Trains run from 04:26 to 01:18 the next day at intervals as short as 2 minutes during peak periods and four minutes at other times. A complete loop takes 59 to 65 minutes. All trains stop at each station. Trains are put into and

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Due to the Yamanote Line's central location connecting most of Tokyo's major commuter hubs and commercial areas, the line is very heavily used. Sections of the line were running over 250% capacity in the 1990s, remained above 200% for most of the 2000s with

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"Yamanote" literally refers to inland, hillier districts or foothills(as distinct from areas close to the sea). In Tokyo, "Yamanote" lies along the western side of

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• Stations are listed in order clockwise from Shinagawa to Tabata, but for operational purposes trains officially start and terminate at Ōsaki.
• All stations are located in the

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The predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line was opened on 1 March 1885 by the Nippon Railway Company, operating between

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• Osaka Loop Line, a similar loop line serving Central Osaka.
• Musashino Line, a line regarded by JR East as part of the Tokyo Mega Loop

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As of January 2020 , the line's services are operated exclusively by a fleet of 50 11-car E235 seriesEMUs, the first of which was introduced on the line on

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