is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan, which require the purchase of a supplementary or in addition to the base fare ticket. The supplementary ticket guarantees passengers a seat on board.JR East: Information on tickets This article describes all commuter services in Japan fitting this definition, regardless of whether their names actually include the title "Home Liner".
These services generally use express or limited-express train rolling stock, and the early-morning inbound and late-evening outbound movements often form an effective way to move rolling stock between depots in preparation for the next day's operations.
History The name "Home Liner" was first coined in June 1984 by JNR when an empty stock working for an Asama 189 series EMU was used to carry passengers from Ueno to Ōmiya on the Tōhoku Main Line in the evening for a supplementary fare of 300 yen. Initially, only four of the twelve cars in the train were made available to passengers, but the popularity of the service resulted in three evening Home Liner trains being introduced from Ueno to Ōmiya from September 1984. The first morning Liner service appeared in November 1986 with the introduction of the Shōnan Liner from Odawara to Tokyo on the Tōkaidō Main Line, and the Hanwa Liner from Wakayama to Tennōji on the Hanwa Line. JR West has since discontinued Home Liner services, replacing them with extra limited express or rapid trains.
Fares Additional fares required to ride JR Group home liner trains are as follows: JR Hokkaido – 310 yen (jōsha seiriken) JR East (Greater Tokyo Area) – 500 yen (Liner Ticket) JR East (Niigata and Nagano areas) – 310 yen (jōsha seiriken) JR Central – 320 yen (jōsha seiriken)(Shizuoka Area) JR Kyushu – 300 yen (jōsha seiriken)
List of services JR Hokkaido
NameLineSectionRolling stock RemarksHome LinerHakodate Main LineOtaru → SapporoTeine ↔ Sapporo785 series789-1000 seriesKiHa 261 seriesKiHa 281 seriesKiHa 283 series Weekdays only.Supplementary fare is 100 yen to/from Teine.
JR East NameLineSectionRolling stockRemarksRakuraku Train MurakamiHakushin Line - Uetsu Main Line → E653-1000 seriesRakuraku Train Shin'etsuShin'etsu Main Line → E653-1100 series
JR Central
NameLineSectionRolling stockRemarksNagoyaHome Liner ToyohashiTōkaidō Main LineŌgaki/Nagoya → Toyohashi373 seriesWeekdays only.Home Liner ŌgakiTōkaidō Main Line Ōgaki → NagoyaToyohashi → Ōgaki 683 series373 seriesHome Liner SekigaharaTōkaidō Main LineNagoya → Sekigahara683 seriesWeekday evenings only.Home Liner NakatsugawaChūō Main LineNagoya → Nakatsugawa383 series313-8000 seriesWeekday evenings only.Home Liner TajimiChūō Main Line - Tajimi → Nagoya383 seriesWeekday mornings only.Home Liner MizunamiChūō Main LineMizunami → Nagoya383 seriesWeekday mornings only.Home Liner TaitaChūō Main Line - Taita LineNagoya - Mino-ŌtaKiHa 85 seriesWeekday and Saturday mornings only.Home Liner YokkaichiKansai Main LineYokkaichi → NagoyaKiHa 85 seriesWeekday mornings only.ShizuokaHome Liner NumazuTōkaidō Main LineShizuoka → Numazu373 seriesHome Liner HamamatsuTōkaidō Main LineNumazu/Shizuoka → Hamamatsu373 seriesWeekday evenings only.Home Liner ShizuokaTōkaidō Main LineNumazu/Hamamatsu → Shizuoka373 series
JR Kyushu NameLineSectionRolling stockRemarksSawayaka LinerKagoshima Main Line → 485 seriesincorporated into a limited express service in 2011, which was discontinued in 2016Sawayaka LinerNippō Main Line - Nichinan Line - Miyazaki Kūkō Line → , → 783 series, 485 seriesdiscontinued in 2011Home LinerKagoshima Main Line → 485 seriesincorporated into a limited express service in 2011, which was discontinued in 2016Home LinerNippō Main Line - Nichinan Line - Miyazaki Kūkō Line → , → 485 seriesdiscontinued in 2011
Private railways
NameLineSectionRolling stock RemarksKeikyuKeikyu WingMorning WingKeikyū Main LineShinagawa → Keikyū Kurihama/MisakiguchiMiurakaigan → Shinagawa/Sengakuji2100 series Weekdays only. Supplementary fare is 300 yen."モーニング・ウィング号、ウィング号" Morning Wing, Keikyu Wing information. Retrieved on 25 May 2016. Keisei Electric RailwayMorninglinerEveninglinerKeisei Main LineKeisei Ueno ↔ Narita Airport/Keisei NaritaAE seriesSupplementary fare is 410 yen."イブニング・モーニングライナーのご案内" Evening-/Morningliner information. Retrieved on 25 May 2016. Extra LinerHokusō LineKeisei Main LineInba-Nihon-Idai → Keisei UenoAE seriesWeekdays only. Supplementary fare is 500 yen."印旛日本医大駅・千葉ニュータウン中央駅に停車するAE形車両を用いた「臨時ライナー」を運行します" We will operate an "Extra Liner" using AE series cars that stop at Inba-Nihon-Idai Station and Chiba New Town Chūō Station.. Retrieved on 1 April 2022. KeioKeio LinerKeiō Line Keio Sagamihara LineShinjuku → Keiō-Hachioji Shinjuku → HashimotoKeio 5000 seriesSupplementary fare is 400 yen.Tobu RailwayTJ LinerTōbu Tōjō Line ↔ /50090 series For the morning up services, supplementary fare is 310 yen for passengers boarding at Fujimino, and 410 yen for passengers boarding before Fujimino. For the evening down services, the 310 yen supplementary fare is charged from Ikebukuro only, and no supplementary ticket is necessary from Fujimino onwards.TH LinerTōbu Skytree Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line ↔ Kasumigaseki/Ebisu 70090 series Entered service on 6 June 2020.Service is provided from Kuki to Ebisu on morning up services, and from Kasumigaseki to Kuki on evening down services. Supplementary fare is 580 yen between the Hibiya Line stations and Sengenai (300 yen for children) and 680 yen for service to and from stations further out as far as Kuki (350 yen for children).Seibu Railway/Tokyo Metro/Tokyu CorporationS-TrainSeibu Chichibu Line, Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Seibu Yūrakuchō Line, Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, and Minatomirai Line ↔ ↔ Seibu 40000 seriesWeekday services operate between Tokorozawa and Toyosu; weekend services operate between Seibu-Chichibu and Motomachi-Chūkagai. Seat reservation fee charged.Haijima LinerSeibu Shinjuku LineSeibu Haijima Line ↔ Seibu 40000 seriesSupplementary fare is 300 yen.Keihan RailwayLinerKeihan Main LineKeihan Ōtō LineYodoyabashi ↔ DemachiyanagiKeihan 8000 seriesWeekdays only. Supplementary fare is 380 yen between Yodoyabashi through Kyobashi and Chūshojima through Demachiyanagi, or 300 yen for other segments."朝のラッシュが快適に！ライナー登場京阪電気鉄道株式会社" Keihan Railway Liner Information. Retrieved on 1 December 2019.
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