TH Liner

*TH Liner*
	Tobu 70090 series on a TH Liner service, April 2023
Overview
Service type	Home Liner
Status	Operational
Locale	Kanto region, Japan
First service	6 June 2020
Current operator(s)	Tobu Railway
Route
Termini	Kuki (up); Kasumigaseki (down); ; Ebisu (up); Kuki (down);
Distance travelled	59.9 km (37.2 mi)
Average journey time	1 hour 30 minutes (up); 1 hour 17 minutes (down);
Service frequency	2 (up), 5 (down)
Line(s) used	Tobu Isesaki Line; Tobu Skytree Line; Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line;
On-board services
Class(es)	Monoclass
Seating arrangements	Forward facing 2+2
Catering facilities	None
Other facilities	No toilets
Technical
Rolling stock	Tobu 70090 series EMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The TH Liner (THライナー) is a limited-stop "Home Liner"-style service to and from Kuki Station in Saitama on the Tobu Isesaki Line operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since June 2020.

Service outline

TH Liner services operate in the mornings on weekdays and weekends in the "up" direction (two services) from Kuki in Saitama Prefecture to Ebisu in Tokyo, and in the evenings (weekdays and weekends) in the "down" direction (five services) from Kasumigaseki to Kuki.^[1] In the up direction, a supplement of 580 yen (300 yen for children) is required for travel between the serviced Hibiya Line stations and Sengendai station, and 680 yen (350 yen for children) beyond as far as Kuki station. No supplementary fare is required for passengers boarding the service between Kasumigaseki to Ebisu.^[1] All seats are reserved, and the supplementary tickets indicate which car to ride in.

Rolling stock

TH Liner services are operated by a fleet of 70090 series 7-car electric multiple units (EMUs). Like their 50090 series counterparts, these sets are unusual in having rotating pairs of seats allowing them to be used with longitudinal seating on regular daytime services, and with transverse seating on TH Liner services.^[1]

Station stops

Morning "Up" services start at Kuki and terminate at Ebisu. Evening "Down" services start at Kasumigaseki and terminate at Kuki. For the morning "up" services, the service only picks up passengers between Kuki and Shin-Koshigaya. Between Ueno and Ginza, passengers can only get off the train. Starting at Kasumigaseki, passengers may get on and off at any of the serviced Hibiya line stations until the terminus at Ebisu. For the evening "down" services, passengers can only get on the train at the Hibiya Line stations starting at Kasumigaseki. Starting at Shin-Koshigaya, passengers may only get off the train until the terminus at Kuki.

Route	No.	Name	Japanese	Up	Down	Transfers	Location
H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line	H02	Ebisu	恵比寿	◎		JY Yamanote Line JA Saikyō Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	Shibuya	Tokyo
	H03	Hiro-o	広尾	●			Minato
	H04	Roppongi	六本木	●		E Toei Oedo Line (E-23)
	H05	Kamiyachō	神谷町	●
	H06	Toranomon Hills	虎ノ門ヒルズ	●		G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (Toranomon: G-07)
	H07	Kasumigaseki	霞ケ関	●	○	M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-15) C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-08)	Chiyoda
	H09	Ginza	銀座	◎	○	G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-09) M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-16) Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Ginza-itchome: Y-19)	Chūō
	H13	Kayabachō	茅場町	◎	○	T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-11)	Chūō
	H16	Akihabara	秋葉原	◎	○	JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JB Chūō-Sōbu Line ■ Tsukuba Express (01) S Toei Shinjuku Line (Iwamotocho, S-08)	Chiyoda
	H18	Ueno	上野	◎	○	G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-16) Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Hokkaidō Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line JU Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) JU Takasaki Line JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) JU Ueno-Tokyo Line KS Keisei Main Line (Keisei Ueno: KS01)	Taitō
TS Tobu Skytree Line	TS20	Shin-Koshigaya	新越谷	○	◎	JM Musashino Line	Koshigaya	Saitama
	TS24	Sengendai	せんげん台	○	◎		Koshigaya
	TS27	Kasukabe	春日部	○	◎	Tobu Urban Park Line (TD-10)	Kasukabe
	TS30	Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen	東武動物公園	○	◎	Tobu Nikko Line	Miyashiro
TI Tobu Isesaki Line	TI02	Kuki	久喜	○	◎	JU Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)	Kuki

●: Stop, ○: Stop (only available for boarding), ◎: Stop (only available for getting off)

History

2019

On 26 March 2019, the Tokyo Metro and private operator Tobu Railway revealed plans to operate a reserved-seat Home Liner service that would connect the Tobu Isesaki Line and the Hibiya Line.^[2] The rolling stock for this service would be a new variant of the 70000 series introduced in 2017. Later on 19 December, additional details were announced such as the name of the service, stopping pattern, and schedule.

2020

On 6 June 2020 the TH Liner began service.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TH Liner". tokyometro.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "東武線・東京メトロ日比谷線相互直通列車に有料着席サービスを新たに導入します! 〜東武鉄道70000系をベースとした新造車両「70090型」を導入予定〜" [Introducing a new paid seating service for Tobu Line / Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line mutual direct trains!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2019.
^ "2020年6月6日（土）東武鉄道・東京メトロダイヤ改正東武線・日比谷線相互直通列車に初の座席指定制列車「THライナー」が誕生!" [June 6, 2020 (Saturday) Tobu Railway / Tokyo Metro Timetable Revision Tobu Line / Hibiya Line Mutual direct train, the first reserved seat train "TH Liner" is born!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[:0-1] "TH Liner". tokyometro.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[THliner20190326-2] "東武線・東京メトロ日比谷線相互直通列車に有料着席サービスを新たに導入します! 〜東武鉄道70000系をベースとした新造車両「70090型」を導入予定〜" [Introducing a new paid seating service for Tobu Line / Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line mutual direct trains!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2019.

[THliner20191219-3] "2020年6月6日（土）東武鉄道・東京メトロダイヤ改正東武線・日比谷線相互直通列車に初の座席指定制列車「THライナー」が誕生!" [June 6, 2020 (Saturday) Tobu Railway / Tokyo Metro Timetable Revision Tobu Line / Hibiya Line Mutual direct train, the first reserved seat train "TH Liner" is born!] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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