward-facing seats, with each set of trains having 2 of them. Green Cars can be used after paying an additional fee.

A new station between Ōfuna and Fujisawa is being planned to serve passengers near the former JR Freight Shōnan Freight Terminal. Construction is expected to start in early 2022. The new station is expected to open for service in 2032.

Legend:

● : All trains stop
｜ :All trains pass
▲ : Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains use Yokosuka Line platforms

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Local, Rapid Rabbit & Urban	Jōban Line through service	Shōnan–Shinjuku Line		Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total	Local, Rapid Rabbit & Urban	Jōban Line through service	Rapid	Special Rapid	Transfers	Location
Through service from/to:					JU Ueno-Tokyo Line		JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for JU Takasaki Line)
Through service from/to:					JU Utsunomiya & Takasaki Line	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for JU Takasaki Line)
TYOJT01	Tokyo	東京	-	0.0	●	●			Tohoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Joetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line．Sōbu Line (Rapid) JE Keiyō Line JU Ueno-Tokyo Line (Through to JU Utsunomiya．Takasaki Line/JJ Jōban Line) JC Chūō Line (Rapid) Tokaido Shinkansen M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line	Chiyoda	Tokyo
SMBJT02	Shimbashi	新橋	1.9	1.9	●	●			JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line(G-08) A Toei Asakusa Line(A-10) Yurikamome	Minato
SGWJT03	Shinagawa	品川	4.7	6.8	●	●			JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JO Yokosuka Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen KK Keikyu Main Line	Minato
KWSJT04	Kawasaki	川崎	11.4	18.2	●				JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JN Nambu Line (Keikyu-Kawasaki) KK Keikyu Main Line and KK Keikyu Daishi Line	Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki	Kanagawa
YHMJT05	Yokohama	横浜	10.6	28.8	●		▲	▲	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line JH Yokohama Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JO Yokosuka Line TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line KK Keikyu Main Line Sotetsu Main Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Minatomirai Line	Nishi-ku, Yokohama
TTKJT06	Totsuka	戸塚	12.1	40.9	●		▲	▲	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JO Yokosuka Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line	Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
OFNJT07	Ōfuna	大船	5.6	46.5	●		●	●	JK Negishi Line JO Yokosuka Line Shonan Monorail JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	Sakae-ku, Yokohama
OFNJT07	Ōfuna	大船	5.6	46.5	●		●	●		Kamakura
JT08	Fujisawa	藤沢	4.6	51.1	●		●	●	Odakyū Enoshima Line Enoshima Electric Railway	Fujisawa
JT09	Tsujidō	辻堂	3.7	54.8	●		●	｜		Fujisawa
JT10	Chigasaki	茅ヶ崎	3.8	58.6	●		●	●	■ Sagami Line	Chigasaki
JT11	Hiratsuka	平塚	5.2	63.8	●		●	●		Hiratsuka
JT12	Ōiso	大磯	4.0	67.8	●		●	｜		Ōiso, Naka District
JT13	Ninomiya	二宮	5.3	73.1	●		●	｜		Ninomiya, Naka District
JT14	Kōzu	国府津	4.6	77.7	●		●	●	Gotemba Line	Odawara
JT15	Kamonomiya	鴨宮	3.1	80.8	●		●	｜
JT16	Odawara	小田原	3.1	83.9	●		●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Odakyū Odawara Line Hakone Tozan Line Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line
JT17	Hayakawa	早川	2.1	86.0	●
JT18	Nebukawa	根府川	4.4	90.4	●
JT19	Manazuru	真鶴	5.4	95.8	●					Manazuru, Ashigarashimo District
JT20	Yugawara	湯河原	3.3	99.1	●					Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District
JT21	Atami	熱海	5.5	104.6	●				JT Itō Line (Some through trains for Ito) Tōkaidō Shinkansen	Atami	Shizuoka
Local: Some operate through service from/to Numazu or Ito

Some trains run through services beyond Atami, as far as Numazu.
With the Ueno–Tokyo Line, Utsunomiya Line Rapid Rabbit and Takasaki Line Rapid Urban services now run along the Tokaido Line, and stop at all stations on this line. As such, the two services are classified as 'Local' service trains within the Tokaido Line.
Tokaido Line Rapid Acty services operate only evening services from Tokyo to Odawara. Rapid Acty services will be discontinued effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023 after 34 years of operation.
Shōnan Limited Express services are special, all-reserved commuter express trains with comfortable seating. They operate from Odawara to Tokyo on weekday mornings, with a few services terminating in Shinagawa. Return services run from Tokyo to Odawara on weekday evenings. Like commuter rapid trains, Shōnan Liner services normally make no stops between Shinagawa and Fujisawa. Between Fujisawa and Odawara, varying stops are made. In addition to the standard fare, a reserved seat fee of ¥500 is required to use the Shōnan Liner.
Keihin-Tōhoku Line stations between Tokyo and Yokohama officially are a part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. These stations are: Yūrakuchō, Hamamatsuchō, Tamachi, Takanawa Gateway, Ōimachi, Ōmori, Kamata, Tsurumi, Shin-Koyasu, and Higashi-Kanagawa.
Yokosuka Line stations between Tokyo and Ōfuna officially are a part of the Tōkaidō Main Line. These stations are: Nishi-Ōi, Musashi-Kosugi, Shin-Kawasaki, Hodogaya, and Higashi-Totsuka. The route of the Yokosuka Line between Shinagawa and Tsurumi is separate from the main line and is referred to as the Hinkaku Line, on which Nishi-Ōi, Musashi-Kosugi, and Shin-Kawasaki stations are located.
The Shōnan–Shinjuku Line operates through services to the Tōkaidō Main Line. Trains operate from the Takasaki Line to Ōsaki and enter the Yokosuka Line at Nishi-Ōi to Totsuka then switches tracks to the Tōkaidō Main Line towards Odawara, and vice versa. Rapid Service stop at all stations on the Tōkaidō Main Line (Totsuka - Odawara), while Special Rapid Service operate the same pattern as a Rapid Acty Service.

JR Central

The point between JR East and JR Central operation is divided at Atami Station. The section of the line between Atami and Maibara is operated by JR Central, and covers the Tōkai region: Shizuoka Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu Prefecture. Some services from Odawara on the JR East section continues to travel on this section until Numazu Station.

Shizuoka Block

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Rapid Services				Home Liner	Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total (From Tokyo)	Semi Rapid	Rapid	New Rapid	Special Rapid	Home Liner	Transfers	Location
CA00	Atami	熱海		104.6						Tōkaidō Shinkansen JT Itō Line	Atami	Shizuoka
CA01	Kannami	函南	9.9	114.5							Kannami, Tagata District
CA02	Mishima	三島	6.2	120.7		●				Tōkaidō Shinkansen ■ Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line (some morning/evening through services)	Mishima
CA03	Numazu	沼津	5.5	126.2		●			●	Gotemba Line	Numazu
CA04	Katahama	片浜	4.1	130.3		●			｜
CA05	Hara	原	2.5	132.8		●			｜
CA06	Higashi-Tagonoura	東田子の浦	4.6	137.4		●			｜		Fuji
CA07	Yoshiwara	吉原	3.9	141.3		●			｜	■ Gakunan Railway Line
CA08	Fuji	富士	4.9	146.2		●			●	Minobu Line
CA09	Fujikawa	富士川	3.5	149.7		｜			｜
CA10	Shin-Kambara	新蒲原	2.8	152.5		｜			｜		Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
CA11	Kambara	蒲原	2.4	154.9		｜			｜
CA12	Yui	由比	3.5	158.4		｜			｜
CA13	Okitsu	興津	5.9	164.3		｜			｜
CA14	Shimizu	清水	4.7	169.0		●			●
CA15	Kusanagi	草薙	5.2	174.2		｜			｜	Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line
CA16	Higashi-Shizuoka	東静岡	3.5	177.7		｜			｜		Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
CA17	Shizuoka	静岡	2.5	180.2		●			●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (Shin-Shizuoka)	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
CA18	Abekawa	安倍川	4.3	184.5					｜		Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
CA19	Mochimune	用宗	2.1	186.6					｜		Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
CA20	Yaizu	焼津	7.1	193.7					｜		Yaizu
CA21	Nishi-Yaizu	西焼津	3.3	197.0					｜		Yaizu
CA22	Fujieda	藤枝	3.3	200.3					●		Fujieda
CA23	Rokugō	六合	4.6	204.9					｜		Shimada
CA24	Shimada	島田	2.9	207.8					●
CA25	Kanaya	金谷	5.1	212.9					｜	Oigawa Railway Oigawa Main Line
CA26	Kikugawa	菊川	9.3	222.2					●		Kikugawa
CA27	Kakegawa	掛川	7.1	229.3					●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tenryū Hamanako Railroad	Kakegawa
CA28	Aino	愛野	5.3	234.6					｜		Fukuroi
CA29	Fukuroi	袋井	3.5	238.1					●		Fukuroi
CA30	Mikuriya	御厨	4.6	242.7					｜		Iwata
CA31	Iwata	磐田	3.2	245.9					●
CA32	Toyodachō	豊田町	2.9	248.8					｜
CA33	Tenryūgawa	天竜川	3.9	252.7					｜		Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu
CA34	Hamamatsu	浜松	4.4	257.1			●	●	●	Tokaido Shinkansen Enshū Railway Line (Shin-Hamamatsu)
CA35	Takatsuka	高塚	5.3	262.4			●	●
CA36	Maisaka	舞阪	5.1	267.5			●	●
CA37	Bentenjima	弁天島	2.3	269.8			●	●
CA38	Araimachi	新居町	3.1	272.9			●	●			Kosai
CA39	Washizu	鷲津	3.7	276.6			●	●
CA40	Shinjohara	新所原	5.8	282.4			●	●		Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
CA41	Futagawa	二川	4.3	286.7			●	●			Toyohashi	Aichi
CA42	Toyohashi	豊橋	6.9	293.6			●	●		Tōkaidō Shinkansen Iida Line NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae)	Toyohashi

Nagoya Block Main Line

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Rapid Services				Home Liner	Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total (From Tokyo)	Semi Rapid	Rapid	New Rapid	Special Rapid	Home Liner	Transfers	Location
CA42	Toyohashi	豊橋	6.9	293.6	●	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Iida Line NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi), Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line (Ekimae)	Toyohashi	Aichi
CA43	Nishi-Kozakai	西小坂井	4.8	298.4	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Toyokawa
CA44	Aichi-Mito	愛知御津	3.7	302.1	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Toyokawa
CA45	Mikawa-Ōtsuka	三河大塚	3.1	305.2	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Gamagori
CA46	Mikawa-Miya	三河三谷	3.1	308.3	●	▲	▲	｜	｜
CA47	Gamagōri	蒲郡	2.3	310.6	●	●	●	●	●	GN Meitetsu Gamagōri Line
CA48	Mikawa-Shiotsu	三河塩津	2.3	312.9	●	｜	｜	｜	｜	GN Meitetsu Gamagōri Line (Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae)
CA49	Sangane	三ヶ根	2.6	315.5	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Kōta, Nukata District
CA50	Kōda	幸田	3.0	318.5	●	▲	▲	｜	｜
CA51	Aimi	相見	3.1	321.6	●	｜	｜	｜	｜
CA52	Okazaki	岡崎	7.4	325.9	●	●	●	●	●	■ Aichi Loop Line	Okazaki
CA53	Nishi-Okazaki	西岡崎	4.2	330.1	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Okazaki
CA54	Anjō	安城	3.6	333.7	●	●	｜	｜	｜		Anjō
CA55	Mikawa-Anjō	三河安城	2.6	336.3	●	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen	Anjō
CA56	Higashi-Kariya	東刈谷	1.8	338.1	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Kariya
CA57	Noda-Shinmachi	野田新町	1.6	339.7	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜
CA58	Kariya	刈谷	1.9	341.6	●	●	●	●	●	MU Meitetsu Mikawa Line
CA59	Aizuma	逢妻	1.9	343.5	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜
CA60	Ōbu	大府	3.0	346.5	●	●	●	｜	●	Taketoyo Line	Ōbu
CA61	Kyōwa	共和	3.0	349.5	●	●	｜	｜	｜		Ōbu
CA62	Minami-Ōdaka	南大高	2.3	351.8	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Midori-ku, Nagoya
CA63	Ōdaka	大高	1.8	353.6	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Midori-ku, Nagoya
CA64	Kasadera	笠寺	3.2	356.8	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Minami-ku, Nagoya
CA65	Atsuta	熱田	4.0	360.8	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
CA66	Kanayama	金山	1.9	362.7	●	●	●	●	●	Chūō Main Line NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Nagoya Municipal Subway: Meijō Line (M01) Meikō Line (E01)	Naka-ku, Nagoya
CA67	Otōbashi	尾頭橋	0.9	363.6	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
CA68	Nagoya	名古屋	2.4	366.0	●	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Kansai Main Line Chūō Main Line E Kintetsu Nagoya Line (Kintetsu-Nagoya) NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (Meitetsu-Nagoya) Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line (H08) Sakura-dōri Line (S02) AN Aonami Line (AN01)	Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
CA69	Biwajima	枇杷島	4.0	370.0	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜	■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line	Kiyosu
CA70	Kiyosu	清洲	3.8	373.8	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Inazawa
CA71	Inazawa	稲沢	3.3	377.1	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Inazawa
CA72	Owari-Ichinomiya	尾張一宮	6.0	383.1	●	●	●	●	●	NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, BS Meitetsu Bisai Line (Meitetsu-Ichinomiya)	Ichinomiya
CA73	Kisogawa	木曽川	3.5	388.6	｜	｜	｜	｜	｜		Ichinomiya
CA74	Gifu	岐阜	7.7	396.3	●	●	●	●	●	Takayama Main Line NH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, KG Meitetsu Kagamihara Line (Meitetsu Gifu)	Gifu	Gifu
CA75	Nishi-Gifu	西岐阜	3.2	399.5	●	●	●	●	｜		Gifu
CA76	Hozumi	穂積	1.0	400.5	●	●	●	●	●		Mizuho
CA77	Ōgaki	大垣	9.5	410.0	●	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Main Line (Mino-Akasaka, Shin-Tarui branch lines) ■ Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line ■ Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line	Ōgaki
CA78	Tarui	垂井	8.1	418.1	●	●	●	●	●		Tarui, Fuwa District
CA79	Sekigahara	関ヶ原	5.7	423.8	●	●	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Main Line (Shin-Tarui branch line)	Sekigahara, Fuwa District
CA80	Kashiwabara	柏原	7.1	430.9	●	●	●	●			Maibara	Shiga
CA81	Ōmi-Nagaoka	近江長岡	4.3	435.2	●	●	●	●
CA82	Samegai	醒ヶ井	4.6	439.8	●	●	●	●
CA83	Maibara *	米原	6.1	445.9	●	●	●	●		Tōkaidō Shinkansen Hokuriku Main Line Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line

Maibara is shared by JR Central and JR West; JR West manages the station

Before March 2016, JR West operated trains from Maibara as far as Ogaki on JR Central territory. After the two companies realized this invasion, on 25 March 2016, all JR West departures were changed to JR Central trains to Maibara station.

Branch lines

Track diagram around Minami-arao Junction

Both the Mino-Akasaka and Tarui branch lines separate from the Main Line at Minami-Arao Junction [ja], located 3.1 km west of Ōgaki Station.

Mino-Akasaka Branch Line

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total (from Ōgaki)	Transfers	Location
Ōgaki	大垣	-	0.0	Tōkaidō Main Line	Ōgaki	Gifu
Arao	荒尾	3.4	3.4
Mino-Akasaka	美濃赤坂	1.6	5.0

Tarui Branch Line

Between Ōgaki and Sekigahara, there is a 25 per mil grade. In 1944, a single track bypass (in brown on the diagram) was built to avoid this steep slope of the main line. The old section, informally referred to as the "Shin-Tarui Line", remains largely unused, and Shin-Tarui Station [ja] was closed in 1986. Today, the only rail vehicles that travel on this section of track are freight trains and westbound express trains (the Shirasagi, Hida #36, and Sunrise Seto/Izumo services).

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total (from Ōgaki)	Transfers	Location
Ōgaki	大垣	-	0.0	Tōkaidō Main Line	Ōgaki	Gifu
Tarui	垂井	8.1	8.1		Tarui, Fuwa District
Sekigahara	関ヶ原	5.7	13.8	JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line	Sekigahara

JR West

The western part of the Tōkaidō Main Line from Maibara to Kōbe is operated by JR West and forms the main trunk of the company's Urban Network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Although the line is divided into three segments, known as the Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, and JR Kobe Line, they are part of a single contiguous network, with many services traversing multiple sections. The Biwako Line includes a segment of the Hokuriku Main Line. Some services on the Kosei, JR Takarazuka and Gakkentoshi lines run through onto the Tōkaidō Main Line.

Biwako Line

Main article: Biwako Line

The section between Maibara and Kyoto is known as the Biwako Line.

●: Trains stop.
○: Limited stop, early morning and late night only
|: Trains pass.
Local (4-door Commuter trains): JR Kyoto Line local trains
Local (3-door Suburban trains): Operate as Rapid service trains west of Takatsuki (west of Kyoto in the morning)

Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Stop			Transfers	Location
Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Between Stations	Total (from Tokyo)	Local (Commuter)	Local (Suburban)	Special Rapid	Transfers	Ward, City	Prefecture
Through service from/to Hokuriku Main Line
Tōkaidō Main Line	A12	Maibara	米原	-	445.9		●	●	Hokuriku Main Line for Ōmi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tokaido Line for Gifu and Nagoya (CA83) ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line	Maibara	Shiga
	A13	Hikone	彦根	6.0	451.9		●	●	■ Ohmi Railway Main Line	Hikone
	A14	Minami-Hikone	南彦根	3.3	455.2		●	\|
	A15	Kawase	河瀬	3.1	458.3		●	\|
	A16	Inae	稲枝	3.7	462.0		●	\|
	A17	Notogawa	能登川	3.7	465.7		●	●		Higashiōmi
	A18	Azuchi	安土	5.1	470.8		●	\|		Ōmihachiman
	A19	Ōmi-Hachiman	近江八幡	3.5	474.3		●	●	■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
	A20	Shinohara	篠原	4.0	478.3		●	\|
	A21	Yasu	野洲	5.6	483.9	○	●	●		Yasu
	A22	Moriyama	守山	3.1	487.0	○	●	●		Moriyama
	A23	Rittō	栗東	2.1	489.1	○	●	\|		Rittō
	A24	Kusatsu	草津	2.3	491.4	●	●	●	Kusatsu Line	Kusatsu
	A25	Minami-Kusatsu	南草津	2.5	493.9	●	●	●		Kusatsu
	A26	Seta	瀬田	2.7	496.6	●	●	\|		Ōtsu
	A27	Ishiyama	石山	2.5	499.1	●	●	●	Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (OT03: Keihan Ishiyama Station)
	A28	Zeze	膳所	2.8	501.9	●	●	\|	Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (OT09: Keihan Zeze Station)
	A29	Ōtsu	大津	1.7	503.6	●	●	●
	A30	Yamashina	山科	4.5	508.1	●	●	●	Kosei Line (JR-B30) Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line (T07) Keihan Keishin Line (OT31: Keihan Yamashina Station)	Yamashina-ku, Kyoto	Kyoto
	A31	Kyoto	京都	5.5	513.6	●	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen JR Kyoto Line Nara Line (JR-D01) Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) (JR-E01) Kintetsu Kyoto Line (B01) Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K11)	Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto	Kyoto
Through service from/to JR Kyoto Line
Within JR Kyoto Line:						Local (Northbound only)	Rapid	Special Rapid

JR Kyoto Line

Main article: JR Kyoto Line

The section between Kyoto and Osaka is known as the JR Kyoto Line. Trains from the Biwako and Kosei lines travel through onto the JR Kyoto Line and continue west towards the JR Kobe Line at Osaka.

Legend:

● : All trains stop
| : All trains pass
▲ : Trains only after morning rush stop

Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains in the morning skip some stops between Kyoto and Takatsuki.

Official Line Name	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Stops		Transfers	Location
Official Line Name	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Rapid	Special Rapid	Transfers	Ward, City	Prefecture
Through services from Biwako Line and Kosei Line
Tōkaidō Main Line	A31	Kyoto	京都	0.0	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Biwako Line Kosei Line ( B31 ) Nara Line ( D01 ) Sagano Line ( E01 ) Kintetsu Kyoto Line (B01) Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K11)	Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto	Kyoto
	A32	Nishiōji	西大路	2.5	▲	\|		Minami-ku, Kyoto
	A33	Katsuragawa	桂川 (久世)	5.3	▲	\|		Minami-ku, Kyoto
	A34	Mukōmachi	向日町	6.4	▲	\|		Mukō
	A35	Nagaokakyō	長岡京	10.1	●	\|		Nagaokakyō
	A36	Yamazaki	山崎	14.1	▲	\|		Ōyamazaki
	A37	Shimamoto	島本	16.3	▲	\|		Shimamoto	Osaka
	A38	Takatsuki	高槻	21.6	●	●		Takatsuki
	A39	Settsu-Tonda	摂津富田	24.5	\|	\|		Takatsuki
	A40	JR-Sōjiji	JR総持寺	26.2	\|	\|		Ibaraki
	A41	Ibaraki	茨木	28.2	●	\|		Ibaraki
	A42	Senrioka	千里丘	31.1	\|	\|		Settsu
	A43	Kishibe	岸辺	32.8	\|	\|		Suita
	A44	Suita	吹田	35.2	\|	\|		Suita
	A45	Higashi-Yodogawa	東淀川	38.3	\|	\|		Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
	A46	Shin-Ōsaka	新大阪	39.0	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Osaka Higashi Line ( F02 ) Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (M13)	Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
	A47	Ōsaka	大阪	42.8	●	●	JR Kōbe Line JR Takarazuka Line ( G47 ) Osaka Loop Line ( O11 ) Osaka Higashi Line ( F01 ) JR Tōzai Line ( H44 :Kitashinchi Station) Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line, Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01:Osaka-umeda Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station) Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Station) Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station) Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station)	Kita-ku, Osaka
Through services on JR Kobe Line Through services on JR Takarazuka Line (Local only)

JR Kobe Line

Main article: JR Kobe Line

The westernmost section between Osaka and Kōbe is part of the JR Kobe Line, which continues west to Himeji on the San'yō Main Line. Although Kōbe is the official terminus of the Tōkaidō Main Line, most trains continue to Nishi-Akashi, Himeji and beyond.

●: Trains stop at all times
｜: Trains pass at all times
▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
○:Trains stop at morning of Weekdays only

Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Stop			Transfers	Location
Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Between stations	from Osaka	Local	Rapid	Special Rapid	Transfers	Ward, City	Prefecture
Through service to/from the JR Kyoto Line
Tokaido Main Line	A47	Osaka	大阪	-	0.0	●	●	●	JR Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line) JR Takarazuka Line (JR-G47) Osaka Loop Line (JR-O11) Osaka Higashi Line (JR-F01) JR Tōzai Line (JR-H44:Kitashinchi Station) Hankyu Kobe Main Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line, Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01:Osaka-umeda Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station) Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Station) Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station) Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station)	Kita-ku, Osaka	Osaka
	A48	Tsukamoto	塚本	3.4	3.4	●	\|	\|		Yodogawa-ku, Osaka	Osaka
	A49	Amagasaki	尼崎	4.3	7.7	●	●	●	JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) (JR-G49) JR Tōzai Line (JR-H49)	Amagasaki	Hyōgo
	A50	Tachibana	立花	3.0	10.7	●	\|	\|		Amagasaki
	A51	Kōshienguchi	甲子園口	2.2	12.9	●	\|	\|		Nishinomiya
	A52	Nishinomiya	西宮	2.5	15.4	●	●	\|
	A53	Sakura Shukugawa	さくら夙川	1.5	16.9	●	\|	\|
	A54	Ashiya	芦屋	2.3	19.2	●	●	○		Ashiya
	A55	Kōnan-Yamate	甲南山手	1.4	20.6	●	\|	\|		Higashinada-ku, Kobe
	A56	Settsu-Motoyama	摂津本山	1.5	22.1	●	\|	\|
	A57	Sumiyoshi	住吉	1.6	23.6	●	●	●	Kobe New Transit Rokko Island Line (R01)
	A58	Rokkōmichi	六甲道	2.2	25.9	●	●	\|		Nada-ku, Kobe
	A59	Maya	摩耶	1.4	27.3	●	\|	\|
	A60	Nada	灘	0.9	28.2	●	\|	\|
	A61	Sannomiya	三ノ宮	2.4	30.6	●	●	●	Hankyu Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line (HK-16: Kobe Sannomiya Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 32: Kobe Sannomiya Station) Kobe New Transit Port Island Line (P01) Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (S03: Sannomiya Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K01: Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station)	Chuo-ku, Kobe
	A62	Motomachi	元町	0.8	31.4	●	●	\|	Hanshin Main Line, Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 33)
	A63	Kobe	神戸	1.7	33.1	●	●	●	Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line, Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35: Kōsoku Kōbe Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station)
Through service to/from the Sanyo Main Line and the Ako Line

Former connecting lines

Kanagawa Prefecture

Ninomiya Station: The Shonan Horse-drawn Tramway opened a 10 km (6.2 mi) line to Hatano in 1906 to haul tobacco. Steam locomotion was introduced in 1913. Passenger services ceased in 1933, and the line closed in 1935.
Odawara Station: The Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation operated an approximately 1 km line to its factory, electrified at 1,500 V DC, between 1950 and 1984. The line was also serviced by the adjoining Odakyu Odawara Line from its Ashigara station.

Shizuoka Prefecture

Atami Station: In 1895, a 10 km (6.2 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line opened to Yoshihama, and was extended 4 km (2.5 mi) to Odawara the following year. In 1907, the line was converted to 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge and steam locomotives were introduced. The line closed in 1923 as a result of the Great Kanto earthquake.
Numazu Station: The Sunzu Electric Railway opened a 7 km (4.3 mi) line to Mishima-Tamachi on the Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line in 1906. In 1915, the line was truncated 1 km to connect at Mishima-Hirokoji, and the line was electrified at 600 V DC in 1919. The line closed in 1961 following the destruction of the Kisegawa bridge during a flood.
Yoshiwara Station: The Fuji Horse Tramway (富士馬車鉄道, Fuji Basha Tetsudō) opened a 610 mm (2 ft) gauge line to Ōmiya (presentday Fujinomiya) in 1890. The Fuji Minobu Railway (富士身延鉄道, Fuji Minobu Tetsudō) purchased the tramway in 1912, converted it to a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge steam railway the following year and gradually extended it (eventually becoming the Minobu Line). In 1924, the company built a new alignment which connected to Fuji station on the Tokaido main line, at which time the original section from Omiya to Yoshiwara closed.
Shimizu Station: Shimizukō Line from 1916 to 1984.
Shizuoka Station:
- The Abe Railway opened a 9 km (5.6 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from Inomiya (approximately 2 km from Shizuoka) to Ushizuma in 1914 to haul timber. Plans to extend the line to Shizuoka did not eventuate and the line closed in 1934.
- The Shizuoka Electric Railway opened a 2 km (1.2 mi) line to Anzai, connecting to its Shimizu Line, electrified at 600 V DC, between 1922 and 1926. The line closed in 1962.
Yaizu Station: A 5 km (3.1 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) handcar line operated to Fujieda between 1891 and 1900.
Fujieda Station: The Tōsō Railway opened a 4 km (2.5 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Ote in 1913, and by 1926 had extended the line progressively in both directions for a length of 38 km (24 mi) from Jitogata to Suruga-Okabe, although in 1936 the 5 km (3.1 mi) section from Suruga-Okabe to Ote was closed. In 1943, the company merged with the Shizuoka Railway (see Fujiroi Station below), and in 1948, a 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Mitsumata and Jitogata opened, linking the two sections. This section of the combined line closed between 1964 and 1970.
Shimada Station: The Fuji Prefectural Government opened a 3 km (1.9 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line in 1898 to haul timber. In 1944, following the destruction of the nearby Tokaido Line bridge over the Oigawa, it was proposed to use the alignment of this line as a replacement, including a 930 m (3,050 ft) wooden bridge over the river. The bridge was about 25% completed when the end of the war resulted in the termination of the proposal. A diesel locomotive was introduced in 1955 to haul construction material for the construction of the adjacent national highway, and the line closed in 1959.
Kikukawa Station: The Joto horse-drawn tramway opened a 15 km (9.3 mi) 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line to Ikeshinden in 1899. In 1923, the line was converted to 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge, and a single-cylinder diesel locomotive introduced. The line closed in 1935.
Fukuroi Station:
- The Akiba horse-drawn tramway opened a 12 km (7.5 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Enshumori-Cho in 1902. In 1926, the company renamed itself the Shizuoka Electric Railway, converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified it at 600 V DC. The line closed in 1962.
- The Shizuoka Railway opened a 10 km (6.2 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Yokosuka in 1914, extending it 7 km (4.3 mi) to Mitsumata in 1927. The company merged with the Fuji-sho Railway in 1943 (see Fujieda Station above), and in 1948, a 7 km (4.3 mi) line between Mitsumata and Jitogata opened, linking the two sections. This section of the combined line closed between 1964 and 1967.
Hamamatsu Station: The Dainippon Railway opened a 7 km (4.3 mi), 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Kuniyoshi in 1909. In 1919, the line was acquired by the Enshu Railway Line, which closed the first 1 km (0.62 mi) of the line in 1925, so the new connecting station became Enshu-Magome. The line closed in 1937 while the section to Enshu-Magome would close in 1985.

Aichi Prefecture

Okazaki Station:
- The Nishio Railway opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Nishio in 1911, and extended it to Kira-Yoshida on the Meitetsu Gamagōri Line between 1915 and 1916. In 1926, the company merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which between 1928 and 1929 converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, electrified it at 600 V DC, and connected it to the line from Shin-Anjō on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line at Nishioguchi. The line to Nishio closed in 1962.
- A 6 km (3.7 mi) tram line connected to the Meitetsu Koromo line at Okazaki-Ida Station, which between 1929 and 1962 connected to the Meitetsu Mikawa Line at Uwagoromo, the tramway also closing in 1962.
Owari-Ichinomiya Station: The 6 km (3.7 mi) Meitetsu line to Okoshi, electrified at 600 V DC, opened in 1924. When the voltage on the Meitetsu main line was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1952, services were suspended on this line. The substitute bus service proved so popular the line was closed rather than upgraded.

Gifu Prefecture

Ogaki Station: The Seino Railway opened a 3 km (1.9 mi) line from Mino-Akasaka to Ichihashi in 1928, and operated a passenger service from 1930 to 1945.
Arao Station (on the Mino Akasaka branch): A 2 km (1.2 mi) freight-only line to the Mino Okubo limestone quarry operated between 1928 and 1990.

Hyōgo Prefecture

Nishinomiya Station: A 2 km (1.2 mi) freight-only line was opened in 1944 to connect to Mukogawa Station on the Hanshin Main Line. As the former was 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, and the latter 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, some tracks at Mukogawa were dual gauge. Service on the line ceased in 1958, but it was not formally closed until 1970.
Rokkomichi Station: A 6 km (3.7 mi) line to Kobe Port opened in 1907, electrified at 1,500 V DC. Passenger services ceased in 1974, and the line closed in 2003.

Limited express services

In addition to standard local, rapid, and special rapid service trains, the Tōkaidō Main Line also hosts a number of limited express services.

Daytime trains

Biwako Express: Maibara – Osaka
Fujikawa: Shizuoka – Fuji – (Minobu Line) – Kōfu
Haruka: Yasu - Kyoto – Shin-Osaka – (Osaka Loop Line) – Tennōji – (Hanwa Line) – Hineno – (Kansai Airport Line) – Kansai International Airport
Hida: Nagoya / Osaka – Gifu – (Takayama Main Line) – Toyama
Odoriko: Tokyo – Atami – (Itō Line) – Itō – (Izu Kyūkō) – Shimoda; Tokyo – Mishima – (Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line) – Shuzenji
Thunderbird: Osaka – Kyoto – (Kosei Line) – Tsuruga
Saphir Odoriko: Tokyo – Atami – (Itō Line) – Itō – (Izu Kyūkō) – Izukyu-Shimoda
Shirasagi: Nagoya – Maibara – (Hokuriku Main Line) – Tsuruga
Shōnan: Tokyo – Odawara

Overnight trains

Overnight trains on the Tōkaidō Line go from Tokyo to western Honshū and Shikoku.

Sunrise Izumo (Tokyo – Izumo via Okayama) (Operates daily)
Sunrise Seto (Tokyo – Takamatsu) (Operates daily)

Discontinued trains

Overnight limited express Sakura (Tokyo – Nagasaki (discontinued March 2005), Tokyo – Sasebo (discontinued 1999))
Overnight limited express Izumo (Tokyo – Izumo via Tottori), discontinued March 2006
Limited express Wide View Tōkai (Tokyo – Shizuoka), discontinued March 2007
Overnight express Ginga (Tokyo – Osaka), discontinued March 2008
Overnight limited express Fuji (Tokyo – Ōita), discontinued March 2009
Overnight limited express Hayabusa (Tokyo – Kumamoto), discontinued March 2009
Overnight limited express Sunrise Yume (Tokyo – Hiroshima), discontinued March 2009
Moonlight Nagara (Tokyo – Ōgaki) (Operates seasonally - rapid service with reserved seats), discontinued March 2020
Super View Odoriko, Resort Odoriko, Fleur Odoriko (Tokyo – Izukyu-Shimoda), discontinued March 2020