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16Oct/150

Century Southern Hotel, Shinjuku – August 2015

It was to be one night in Tokyo, whilst in transit from Hakone to Izu Peninsula. What's the quickest path? Probably a change at Odawara or Atami? Suuureee... but there's also an express train to Shinjuku from Hakone and an Express to Shimoda from Shinjuku. So, why not do it in luxury?

Hotels in Shinjuku aren't cheap... so you might as well make it count. Turns out that Odakyu has a hand in this hotel and this hotel has some stunning rooms! Check out the view from the Panorama room I stayed in!

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Trains, trains and more trains... Yamanote, Express lines, Chuo line and even Odakyu!

5Aug/150

Tokyo Freight: Shinjuku Station

So you're in the big smoke for the day and want to see a freight train? The best advice I can give you is to head on over to Minamisenju as Shinjuku sees very little activity. On the off chance you can't do this, please refer to the table below.

Timetables

The timetable covering Shinjuku station incorporates two paths through Tokyo. The major path is the branch to Sumidagawa Freight Terminal (aka Minamisenju) and secondly the less-busy line through Shinjuku Station to Shin-Tsurumi yard. It seems that trains choose a path south from Omiya and split at Tabata Station to either destination.

I'll just cover the freight through Shinjuku for now.

Southbound Omiya Tabata Shinjuku Shintsurumi
Service Origin Depart Pass Pass Arrive Comments
▲3080 ~ (▲3071) Sapporo 0205 0226 0254 0314 ▲ = X間-Y間 月曜日運休
(Not Mondays between Aomori[Junction]-West Hamamatsu)
3086 ~ (3075) ~ (3073) Sapporo 1135 1152 1212 1227
4070 ~ (5072) Sendai 0214 0236 0256 0326
8086 Sumidagawa !! 1449 1509 1528 !! = Starts at Sumidagawa at 1402 to Tabata by 1410.
8572 Utsunomiya 0209 0231 0251 0320
8588 Utsunomiya 0454 0512 0532 0554
Northbound Shintsurumi Shinjuku Tabata Omiya
Service Origin Depart Pass Pass Arrive Comments
(▲3070) ~ ▲3081 West Hamamatsu 0246 0301 0321 0340 ▲ = 日曜日運休 (Not Sundays)
(3090) ~ (5090) ~ 4081 Nagoya 0227 0249 0309 0334
(96) ~ (5096) ~ 4083 Nagoya 0446 0502 0522 0543
8089 Yokohama Hazawa 1528 1551 1611 !! Proceeds to Sumidagawa at 1743 after Tabata. NOT Omiya.
8171 Kawasaki 0300 0320 0340 0407
8585 Kawasaki 0515 0532 0552 0618