Overview
The Chuo-Sobu Line (Local) (JB) is the long all-stops service that crosses the capital region east to west, ambling from Mitaka out to Chiba across 39 stations — one of the longest runs in the game. Its canary-yellow E231 series is the line's signature look, deliberately contrasted with the orange rapid trains running alongside it.
Along the route
It shadows the Chuo Rapid through Mitaka, Kichijoji and Nakano, turns east at Shinjuku and Yoyogi, then follows the old moat-side districts of Shinanomachi, Ichigaya and Iidabashi before hitting Ochanomizu, Akihabara and Kinshicho. Beyond the Edo River it enters Chiba Prefecture — Funabashi, Tsudanuma, Inage — finishing at Chiba Station. One line strung through Tokyo's western suburbs, its centre, and the Chiba commuter belt.
Why play it
A 39-station marathon that tests consistency more than raw speed. Names alternate between short and long with plenty of tricky readings (Shinanomachi, Nishi-funabashi, Higashi-nakano) — perfect for training a rhythm that doesn't fall apart late in a run.
Line data
Everything below is derived from the station data the game runs on, so it always matches what you actually type on the 中央・総武線各駅停車 — all 39 stops of it.
- Operator
- JR East
- Line symbol
- JB
- Stations
- 39
- Shape
- Terminal to terminal
- Termini
- 三鷹 — 千葉
How much typing is this?
Typing every station name on this line takes 355 keystrokes, an average of 9.1 per station. The longest name is 下総中山 (shimosa-nakayama) at 16 keystrokes; the shortest is 平井 (hirai) at 5. Those counts come from running each name's kana through the game's own romaji engine, so they are what your fingers actually do — not the length of the printed spelling.
Along the way: 0 names contain a small っ, which doubles the next consonant; 5 contain a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ, where the engine accepts both the Hepburn and Kunrei spellings (sha or sya, shu or syu); and 0 end in ん, whose trailing n folds into whatever comes next rather than standing alone.
Where you can change trains
27 of the 39 stations on this line connect to another line in the game. Follow any symbol to that line's guide.
- 三鷹JC 中央線
- 吉祥寺JC 中央線IN 井の頭線
- 西荻窪JC 中央線
- 荻窪M 丸ノ内線JC 中央線
- 阿佐ケ谷JC 中央線
- 高円寺JC 中央線
- 中野T 東西線JC 中央線
- 東中野E 大江戸線
- 新宿JY 山手線M 丸ノ内線S 新宿線E 大江戸線JC 中央線JS 湘南新宿ラインJA 埼京線KO 京王線OH 小田原線SS 新宿線
- 代々木JY 山手線E 大江戸線
- 四ツ谷M 丸ノ内線N 南北線JC 中央線
- 市ケ谷Y 有楽町線N 南北線S 新宿線
- 飯田橋T 東西線Y 有楽町線N 南北線E 大江戸線
- 水道橋I 三田線
- 御茶ノ水M 丸ノ内線JC 中央線
- 秋葉原JY 山手線H 日比谷線JK 京浜東北線TX つくばエクスプレス
- 浅草橋A 浅草線
- 両国E 大江戸線
- 錦糸町Z 半蔵門線JO 総武快速・横須賀線
- 新小岩JO 総武快速・横須賀線
- 市川JO 総武快速・横須賀線
- 本八幡S 新宿線
- 西船橋T 東西線JM 武蔵野線TR 東葉高速線
- 船橋JO 総武快速・横須賀線TD 東武アーバンパークライン
- 津田沼JO 総武快速・横須賀線
- 稲毛JO 総武快速・横須賀線
- 千葉JO 総武快速・横須賀線
Marked with a star: 中野・新宿 — the major interchanges, which the maps always label and the game marks with a heavier arrival stamp.
Every station on the line
All 39 stations in order, with the official station number, the name in kanji, the kana the typing is derived from, and its Hepburn romaji.
| # | No. | Station | Kana | Romaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JB01 | 三鷹 | みたか | mitaka |
| 2 | JB02 | 吉祥寺 | きちじょうじ | kichijoji |
| 3 | JB03 | 西荻窪 | にしおぎくぼ | nishi-ogikubo |
| 4 | JB04 | 荻窪 | おぎくぼ | ogikubo |
| 5 | JB05 | 阿佐ケ谷 | あさがや | asagaya |
| 6 | JB06 | 高円寺 | こうえんじ | koenji |
| 7 | JB07 | 中野 | なかの | nakano |
| 8 | JB08 | 東中野 | ひがしなかの | higashi-nakano |
| 9 | JB09 | 大久保 | おおくぼ | okubo |
| 10 | JB10 | 新宿 | しんじゅく | shinjuku |
| 11 | JB11 | 代々木 | よよぎ | yoyogi |
| 12 | JB12 | 千駄ケ谷 | せんだがや | sendagaya |
| 13 | JB13 | 信濃町 | しなのまち | shinanomachi |
| 14 | JB14 | 四ツ谷 | よつや | yotsuya |
| 15 | JB15 | 市ケ谷 | いちがや | ichigaya |
| 16 | JB16 | 飯田橋 | いいだばし | iidabashi |
| 17 | JB17 | 水道橋 | すいどうばし | suidobashi |
| 18 | JB18 | 御茶ノ水 | おちゃのみず | ochanomizu |
| 19 | JB19 | 秋葉原 | あきはばら | akihabara |
| 20 | JB20 | 浅草橋 | あさくさばし | asakusabashi |
| 21 | JB21 | 両国 | りょうごく | ryogoku |
| 22 | JB22 | 錦糸町 | きんしちょう | kinshicho |
| 23 | JB23 | 亀戸 | かめいど | kameido |
| 24 | JB24 | 平井 | ひらい | hirai |
| 25 | JB25 | 新小岩 | しんこいわ | shin-koiwa |
| 26 | JB26 | 小岩 | こいわ | koiwa |
| 27 | JB27 | 市川 | いちかわ | ichikawa |
| 28 | JB28 | 本八幡 | もとやわた | motoyawata |
| 29 | JB29 | 下総中山 | しもうさなかやま | shimosa-nakayama |
| 30 | JB30 | 西船橋 | にしふなばし | nishi-funabashi |
| 31 | JB31 | 船橋 | ふなばし | funabashi |
| 32 | JB32 | 東船橋 | ひがしふなばし | higashi-funabashi |
| 33 | JB33 | 津田沼 | つだぬま | tsudanuma |
| 34 | JB34 | 幕張本郷 | まくはりほんごう | makuhari-hongo |
| 35 | JB35 | 幕張 | まくはり | makuhari |
| 36 | JB36 | 新検見川 | しんけみがわ | shin-kemigawa |
| 37 | JB37 | 稲毛 | いなげ | inage |
| 38 | JB38 | 西千葉 | にしちば | nishi-chiba |
| 39 | JB39 | 千葉 | ちば | chiba |
