前面展望　上野東京ライン＆常磐線品川→北千住　＜Cab view Japan rail：Ueno-Tokyo line from Shinagawa to Kita-senju＞

JR East Ueno-Tokyo Line and Joban Line Cab View: From Shinagawa Station to Kitasenju Station.

``Ueno-Tokyo Line'', like ``Shonan-Shinjuku Line'', is not the name of the line, but the name given to the driving route.

Operations began on March 14, 2015. Until then, the Tokaido Main Line and Yokosuka Line ran south from Tokyo Station, connecting Tokyo Station, which was the starting point for lines heading south and southwest from Tokyo, and Kami Station, which was the starting point north from Tokyo. Connecting the Tohoku Main Line and Takasaki Line that extend north from Ueno Station, direct service has begun in various variations. The Joban Line, which had previously run northeastward with Ueno Station as its terminal, now runs on this route, with Shinagawa Station, further south of Tokyo Station, as its terminal.

In other words, most trains passed through the previous terminals of Tokyo Station and Ueno Station, allowing direct service between the north and south lines.

Similar to the Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Tokyo Station and Ueno Station were connected by threading through gaps in existing routes, so there are some places where this route feels like it's running through a back alley.

Although this service has become convenient for many people, businessmen who work near Tokyo Station or Ueno Station say that they can't sit in their seats even if they are waiting for a train at Tokyo Station or Ueno Station. It seems that there have been complaints that it has disappeared. I don't know how they commute to work now.

Still, the JR tracks built in the center of Tokyo are imposing and attractive to look at.

JR East homepage
https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Google map coordinates of Shinagawa station
35.62856719815268, 139.73893135846794
Tokyo Station
35.681436611717785, 139.76701750873067
Kitasenju Station
35.74962436328108, 139.80485137989737

上野東京ラインと常磐線の前面展望です。品川駅から北千住駅まで。
都心に延びるＪＲの線路は堂々としていて、実に魅力的です。2024年１月撮影

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