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Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on ...

. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of

Aomi is an area in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. Its subdivisions consist of Aomi 1, 2, 3 and 4 ''chome''. Aomi is part of Tokyo Bay Landfill #13 and Tokyo Rinkai Satellite City Center. Many important facilities are located in Aomi, such as the Miraikan ...

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Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded duri ...

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(JR East)

Saikyō Line The Saikyō Line ( ja, 埼京線, ) is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation o ...

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Overview

While not part of the Tokyo subway network (as it was built to JR specifications), the Rinkai Line is fully grade separated and runs underground for nearly 10 km of its 12.2 km distance, going as low as 40 meters below the ground when crossing under the Port of Tokyo. The Shinonome – Shin-Kiba segment (which uses the former Keiyō Freight Line) is elevated.

Station list

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Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...

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Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are ...

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Rolling stock

* TWR 70-000 series 10-car EMUs (since 1996) * JR East E233-7000 series 10-car EMUs (since 30 June 2013) The TWR 70-000 series

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(EMU) trains are based at Yashio Depot, which is accessed via a spur located between Tennōzu Isle Station and Tokyo Teleport Station (the spur track also provides access to Tokyo Freight Terminal), while the E233 series trains are based at Kawagoe Depot. The first of a fleet of 31 new 10-car E233-7000 series sets were introduced on

, and Rinkai Line services between {{STN, Kawagoe and {{STN, Shin-Kiba from 30 June 2013, displacing the fleet of 205 series EMUs.{{Cite web, script-title=ja:秋田新幹線用車両と埼京線・横浜線用車両の新造について, trans-title=Akita Shinkansen, Saikyo Line, and Yokohama Line new train details, publisher = JR East, date = 10 April 2012, url = http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2012/20120404.pdf, language = ja, access-date = 10 April 2012{{cite web, url= http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news06/07/04.html, script-title= ja:新型車両で快適に埼京・川越線、３０日から導入, trans-title= Comfortable new trains to be introduced on Saikyo/Kawagoe Line from 30th, date= 7 June 2013, publisher= The Saitama Shimbun, location= Japan, language= ja, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130609084841/http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news06/07/04.html, archive-date= 2013-06-09, access-date= 7 June 2013, url-status= dead A new train type will be introduced in 2024, replacing the 70-000 series. File:Rinkai-line Series70-000 70-030.jpg, TWR 70-000 series EMU on the Rinkai Line in June 2022 File:Rinkai-line SeriesE233-7000 101.jpg, A JR East E233-7000 series EMU on the Rinkai Line in June 2022

Former rolling stock

* JR East 205 series 10-car EMUs (2002–2016){{cite book , script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2012冬 , trans-title= JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012, publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha, date = October 2011, location = Japan, page = 66, isbn = 978-4-330-25611-5 File:JRE 205-SAIKYOLINE.jpg, A JR East 205 series EMU on the Rinkai Line in July 2008

History

Construction of the line started in 1992, with the eastern end of the line using the right-of-way of the Keiyō Freight Line (abandoned in 1983).JRTR 38: Rapid Transit and Related Urban Development in Tokyo Waterfront Area
/ref> The first portion of the line between {{STN, Shin-Kiba and {{STN, Tokyo Teleport opened for service on March 30, 1996, initially under the name {{nihongo, Rinkai Fukutoshin Line, 臨海副都心線, Rinkai-fukutoshin-sen. The name was officially changed to the Rinkai Line on September 1, 2000. The extension to {{STN, Tennōzu Isle opened on March 31, 2001 and the final portion to Osaki on December 1, 2002. The project ran severely over budget, with an estimated final cost of over ¥440 billion. In 2005, the Rinkai Line's average ridership was 140,000 passengers per day and, in 2006, the line finally registered its first operational profit, although interest payments on ¥389 billion yen in debt have resulted in a consistent net loss since 1991. By comparison, the competing elevated Yurikamome line is profitable, thanks to lower construction expenses, higher ticket prices and popularity among tourists and leisure visitors for its scenic views.JRTR 16: Tokyo’s New Waterfront Transit System
/ref> However, the Rinkai Line's ridership has steadily increased since, reaching 200,200 passengers per day in 2010. The ridership is forecast to increase further due to future development planned for the area served by the line.

Operating company

{{Infobox company , name = Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Inc. , native_name = 東京臨海高速鉄道株式会社 , native_name_lang = ja , romanized_name = Tōkyō Rinkai Kōsoku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha , logo = , type =

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, predecessor = , foundation = March 12, 1991 , location_city = Kōtō, Tokyo , location_country = Japan , area_served =

, key_people = Hiroyasu Kawasaki, Representative Director and CEO , industry =

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, products = , services = Rinkai Line rail service , revenue = 15.588 billion yen (FY2008)東京臨海高速鉄道（株）
Accessed March 9, 2010. {{in lang, ja , operating_income = 1.623 billion yen (FY2008) , net_income = -2.503 billion yen (FY2008) , assets = 303.408 billion yen (FY2008) , equity = , owner = Tokyo Metropolitan Government (91.32%)

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(2.41%)
Shinagawa Ward (1.77%)

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(0.70%)
(as of 1 April 2014) , num_employees = 247 , divisions = , subsid = , homepage = {{URL, www.twr.co.jp {{Nihongo, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Inc., 東京臨海高速鉄道株式会社, Tōkyō Rinkai Kōsoku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha was founded on March 12, 1991 for the express purpose of constructing and operating the railway line. It is a third-sector company, and, as of 1 April 2013, 91.32% of shares are held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2.41% by

, 1.77% by Shinagawa Ward, 0.70% by

, 0.46% by MUFG Bank, 0.34% by

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, and the remaining 3% by 41 other companies.{{cite web, url= http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140822-00010002-norimono-ind, script-title= ja: JR東日本のりんかい線買収でどう変わる？, trans-title= What will change if JR East buys out the Rinkai Line?, date= 22 August 2014, location= Japan, language= ja, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140829065210/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140822-00010002-norimono-ind, archive-date= 2014-08-29, access-date= 30 August 2014, url-status= dead In spite of its severe financial situation, TWR was discovered to have made a five million yen donation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on October 16, 2009 to encourage the city's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.報道特集NEXT, Tokyo Broadcasting System. November 7, 2009. The company stood to benefit financially if the games were held in Tokyo, as several of the proposed venues were located along the Rinkai Line. In addition to its ownership and operation of the Rinkai Line, TWR is also involved in real estate and subcontracting/management of station- and building-related design.

Future plans

{{See also, Haneda Airport Access Line Plan In August 2014, it was revealed that JR East was in negotiations to buy out the Rinkai Line. This would make it easier to incorporate the line into its plans for a direct line to Haneda Airport as well as providing through services to and from the Keiyo Line. {{Clear

References

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External links

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