freight-only line from Fuchū-Hommachi to Tsurumi opened on 1 March 1976. The eastern section of the line from Shin-Matsudo to opened on 2 October 1978. Inter-running to and from the Keiyo Line commenced on 1 December 1988. From the start of the 1 December 1996 timetable revision, all of the Musashino Line 103 series sets were lengthened from six to eight cars. On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations on the Musashino line being assigned station numbers between JM10 and JM35. Numbers increase in the counter-clockwise direction towards Fuchu-Hommachi. See also Osaka Higashi Line, envisioned as a counterpart in the Osaka area Aichi Loop Line, counterpart around Nagoya References External links Stations of the Musashino Line (JR East) Lines of East Japan Railway Company Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway lines in Tokyo Rail transport in Saitama Prefecture Railway lines in Chiba Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1973 1973 establishments in Japan