Sōtetsu Main Line
| Sagami Railway Main Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A Sagami railway 8000 series train approaching Yokohama | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 相鉄本線 | ||
| Owner | Sagami Railway | ||
| Locale | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| Depot(s) | Kashiwadai | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 24.6 km (15.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph)* | ||
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The Sagami Railway Main Line (相鉄本線, Sōtetsu Honsen), also known as the Sōtetsu line, is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu). It connects Yokohama and Ebina.
Services
In addition to all-stations "Local" services, Sotetsu operates limited-stop "Rapid" (快速, Kaisoku), "Express" (急行, Kyūkō), and "Limited Express" (特急, Tokkyū) services.
Local trains are split into 3 services: Yokohama to Futamatagawa, Futamatagawa to Ebina, and Futamatagawa along the Izumino Line to Shōnandai.
A link is under construction from Nishiya Station to a new station at Hazawa on the JR Freight Tokaido Line, enabling through services to and from the Tokaido Line. Completion is scheduled for March 2015. A further approximately 10 km extension is also planned from Hazawa to Shin-Yokohama and Kanagawa on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line to allow through services to and from Shibuya in Tokyo from March 2019.[2]
Stations
- "Local" services stop at all stations.
- S: stop
- R: Rapid
- E: Express
- L: Limited Express
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | R | E | L | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama | 横浜 | 0.0 | S | S | S | Tokaido Main Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line, Yokosuka Line Tōkyū Tōyoko Line Keikyū Main Line Yokohama City Transportation Bureau: Yokohama municipal subway line 3 (Blue Line) Minatomirai Line |
Nishi-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Hiranumabashi | 平沼橋 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Nishi-Yokohama | 西横浜 | 1.8 | ||||||
| Tennochō | 天王町 | 2.4 | Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama | |||||
| Hoshikawa | 星川 | 3.3 | S | |||||
| Wadamachi | 和田町 | 4.3 | ||||||
| Kamihoshikawa | 上星川 | 5.0 | ||||||
| Nishiya | 西谷 | 6.9 | ||||||
| Tsurugamine | 鶴ヶ峰 | 8.5 | S | Asahi-ku, Yokohama | ||||
| Futamatagawa | 二俣川 | 10.5 | S | S | S | Izumino Line | ||
| Kibōgaoka | 希望ヶ丘 | 12.2 | S | S | ||||
| Mitsukyō | 三ツ境 | 13.6 | S | S | Seya-ku, Yokohama | |||
| Seya | 瀬谷 | 15.5 | S | S | ||||
| Yamato | 大和 | 17.4 | S | S | S | Odakyu Enoshima Line | Yamato | |
| Sagami-Ōtsuka | 相模大塚 | 19.3 | S | S | ||||
| Sagamino | さがみ野 | 20.5 | S | S | Ebina | |||
| Kashiwadai | かしわ台 | 21.8 | S | S | ||||
| Ebina | 海老名 | 24.6 | S | S | S | Odakyu Odawara Line Sagami Line | ||
Rolling stock
Non-revenue-earning stock
- 2000 series
- ED10 electric locomotives
History
The line opened 12 May 1926 as the steam-operated Jinchu Railway (神中鉄道, Jinchū Tetsudō) between Futamatagawa and Atsugi (on the present-day Sagami Line).[3] The line was extended from Futamatagawa to Yokohama in December 1933, and from the former station at Sagami-Kokubu (相模国分) (now closed) in November 1941.[3]
The line became the Sagami Railway Jinchu Line (相模鉄道神中線) from 1 April 1943.[3]
Work to electrify the line commenced in June 1942, with the entire line between Yokohama and Ebina electrified by 20 September 1944.[3]
Work to double-track the line commenced in January 1957 between Yokohama and Nishi-Yokohama. The entire line was double-tracked by March 1974.[3]
The first air-conditioned trains (4-car 6000 series EMUs) were introduced on the line on 3 July 1971.[3]
10-car trains started operating on the line from 6 April 1981.[3]
Station ticket barriers were modified to allow use of the Passnet magnetic farecard from 1 October 2000.[3]
References
- ^ Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ 相鉄・東急:乗り入れ認可 沿線開発に期待、新幹線アクセスも向上 ／神奈川. Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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