The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line is a commuter line planned to be operated by

Tokyu Corporation The is a Japanese multinational ''keiretsu'' ( conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor ...

connecting Hiyoshi Station on the

Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, ''Tōyoko'' (東横), is a combination of the first characters of ''Tōky ...

Shin-Yokohama Station is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Lines Shin-Yokohama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Sh ...

on the

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

. Tōkyū will be putting their company names as a formal part of the line names, which is a second for Tōkyū (the first being the

Tōkyū Tamagawa Line The is a commuter railway line in Japan owned by private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs between Tamagawa and Kamata in southwest Tokyo, entirely within Ōta ward. The operator's name, Tōkyū, is included in the formal name of t ...

). It has been announced that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line will open on 18 March 2023.

Summary

The entire line is under construction between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi. A new station, Shin-Tsunashima will be set up near Tsunashima Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.

trains are planned to run through service with Tōkyū,

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Lines via Shin-Yokohama. Shin-Yokohama Station will be jointly operated by Tōkyū and Sōtetsu. This is the first case for both operators to have a station with direct connections to the

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Routes and services

Beyond Hiyoshi, trains will head towards Shibuya via Tōkyū Tōyoko Line or

Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...

via

Tōkyū Meguro Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Li ...

. In mid-2022 it was announced that through service trains to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line can continue along the

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to Wakōshi and further on the

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. However, trains will not be allowed to run through on the Seibu Yūrakuchō & Ikebukuro Lines and must transfer at Kotake-Mukaihara Station. Beyond Shin-Yokohama and Nishiya, Tōyoko line trains will run express service along the Izumino Line to station. It has been proposed that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line operate 14 trains per hour during rush hours, with 4 heading to the Tōyoko Line, and 10 heading to the Meguro Line. Meguro-bound Shin-Yokohama Line trains will operate through services not only to the Meguro Line, but also the Toei Mita Subway Line. Once connected to the Sōtetsu network at Shin-Yokohama, Meguro line trains will run express along the Main Line to station. Currently, aside from Tōkyū, only Toei has advanced its plans to operate through services between the Sōtetsu Line and the Mita Subway Line. In 2016, Toei announced that its 13 6300 series trainsets (1st and 2nd batch) would be replaced, and in 2019 9 new trainsets compatible with the Sōtetsu Line would begin service, with more trainsets to be produced until 2021. In 2018, they ramped up their plans and announced that 13 new trainsets with the same designation numbers as the 13 that are replaced will be introduced to service. These new models will be in 8-car formation, made by

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and classified as 6500 series. The first of these sets entered service on 14 May 2022. Meanwhile, the 3rd batch of 6300 series trainsets will continue their service on the Mita Line, but they will still be upgraded to enable compatibility with the Sōtetsu Line, by introducing digitized communications equipment and the ATS-P system. With Mita Line trainsets extending to 8-cars, Sōtetsu is undergoing preparations to enable compatibility with 8-car trains. Additionally, Sōtetsu has also introduced its 20000 series which is to be used on 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. Station numbers for the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi were revealed on 16 September 2022. As of November 2022, various trainsets from Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, Tokyo Metro, Toei, and Tōbu have been conducting tests along the now completed segment of this line and the

between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai. On 16 December 2022, Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, and the

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announced that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line would open on 18 March 2023. The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line section between Shin-Yokohama and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai will also begin serving at the same time.

Station list

* All stations are located in

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Rolling stock

* Tokyu 5050 series 8-car trains *

Tokyu 5050-4000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation since 2002 on many of its commuter lines in the Tokyo area of Japan. Design First introduced in 2002, the design is based on the JR Ea ...

10-car trains *

Tokyu 5080 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation since 2002 on many of its commuter lines in the Tokyo area of Japan. Design First introduced in 2002, the design is based on the JR Ea ...

8-car trains *

Tokyu 3000 series The is a Japanese commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyu Corporation in the Tokyo area of Japan. Introduced into service on 16 April 1999 on the Tokyu Toyoko Line as a sole eight-car set, a total of 78 vehicles, whic ...

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 Line ...

8-car trains *

Sotetsu 20000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway ("Sotetsu") in Japan in the Tokyo area since February 2018. Ultimately intended to be used on through-running services between S ...

10-car trains * Sotetsu 21000 series 8-car trains * Tobu 50070 series 10-car trains *

Tobu 9000 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since 1981. Operations First entering service in 1981 on the Tobu Tojo Line, this was the first stainless steel EMU ty ...

10-car series *

Tokyo Metro 9000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line in Tokyo, Japan, since 1991. Variants , the fleet consists of 23 six-car sets (numbered 01 to 23), all bas ...

8-car trains * Tokyo Metro 10000 series 10-car trains *

Tokyo Metro 17000 series The is a Japanese DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by Tokyo Metro on the Yūrakuchō Line and Fukutoshin Line to replace the ageing Tokyo Metro 7000 series. It entered service on 21 February 2021. Operations 1700 ...

8- and 10-car trains * Toei 6500 series 8-car trains File:Tokyu-Series5878.jpg, Tokyu 5050 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 File:Sagami-Railway-20000-20102F.jpg, Sotetsu 20000/21000 series File:Tobu-Series50000-51060F.jpg, Tobu 50070 series File:Tōbu 9000 series Tōjō Main Line 20171026.jpg, Tobu 9000 series File:Tokyo-Metro-Series9000R-9806.jpg, Tokyo Metro 9000 series File:Tokyo-Metro-Series10000 10102.jpg, Tokyo Metro 10000 series File:Tokyo-Metro Series17000-17188.jpg, Tokyo Metro 17000 series File:Toei Series6500-6502.jpg, Toei 6500 series

References

External links

Opening date official press release (in Japanese)
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