The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, legally the is the local government administrative agency in charge of

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

services in the city of

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Subway operations

The

Yokohama Municipal Subway is the rapid transit network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo in Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau as two lines, though three continuous lines exist. Lines The Yokohama Municipal Subway ...

consists of the following lines: * Line 1 (Blue Line), from

Kannai is a district in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, bounded by the Ōoka River, JR Negishi Line, Nakamura River, and Yokohama waterfront. "Kannai" is not an official name of the area, but the common term of reference has been in use for over a century ...

to Shōnandai, via Kami-Ōoka,

Totsuka Totsuka (written: 戸塚) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese physicist *, Japanese snowboarder See also *Totsuka Station The Totsuka Station ( ja, 戸塚駅, ) is an in ...

* Line 3 (Blue Line), from Kannai to

Azamino is a bedroom community of Tokyo and Yokohama, located in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The area is 20 minutes from Shibuya Station on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and 27 minutes by subway from Yokohama Station on the Yokohama ...

, via Sakuragichō,

and

Shin-Yokohama is a small district in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Buildings and attractions * Shin-Yokohama Station * Kita Shin-Yokohama Station * Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum * Yokohama Arena * Nissan Stadium * Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel * ...

. * Line 4 (Green Line), from

Hiyoshi Strand of ginkgo trees at Keio University is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City. Overview It is served by Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko L ...

to Nakayama Lines 1 and 3 operate with trains running through from Shonandai to Azamino. At 40.4 km, this is the second-longest subway in Japan after the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

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. The missing Line 2 was planned to connect

Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station 250px, Platforms is a passenger railway station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Lines Kanagawa-shimmachi Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located ...

with

Byōbugaura Station is a passenger railway station located in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Lines Byōbugaura Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 33.0 kilometers from the te ...

, along the

Keikyū Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato, Shinagawa, Ōta, and the Kanagawa municipalities of Kawasaki, Yokohama and Yokosuka. The Keikyu Main Line began a ...

, but has been cancelled. Although it runs entirely underground, the

Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chūk ...

is not considered part of the subway network, and is not administered by the Transportation Bureau, but by the

Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation. The company oversees the Minatomirai Line The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly ...

Bus operations

City bus services encompass 156 regular and sightseeing bus routes with 1,345 bus stops and a fleet of 1,002 vehicles.

External links

Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama
(Official Website) Organizations based in Yokohama Intermodal transport authorities in Japan Jokohama {{Japan-rail-company-stub