East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will implement driver-only operation on the Keihin-Tohoku/Negishi Line and the Chuo-Sobu Line (Local) starting in spring 2027.
The sections are Omiya–Minami-Urawa and Kamata–Ofuna on the Keihin-Tohoku/Negishi Line, and Mitaka–Chiba on the Chuo-Sobu Line (Local), all operated with 10-car trains.
To enhance safety at train departures, boarding/alighting confirmation monitors will be installed in the driver’s cab. In the event of an irregularity, functions will be introduced to enable calls between passengers and the traffic control center, and to allow the control center to make onboard announcements directly. On the Keihin-Tohoku/Negishi Line, ATO (Automatic Train Operation) will be introduced on E233 series trains.
Driver-only operation has been in place since March this year on the Joban Line (Local) and the Nambu Line, and it will be expanded in spring 2026 to the Hachioji–Ofuna section of the Yokohama/Negishi Line.
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