Home Liner

Home Liner (ホームライナー) is the generic name given to limited-stop commuter train services operated by railway companies in Japan, which require the purchase of a supplementary jōsha seiriken (乗車整理券) or Liner Ticket (ライナー券) in addition to the base fare ticket.

[1] This article describes all commuter services in Japan fitting this definition, regardless of whether their names actually include the title "Home Liner".

The name "Home Liner" was first coined in June 1984 by JNR when an empty stock working for an Asama 189 series EMU was used to carry passengers from Ueno to Ōmiya on the Tōhoku Main Line in the evening for a supplementary fare of 300 yen.

[2] JR West has since discontinued Home Liner services, replacing them with extra limited express or rapid trains.

Additional fares required to ride JR Group home liner trains are as follows:[1] Keio Sagamihara Line Shinjuku → Hashimoto