Native name 横浜線 Opened 1908 Rolling stock E233-6000 series 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) | |
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Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary Terminis | ||
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
- Stations
- Rolling stock
- Former
- History
- References
Jr east series 205 0 yokohama line h15 and h7 nagatsuta september 5 2009
Operation
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
Rolling stock
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
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
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.
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.