Joban Line & Yamanote Line do the intersect?

[bc6]

Im hoping it does so I can justify a Yamamote Series E231 purchase. If so can you tell me which station they meet at thanks.

[David]

The 2 stations at the Tokyo end of the line are common with Yamanote, Ueno and Nippori (Ueno is a major station, connecting with many lines and the Shinkansen network)

[Guest ___]

They meet at Ueno, I know, seeing how much I shot both lines there.

[CaptOblivious]

With the new extension from Ueno to Tokyo, you could see both trains in parallel from Nippori through Ueno, Akihabara, to Tokyo (with a few smaller stations in between) starting, what next year?

[Guest ___]

How did they run the extension? the race track seemed pretty tight, or does it run underground like the shinkansen?

[Mudkip Orange]

How did they run the extension? the race track seemed pretty tight, or does it run underground like the shinkansen?

Nope, it's gonna re-use what are currently the existing tail tracks north of Tokyo and south of Ueno, and connect them by double-decking over the existing Tohoku Shinkansen.

 

According to Wiki this possibility was "designed in" from the start, so the Tohoku Shinkansen pillars are heavy-duty enough to support both decks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohoku_Through_Line

[bc6]

Wow that great news, thanks to all that responded. I wast too sure if they both met or not. A lot of sources I checked had not updated their information, Thats pretty sweet rnning my E531 to meet my Shinkasens that would make for an interesting track plan for sure.