The Tsurumi Line ( ja, 鶴見線,) is a group of 3 railway lines operated by

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(JR East) in

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, Japan. Originally built to service the port and adjacent industrial area, the lines provide passenger services (especially for local workers) along a line between Tsurumi Station in

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and Ōgimachi Station in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, and 2 short branches with a total length of track to 9.7 km. The

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is , two sections of the line have double track and the line is electrified at 1,500 V DC.

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(JR Freight) operates on three segments of the line, often to carry petroleum and other chemicals from the numerous refineries and factories in the area. The line is also used to carry

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from the US Navy fuel depot near Anzen Station through the

Musashino Line The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations a ...

Yokota Air Base , is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and United States Air Force (USAF) base in the Tama Area, or Western Tokyo. It occupies portions of Akishima, Fussa, Hamura, Mizuho, Musashimurayama, and Tachikawa. The base houses 14,000 perso ...

in west Tokyo.

Station list

* All stations are located in

. * All trains stop at every station, except for trains to/from which pass .

Main Line

Umi-Shibaura Branch

Ōkawa Branch

Rolling stock

* 205-1100 series 3-car EMUs (since August 2004) Three-car 205-1100 series EMU trainsets modified from former 205-0 series trainsets were introduced on the Tsurumi Line from 25 August 2004. Nine 205-1100 series 3-car trains operate on the line.

Former

KuMoHa 12 The was a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) railroad cars formerly used by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). These are EMU power cars of length with a driver's cab at each end, three passenger doors on each side, and lengthwise bench ...

(Ōkawa Branch Line service, from December 1972 until March 1996) * 72 series (from 1972 until January 1980) *

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(from 1980 until March 1992) * 103 series (from 2 August 1990 until 17 March 2006) File:JRE-cMc12052.jpg, A KuMoHa 12 car on the Ōkawa Branch Line in 1992 File:Tsurumi Line 103 Series.jpg, A 103 series train on the Tsurumi Line in 2005

Freight

Locomotives seen hauling freight trains include the

EF65 The is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965. A total of 308 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1979, with 52 still in service . Variants The clas ...

and

DE10 The is a class of Japanese C-B wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotives. 708 locomotives were built between 1966 and 1978. , 138 locomotives remained in operation. Variants DE10-0 subclass 158 DE10-0 locomotives were built with steam ...

Other

A shuttle bus for

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employees at runs in a loop between Asano, Shin-Shibaura, and Umi-Shibaura stations on a schedule alternating with Tsurumi Line trains. Both the bus and the stops are marked with the Toshiba logo.

History

The opened the Bentembashi to Hama-Kawasaki line, including the branch to Okawa in 1926, and extended the mainline to Ogimachi in 1928. In 1930, the Tsurumi to Bentembashi section opened, the lines were electrified at 600 V DC, and passenger services commenced on both lines. The Asano to Shin-Shibaura section opened as a freight-only line in 1932, and was extended to Umi-Shibaura in 1940, with passenger services commencing upon the opening of the extension. The company was nationalised in 1943, and in 1948 the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC. File:Tsurumi Rinko MoHa 51 19390831.jpg, Tsurumi Rinko Railway MoHa 51 electric car in August 1939 File:Tsurumi Rinko MoHa 110 19390831.jpg, Tsurumi Rinko Railway MoHa 110 electric car number MoHa 110 in August 1939

References

External links

Stations of the Tsurumi Line
(JR East) {{East Japan Railway Company Lines Lines of East Japan Railway Company Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1926