Yokohama Line

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Legend R: Rapid trains stop Ōfuna Sakuragichō Tōkaidō Main, Yokosuka lines Yokohama Keihin-Tōhoku Line 0.0 Higashi-Kanagawa R Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tōkaidō Main, Yokosuka lines 2.2 Ōguchi Terao Tunnel Tōkyū: Tōyoko Line 4.8 Kikuna R Tōkaidō Shinkansen 6.1 Shin-Yokohama R Yokohama Subway: Blue Line 7.8 Kozukue Shiroyama Tunnel 10.9 Kamoi R 13.5 Nakayama R 15.9 Tōkaichiba Tōkyū: Den-en-toshi Line 17.9 Nagatsuta R Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Kodomonokuni Line 20.2 Naruse 22.9 Machida R Odakyū: Odawara Line 25.7 Kobuchi 28.4 Fuchinobe 29.2 Yabe 31.0 Sagamihara R Sagami Line Keiō: Sagamihara Line 33.8 Hashimoto R 35.7 Aihara R Aihara Tunnel 38.6 Hachiōji-Minamino R 40.0 Katakura R Keiō: Takao Line Keiō: Keiō Line 42.6 Hachiōji R Chūō Main Line Keiō-Hachiōji Hachikō Line

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 Prefecture and Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji. Nicknamed the hama-sen by local people, the line serves commuters in the southwestern suburbs of Tokyo or northeastern Yokohama.

Contents 1 Descriptions 2 History 3 Operation and rolling stock 4 Stations

[edit] Descriptions

• Distance: 42.6 km
• Operators:
  • JR East (Category 1)
  • Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Category 2) Nagatsuta - Hachiōji 24.7 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Electrification: 1,500 V DC
• Signalling: Automatic Train Stop
• Stations: 20 (including termini)

[edit] History

The line was opened by an private railway company Yokohama Railway (横浜鉄道, Yokohama Tetsudō^?) in 1908, and soon in 1910 leased to the government. In 1917 the line was nationalized.

Taking advantages of the location close to the headquarter in Tokyo and with less busy traffic, the line was used for test beds of regaugement in 1917 and of electrification in 1925. The former was to the standard gauge of the entire of the government network, which was abandoned politically, and the latter for Tōkaidō Main Line.

Electrification (for practical purpose, not experimental) was made in two phase, 8 years apart. Earlier part was in 1932 between Higashi-Kanagawa and Haramachida (present Machida), and later part was Haramachida and Hachiōji in 1941.

Doubling track was gradual and slow, with the first section in 1967 between Kikuna and Shin -Yokohama, the last in 1988 at the section of Aihara - Hachiōji.

[edit] Operation and rolling stock

Although the name of the line has Yokohama, only 1/3 of the trains are going to Yokohama Station from the line. Rapid (快速, Kaisoku^?) trains are operated every 30 minutes in day hours.

Presently 8-car formations of 205 series are used. The second car of Higashi-Kanagawa end is equipped 6 doors on each side. Through trains to Sagami Line are served by the same series, but 4-car unit.

[edit] Stations

For distances, connections and stops of rapid trains, see the route diagram.

Station		Location
Higashi-Kanagawa	東神奈川	Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Ōguchi	大口
Kikuna	菊名	Kōhoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Shin-Yokohama	新横浜
Kozukue	小机
Kamoi	鴨居	Midori, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Nakayama	中山
Tōkaichiba	十日市場
Nagatsuta	長津田
Naruse	成瀬	Machida, Tokyo
Machida	町田
Kobuchi	古淵	Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Fuchinobe	淵野辺
Yabe	矢部
Sagamihara	相模原
Hashimoto	橋本
Aihara	相原	Machida, Tokyo
Hachiōji-Minamino	八王子みなみ野	Hachiōji, Tokyo
Katakura	片倉
Hachiōji	八王子

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