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Native name
  
横浜線

Opened
  
1908

Rolling stock
  
E233-6000 series

Locale
  
Kanagawa Prefecture

Track gauge
  
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Type
  
Heavy rail

Operator(s)
  
JR East

Stations
  
20

Line length
  
42.6 km (26.5 mi)

Operating speed
  
95 km/h (59 mph)

Yokohama Line Tokyo Railway Labyrinth January 2014

Electrification
  
1,500 V DC overhead catenary

Terminis
  
Hachiōji Station, Higashi-Kanagawa Station

E233 yokohama line rapid jr


The Yokohama Line (横浜線, Yokohama-sen) is a Japanese railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Higashi-Kanagawa Station in Yokohama, Kanagawa and Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo. The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the "Tokyo Mega Loop" (東京メガループ) around Tokyo, consisting of the Keiyo Line, Musashino Line, Nambu Line, and Yokohama Line. The line's name comes from the section between Nagatsuta and Higashi-Kanagawa that runs through the city of Yokohama. Nicknamed the Hama-sen (浜線) by locals, the line serves commuters in the southwestern suburbs of Tokyo and northeastern suburbs of Yokohama.

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Jr east series 205 0 yokohama line h15 and h7 nagatsuta september 5 2009


Operation

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Despite the line's name, only approximately one third of trains run as far as Yokohama Station. Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) trains operate every 30 minutes during the daytime.

Stations

Yokohama Line Yokohama Line Wikipedia

  • Local trains stop at all stations.
  • Information on the limited express Hama Kaiji service can be found on its page.
  • Rapid trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|".
  • Rolling stock

  • 205-500 series 4-car EMUs
  • E233-6000 series 8-car EMUs x28 (since February 2014)

  • Yokohama Line FHDJR Part 2At Katakura Station on the JR

    Yokohama Line services are operated using a fleet of 28 8-car E233-6000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains, introduced from 16 February 2014. Through trains to and from the Sagami Line are served by 4-car 205-500 series EMUs.

    Former

  • 72 series
  • 103 series (from 2 October 1972 until 26 February 1989)
  • 205 series 8-car EMUs (1988 to August 2014)

  • Yokohama Line Yokohama Line Wikipedia

    8-car 205 series EMU trains were introduced in 1988. In these sets, the second car from the Higashi-Kanagawa end had six pairs of doors on each side to allow rapid boarding and disembarking during peak periods. The last 205 series set on the Yokohama Line ran on 23 August 2014.

    History

    Yokohama Line FileLinemap of East Japan Railway Company Yokohama LinePNG

    The line was opened by the private Yokohama Railway (横浜鉄道, Yokohama Tetsudō) on 23 September 1908 and leased to the government in 1910. The line was nationalized on 1 October 1917.

    Yokohama Line JR 205 E233 Yokohama line 2014 YouTube

    The Higashi-Kanagawa to Haramachida (now Machida) section was electrified on 1 October 1932, with the Haramachida to Hachiōji section electrified on 14 April 1941.

    The Higashi-Kanagawa to Kozukue section was double-tracked by 1968, extended to Aihara by 1980, and completed to Hachiōji on 6 March 1988.

    References

    Yokohama Line Wikipedia