is the name for the fastest through service train among five railway companies: the

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and Yokohama Minatomirai Railway. This name is trademarked by the aforementioned five companies (No. 5885630).

Service pattern

The name "F Liner" is given to trains under the two route systems explained below. The service type of trains may change once across boundary stations for two different lines. Therefore, systematically, the name "F Liner" will be added before the service type; this means all ''F Liner'' trains are referred to as "F Liner, (Service type on current line)". For instance: Within the Fukutoshin Line → "F Liner, Express", bound for Motomachi-Chūkagai; Within the Toyoko Line → "F Liner, Limited Express", bound for Shinrin-Kōen. # Seibu Line system:

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/ Kotesashi - Motomachi-Chūkagai #* Seibu Yurakucho Line and Ikebukuro Line: Rapid Express (快速急行) #*

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: Express (急行) #*

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and

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: Limited Express (特急) # Tōbu Line system: Ogawamachi / Shinrin-Kōen - Motomachi-Chūkagai #*

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: Rapid Express (快速急行) #* Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line: Express (急行) #* Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line: Limited Express (特急) Within the Fukutoshin Line, the Tōyoko Line and the Minatomirai Line, four ''F Liner'' trains operate every hour at 15-minute intervals during daytime: two operate on the Tōbu Line system from/to Shinrin-Kōen, and the other two operate on the Seibu Line system, with one operating from/to Hannō, and the other from/to Kotesashi, each operating at 1-hour intervals. For northbound trains on weekend mornings, only one ''F Liner'' train operates every hour which terminates at Hannō. The longest distance travelled for an ''F Liner'' journey is , from Ogawamachi to Motomachi-Chūkagai. From 18 March 2023, ''F Liner'' services now operate as Rapid Express services on the Tobu Tojo Line instead of Express services, skipping Shiki and Fujimino. Previously, ''F Liner'' trains did not operate as the fastest possible through service on the Tojo Line, as faster Rapid Express through services ran alongside the F Liner's Express services.

Stations served

; Legend :* ● : Stops :* ∥ : Does not run through here

Rolling stock

Regularly, all ''F Liner'' trains are operated in 10-car sets. *

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, Tobu 9050 series EMUs, and Tobu 50070 series EMUs * Seibu 6000 series EMUs, and Seibu 40050 series EMUs *

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EMUs, and Tokyo Metro 10000 series EMUs * Tokyu 5050-4000 series EMUs * Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Y500 series EMUs (Temporary 8-car service)

Former

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EMUs (10 car sets only)

Namesake

The F in ''F Liner'' stands for 3 English words starting with the letter F, which are: :* Fast, which this train is envisioned to become. :* Five, referring to through services between 5 railway companies. :* Fukutoshin (副都心), Japanese for secondary city center.

Notes & references

Notes

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{RefList Seibu Railway Tokyo Metro Tokyu Corporation Minatomirai Line Rail transport in Tokyo Named passenger trains of Japan Railway services introduced in 2016 2016 establishments in Japan