Wikiwand AI

Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line

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

The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line (東急新横浜線) is a commuter line operated by Tokyu Corporation connecting Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines to Shin-Yokohama Station on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line.[1] Tōkyū has put its company name as a formal part of the line name, which is a second for Tōkyū, following the Tōkyū Tamagawa Line.

Native name東急新横浜線
StatusOperational
LocaleYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Quick facts Overview, Native name ...
Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line
Platform level of Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Station
Overview
Native name東急新横浜線
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
LocaleYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Termini
Stations3
Color on map  Violet (#890d84)
Service
OperatorTokyu Corporation
History
Opened18 March 2023; 3 years ago (2023-03-18)
Technical
Line length5.8 km (3.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary 1,500 V DC
Route map
Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line

Ogawamachi
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Urawa-misono
Wakōshi
Akabane-iwabuchi
Nishi-takashimadaira
Kotake-mukaihara
central: TS Mita Line
right: TM Namboku Line
Shibuya
Meguro
Tōkyū Meguro Line
Den-en-chōfu [info]
Tōyoko and Meguro Lines
are parallel to each other.
Musashi-kosugi [info]
Hiyoshi [info]
Tōyoko Line to Yokohama
and Motomachi-Chūkagai
Right arrow
Shin-tsunashima
Shin-yokohama
Hazawa
yokohama-kokudai
Sōtetsu Main Line
to Yokohama
Right arrow
Nishiya
Sōtetsu Main Line
Futamata-gawa
Sōtetsu Main Line
Ebina
Shōnandai

Key to symbols

operational boundary
existing rail network
since 18 March 2023
since 30 November 2019
Close

It is a part of the Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link strategic plan for improving the rail network connectivity of Kanagawa Prefecture. The railway line's infrastructure is maintained by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). Tōkyū 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.[2]

The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line opened on 18 March 2023.[3][4]

Summary

The line runs between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi, with one intermediate station at Shin-tsunashima, adjacent to Tsunashima on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.

Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line trains run through service with Tōkyū, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway Lines via Shin-Yokohama.

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

Routes and services

Beyond Hiyoshi, trains head towards Shibuya via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line or Meguro via the Tōkyū Meguro Line.

In 2016, Toei announced that thirteen of its 6300 series trainsets (1st and 2nd batch) would be replaced, and in 2019 nine new trainsets compatible with the Sōtetsu Line would begin service, with more trainsets to be produced through 2021.[5] In 2018, Toei ramped up its plans and announced that 13 new trainsets with the same designation numbers as the 13 that are replaced would be introduced to service.[6] These new models are formed as 8-car sets[7] made by Kinki Sharyo and classified as 6500 series.[8] The first of these sets entered service on 14 May 2022.[9] The 3rd batch of 6300 series trainsets continued their service on the Mita Line upon being upgraded to enable compatibility with the Sōtetsu Line, by introducing digitized communications equipment and the ATS-P system.[10] With Mita Line trainsets extending to 8 cars, Sōtetsu underwent preparations to enable compatibility with 8-car trains.[11] Additionally, Sōtetsu has also introduced its 20000 series developed for use on Tōkyū through services;[12] the type first entered service in February 2018.[13]

In mid-2022 it was announced that through service trains to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line could continue along the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Wakōshi and further on the Tōbu Tōjō Line. However, trains would not be allowed to run through on the Seibu Yūrakuchō and Ikebukuro Lines. Passengers must transfer at Kotake-Mukaihara Station. Beyond Shin-Yokohama and Nishiya, Tōyoko Line express trains will run via the Izumino Line to Shōnandai station.

It has been proposed that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line operate 14 trains per hour during rush hours, with 4 heading to the Tōyoko Line, and 10 heading to the Meguro Line. Meguro-bound Shin-Yokohama Line trains will operate through services not only to the Meguro Line, but also the Toei Mita Subway Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, with further service onto the Saitama Rapid Railway Line. Once connected to the Sōtetsu network at Shin-Yokohama, Meguro line trains will run express along the Main Line to Ebina station.

Station numbers for the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi were revealed on 16 September 2022.[14]

Through the end of 2022, various trainsets from Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, Tokyo Metro, Toei,[15] and Tōbu conducted tests[16] along the now completed segment of this line and the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai.

On 16 December 2022, Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency announced that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line would open on 18 March 2023. The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line section between Shin-Yokohama and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai also began serving at the same time.[4] The Shin-Yokohama Line opened as scheduled on 18 March 2023, providing through service between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi.[17]

Service pattern

Upon opening of the line, the typical weekday off-peak services are as follows:

Station list

More information Station no., Station name ...
Station no. Station name Distance Interchange
English Japanese Between stations Total
↑ Through-running to/from ↑
SH-01 Shin-Yokohama 新横浜 - - The logo of the Tokkaido Shinkansen. Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Yokohama Line (JH16)
Logo of the Blue Line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway. Blue Line (B25)
SH-02 Shin-Tsunashima 新綱島 - 3.6 (Despite the close proximity with Tsunashima Station, the two stations are not treated as a pair of interchange stations in the ticketing system.[20])
SH-03 Hiyoshi 日吉 2.2 5.8 Meguro Line (MG13)
Tōyoko Line (for Kikuna, Yokohama and Minatomirai Line) (TY13)
Logo of the Green Line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway. Green Line (G10)
↓ Through-running to/from ↓
Close

Rolling stock

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks