The is a
third-sector railway company funded by 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 ...
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the KantÅ region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
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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 ...
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The company oversees the
Minatomirai Line and the
Kodomonokuni Line. Train crews and operations are contracted out to Tokyu Corporation.
History
The company was founded on 29 March 1989, and on 19 April 1990, received government approval to operate the Minatomirai Line.
On 1 August 1997, the company acquired the Kodomonokuni Line.
The Minatomirai Line opened on 1 February 2004.
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Companies based in Yokohama
Railway companies established in 1989