The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line is a commuter line operated by

Sotetsu The , or , is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of holding company Sōtetsu Holdings, Inc. Sōtetsu Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 6.58% of it is owne ...

between Nishiya Station on the Sōtetsu Main Line to

Shin-Yokohama Station is a major interchange railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, Sagami Railway (Sotetsu), and Tokyu Railway ...

. Sōtetsu has put its company names as a formal part of the line names, which is a first for the company. It is a part of the Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link strategic plan for improving the rail network connectivity of

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. The rail infrastructures of this line are maintained by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). Sōtetsu collects the operation revenue and pays JRTT for using the rail infrastructures, then JRTT use this payment to maintain the infrastructures and reimburse the loan for the construction of this line. The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line opened on 30 November 2019 and the extension to Shin-Yokohama opened on 18 March 2023.

Summary

Sōtetsu Main Line and Sōtetsu Izumino Line trains operates through services with JR East via Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai; and planned through service with Tōkyū,

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Lines via Hiyoshi. The former is named the Sōtetsu JR Link Line. Moreover, Sōtetsu has been promoting the project as the "Metropolitan Through Service Project" (都心直通プロジェクト), as the link will enable connection from eastern Kanagawa into central Tokyo, and further north towards Saitama. The new facilities at Shin-Yokohama Station are jointly operated by Sōtetsu and Tōkyū. This is the first case for both operators to have a station with direct connections to the

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Routes and services

Through service to/from Tōkyū

Tōkyū through service trains will enter the Tōkyū Line network from Shin-Yokohama, and continue towards Shibuya via the

Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...

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via Tōkyū Meguro Line. Regarding the Tōyoko Line, beyond Shin-Yokohama and Nishiya, Tōyoko line trains will run express service along the Izumino Line to station. Regarding the Meguro Line, once connected to the Sōtetsu network at Shin-Yokohama, Meguro line trains will run express along the Main Line to station. Sōtetsu has introduced its 20000 series which is to be used in Tōkyū through services, and has been in service since February 2018. The 20000 series will be produced in 10-car sets and 8-cars, with the 10-car sets not entering the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Toei Mita Line. Moreover, the 20000 series is not intended to be used on JR through services. The station numbers for the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's Shin-Yokohama station was revealed on 16 September 2022. As of November 2022, various trainsets from Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, Tokyo Metro, Toei, and Tōbu have been conducting tests along the now completed segment of this line and the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai. On 16 December 2022, Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency announced that the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's extension to Shin-yokohama will open on 18 March 2023. The Shin-Yokohama Line opened as scheduled on 18 March 2023, providing through service between Shin-yokohama and Hiyoshi.

Station list

* All stations are located in

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Rolling stock

* JR East E233-7000 series 10-car trains * Sotetsu 12000 series 10-car trains * Sotetsu 20000 series 10-car trains * Sotetsu 21000 series 8-car trains * Tokyu 5050-4000 series 10-car trains *

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8-car trains * Tokyu 3000 series 8-car trains *

Tokyu 3020 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type built by J-TREC and used by the Japanese private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in the Tokyo area since March 2018. The 2020 series is used primarily on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Lin ...

8-car trains File:JRE Series-E231-7000 113.jpg, JR East E233-7000 series File:Sagami-railway Series12000-12001.jpg, Sotetsu 12000 series File:Sagami-Railway-20000-20102F.jpg, Sotetsu 20000/21000 series File:Tokyu-Series5050-4006.jpg, Tokyu 5050-4000 Series File:Tokyu-Series5080-Meguro-Line.jpg, Tokyu 5080 series File:Tokyu-Series3000-3004.jpg, Tokyu 3000 series File:Tokyu-Series3020-3821.jpg, Tokyu 3020 series

References

External links

Opening date official press release (in Japanese)
{{Tokyo transit Lines of Sagami Railway 1500 V DC railway electrification Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 2019 2019 establishments in Japan