Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line is a commuter line operated by Sotetsu between Nishiya Station on the Sōtetsu Main Line to Shin-Yokohama Station. Sōtetsu has put its company names as a formal part of the line names, which is a first for the company.

Native name相鉄新横浜線
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
LocaleYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Quick facts Overview, Native name ...
Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
A Tōkyū train for Ebina Station passing the junction point of the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and the Sōtetsu–JR Link Line at Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station
Overview
Native name相鉄新横浜線
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
LocaleYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Termini
Stations3
Service
Operator(s)Sagami Railway
History
Opened
  • 30 November 2019 (Nishiya - Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai)
  • 18 March 2023 (Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai - Shin-yokohama)
Technical
Line length6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1067 mm
ElectrificationOverhead catenary 1,500 V DC
Route map
Sōtetsu–JR Link Line

Legend
Up arrow
JR Kawagoe Line
to Komagawa
Kawagoe
JR Kawagoe Line
JR Takasaki Line Right arrow
JR
Utsunomiya Line
Tōhoku Main Line
Right arrow
 Ōmiya
JR Saikyō Line
Musashi-Urawa
Akabane
JR
Saikyō Line
(Akabane Line)
JR
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Yamanote Freight Line
Right arrow
 Ikebukuro
JR
Yamanote
Freight Line
Shinjuku
 Shibuya
 Ebisu
 Ōsaki
JR Yamanote Freight Line Right arrow
Rinkai Line Right arrow
JR Yokosuka Line Right arrow
JR
Tōkaidō Main Line
(Hinkaku Line)
Nishi-Ōi
 Musashi-Kosugi
Left arrow
to Shin-yokohama
(since March 2023)
JR
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line,
Yokosuka Line
Right arrow
Hazawa
yokohama-kokudai
Sōtetsu Shin-
Yokohama Line
Sōtetsu Main Line
to Yokohama
Right arrow
 Nishiya
Sōtetsu Main Line
Futamata-gawa
Sōtetsu Izumino Line
to Shōnandai
Right arrow
Ebina

Key to symbols

operational boundary
existing rail network
stations omitted for brevity
since 30 November 2019
This diagram:
 
Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line

Legend
Up arrow Tōbu Tōjō Line to Yorii
Ogawamachi
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Urawa-misono
Wakōshi
Saitama Rapid
Railway Line
TM Fukutoshin Line
Akabane-iwabuchi
Left arrow
Seibu Yūrakuchō
Line to Hannō
[info]
Nishi-takashimadaira
Kotake-mukaihara
central: TS Mita Line
right: TM Namboku Line
Shibuya
Meguro
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
Tōkyū Meguro Line
Den-en-chōfu [info]
Tōyoko and Meguro Lines
are parallel to each other.
Musashi-kosugi [info]
Hiyoshi [info]
Tōkyū Shin-
yokohama Line
Tōyoko Line to Yokohama
and Motomachi-Chūkagai
Right arrow
Shin-tsunashima
Shin-yokohama
JR Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Sōtetsu Shin-
yokohama Line
Sōtetsu–JR Link Line Right arrow
Hazawa
yokohama-kokudai
Sōtetsu Main Line
to Yokohama
Right arrow
Nishiya
Sōtetsu Main Line
Futamata-gawa
Sōtetsu Main Line
Sōtetsu Izumino Line
Ebina
Shōnandai

Key to symbols

operational boundary
existing rail network
since 18 March 2023
since 30 November 2019
This diagram:
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It is a part of the Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link strategic plan for improving the rail network connectivity of Kanagawa Prefecture. The rail infrastructures of this line are maintained by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). Sōtetsu collects the operation revenue and pays JRTT for using the rail infrastructures, then JRTT use this payment to maintain the infrastructures and reimburse the loan for the construction of this line.[1]

The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line opened on 30 November 2019 and the extension to Shin-Yokohama opened on 18 March 2023.[2][3]

Summary

Sōtetsu Main Line and Sōtetsu Izumino Line trains operates through services with JR East via Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai; and planned through service with Tōkyū, Toei Subway Lines via Hiyoshi. The former is named the Sōtetsu JR Link Line. Moreover, Sōtetsu has been promoting the project as the "Metropolitan Through Service Project" (都心直通プロジェクト), as the link will enable connection from eastern Kanagawa into central Tokyo, and further north towards Saitama.

The new facilities at Shin-Yokohama Station are jointly operated by Sōtetsu and Tōkyū. This is the first case for both operators to have a station with direct connections to the Shinkansen.

Routes and services

Through service to/from Tōkyū

Tōkyū through service trains enter the Tōkyū Line network from Shin-Yokohama, and continue towards Shibuya via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line or Meguro via Tōkyū Meguro Line. Trains from Ebina run to the Meguro Line as express trains, while trains from Shōnandai station on the Izumino Line run onto the Toyoko Line.

Sōtetsu has introduced its 20000 series which is to be used in Tōkyū through services, and has been in service since February 2018. The 20000 series will be produced in 10-car sets and 8-cars, with the 10-car sets not entering the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Toei Mita Line.[4] Moreover, the 20000 series is not intended to be used on JR through services.

The station numbers for the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's Shin-Yokohama station was revealed on 16 September 2022.[5]

As of November 2022, various trainsets from Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, Tokyo Metro, Toei, and Tōbu have been conducting tests along the now completed segment of this line and the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai.

On 16 December 2022, Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency announced that the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's extension to Shin-yokohama will open on 18 March 2023.[3] The Shin-Yokohama Line opened as scheduled on 18 March 2023, providing through service between Shin-yokohama and Hiyoshi.[6]

Station list

More information Station no., Station name ...
Station no. Station name Distance Interchange Location
English Japanese Between stations Total
↑ Through-running to/from ↑
Nishiya 西谷 - 0.0 Sōtetsu Main Line (SO08; for Hoshikawa and Yokohama) Hodogaya-ku
Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai 羽沢横浜国大 2.7 2.7 Sōtetsu–JR Link Line (SO51) Kanagawa-ku
Shin-Yokohama 新横浜 - -
Kōhoku-ku
↓ Through-running to/from ↓
  • From Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai:
Saikyō Line, ■ Kawagoe Line for Shinjuku, Kawagoe, and Ōmiya (via Shōnan–Shinjuku Line)
  • From Shin-yokohama:
Tōyoko Line for Shibuya & Fukutoshin Line towards Wakōshi (via Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line)
Meguro Line for Meguro & Mita Line towards Nishi-Takashimadaira / Namboku Line & Saitama Railway Line towards Akabane-iwabuchi & Urawa-Misono (via Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line)
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Rolling stock

  • JR East E233-7000 series
    JR East E233-7000 series
  • Sotetsu 12000 series
    Sotetsu 12000 series
  • Sotetsu 20000/21000 series
    Sotetsu 20000/21000 series
  • Tokyu 5050-4000 Series
    Tokyu 5050-4000 Series
  • Tokyu 5080 series
    Tokyu 5080 series
  • Tokyu 3000 series
    Tokyu 3000 series
  • Tokyu 3020 series
    Tokyu 3020 series

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