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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-Chūkagai Station through the Minatomirai 21 business district. The line opened in 2004 and is operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. Maps and station numbering use navy blue and the route symbol MM to identify the line. The entire line is underground and goes under the Minato Mirai and Kannai districts, as well as numerous islands made of soft reclaimed land and channels, requiring stations to be constructed deep underground. The original above-ground section of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line between Yokohama and Sakuragichō stations was abandoned and replaced with a new underground connector line to allow through services onto the newly completed Minatomirai Line. Operations All trains run from Yokohama Station to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyu 5000 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 East E231 series commuter train, also manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation (now J-TREC) in Yokohama, from which all cars in this series would be produced. All trains are equipped with interior LCD screens, displaying the station names, and automatic announcements in both Japanese and English. The 5000 series uses blue seat moquette fabric, while the 5050 and 5080 series have red seat moquette. The design of the 5000 series was the basis for the later Tokyu 6000 series, 6000 series and Tokyu 7000 series, 7000 series train types. Driver's cab All sets use the same driver's cab, with a gray color, and a single T-shaped brake and throttle controller. There are four throttle steps, and seven brake steps. The speedometers are equipped with ATC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Station
is a major interchange railway station in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the fifth-busiest in the world as of 2013, serving 760 million passengers a year. Lines Yokohama Station is served by the following lines: *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ** Tokaido Main Line (plus through service via the Ueno–Tokyo Line) ** Shōnan-Shinjuku Line ** Yokosuka Line ** Yokohama Line ** Keihin-Tohoku Line ** Negishi Line ''Shōnan'' limited express trains do not stop here. ''Sunrise Izumo'' and ''Sunrise Seto'' sleeper trains stop here for boarding and alighting passengers. * Keikyū ** Keikyū Main Line Morning Wing and Evening Wing trains pass this station. * Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) ** Sotetsu Main Line * Tokyu Corporation ** Tokyu Toyoko Line * Yokohama Minatomirai Railway ** Minatomirai Line *Yokohama Municipal Subway ** ( JR Central's Tokaido Shinkansen passes through Shin-Yokohama Station, not Yokohama Station.) St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbor View Park (Yokohama)
Harbor View Hill Park ( = Minato no mieru oka koen), or Harbor View Park as it is usually called in English, is a public park on the Bluff, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, looking over the Port of Yokohama. Overview Soon after the Port of Yokohama opened for foreign trade in 1859, the site of Harbor View Park was the location of the British Consul’s Residence. Between 1862 and 1875 the location also served as part of the camp for the British military garrison. Rebuilt in 1937, the British Consul’s Residence remained in use as Crown Property until 1969 until the building and surrounding gardens were returned to the City of Yokohama and turned into 72-hectare public park. The name of Harbor View Hill Park comes from a popular song of the same name, with the words and music by Tatsumi Azuma ( 東辰三). He was a resident of Kobe, another port city, so the song is also known as related to Kobe. Inside Harbor View Park are found: a rose garden, a large fountain, the British House, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
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 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-Ch� ... 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. References External links * {{Authority control Companies based in Yokohama Railway companies established in 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyu Railways
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 in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor of company was the , opened in 1908. The railway's operations were converted into a kabushiki gaisha (company) in 1910. Keita Gotō, now a notable Japanese industrialist, was appointed as the CEO in 1920 and he began a major expansion program. The most important predecessor was first registered on September 2, 1922, as the and is related to the construction of Den-en-chōfu. It was originally founded by the developers of Den-en-chōfu). It was acquired by the Musashi Electric Railway in 1924, shortly before Musashi was renamed into the , also known as the Toyoko, in the same year. After Musashi/Toyoko's acquisition, the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway initially operated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through Train
A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in either of the following forms: * A service where the vehicle travels between different lines, or systems of infrastructure, for example, a through train service between the mainline and underground railways. * A service where the vehicle changes its identity en-route without requiring passengers to alight, for example, a through tram service which runs as route 1 initially, then runs as route 2 for the latter half of the journey. The term through service may be extended to have a wider meaning encompassing a route which allows the passenger to travel without alighting, for example, in a route change announcement, if a route A-B and a route B-C is combined to A-B-C, it may be described as a new "through service" between A and C. This is in contrast wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakuragichō Station
is an interchange passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway. Lines Sakuragichō Station is served by the Negishi Line from to in Kanagawa Prefecture. with through services inter-running to and from the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and also the Yokohama Line. It is 2.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi line at Yokohama, and 61.1 kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at . It is also served by the underground Yokohama Subway Blue Line, and is 20.4 km from the terminus of the Blue Line at . Station layout JR East The JR East station consists of two elevated island platforms serving three tracks. The station has two sets of ticket barriers ("North" and "South" gates), with entrances on the east and west sides (four in total). The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, next to the South gate. File:Sakuragic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor of company was the , opened in 1908. The railway's operations were converted into a kabushiki gaisha (company) in 1910. Keita Gotō, now a notable Japanese industrialist, was appointed as the CEO in 1920 and he began a major expansion program. The most important predecessor was first registered on September 2, 1922, as the and is related to the construction of Den-en-chōfu. It was originally founded by the developers of Den-en-chōfu). It was acquired by the Musashi Electric Railway in 1924, shortly before Musashi was renamed into the , also known as the Toyoko, in the same year. After Musashi/Toyoko's acquisition, the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway initially operated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel (geography)
In physical geography and hydrology, a channel is a landform on which a relatively narrow body of water is situated, such as a river, river delta or strait. While ''channel'' typically refers to a natural formation, the cognate term ''canal'' denotes a similar artificial structure. Channels are important for the functionality of ports and other bodies of water used for Navigability, navigability for shipping. Naturally, channels will change their depth and capacity due to erosion and Deposition (geology), deposition processes. Humans maintain navigable channels by dredging and other engineering processes. By extension, the term also applies to fluids other than water, e.g., lava channels. The term is also traditionally used to describe the Venusian channels, waterless surface features on Venus. Formation Channel initiation refers to the site on a mountain slope where water begins to flow between identifiable banks.Bierman, R. B, David R. Montgomery (2014). Key Concepts in Geom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Reclamation
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new Terrestrial ecoregion, land from oceans, list of seas, seas, Stream bed, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground, reclaimed land, or land fill. History In ancient Egypt, the rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt, Twelfth Dynasty (c. 2000–1800 BC) undertook a far-sighted land reclamation scheme to increase agricultural output. They constructed levees and canals to connect the Faiyum Oasis, Faiyum with the Bahr Yussef waterway, diverting water that would have flowed into Lake Moeris and causing gradual evaporation around the lake's edges, creating new farmland from the reclaimed land. A similar land reclamation system using dams and drainage canals was used in the Greek Lake Copais, Copaic Basin during the Middle Helladic period, Middle Helladic Period (c. 1900–1600 BC). Another early large-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Kannai is the heart of administrative and commercial Yokohama, with the Kanagawa Prefectural Government offices, the Yokohama Municipal Government offices, Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, other governmental offices as well as major business offices within its borders. Kannai encompasses the old districts of Bashamichi, Chinatown, and Yamashita Park, making Kannai a major tourist destination in Yokohama, rivaling the adjacent Minato Mirai 21. History The Kannai region was part of the ocean until the Edo period when Yoshida Shinden was reclaimed in 1667. Upon reclamation, the streets were lined up according to a grid plan. And in the region were auspiciously named after individuals involved with the reclamation, Noh songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
