Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
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| Tōkyū Tōyoko Line | |
 Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMU |
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| Info | |
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| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Kantō Region |
| Termini | Shibuya Yokohama |
| Stations | 21 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 14 February 1926 |
| Owner | Tokyu Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 24.2 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h |
The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line (東急東横線 Tōkyū Tōyokosen) is a major commuter railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama of the private Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横), is a combination of the first character of Tōkyō (東京) and Yokohama (横浜).
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[edit] History
The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyū) opened on February 14, 1926. The line was extended incrementally until the entire length from Shibuya to Sakuragichō in Yokohama was opened on March 31, 1932. On August 29, 1964, through service to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya subway line started.
On January 30, 2004, the section of Yokohama to Sakuragichō was abandoned, and two days later on February 1, replaced with a line slightly more closer to the sea side, Minatomirai Line.
[edit] Future plans
For the completion in 2012, subsurface tracks of Daikan-yama - Shibuya are being built and through services will be started to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, connecting to Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and beyond.
[edit] Services
- Local (普通 Futsū) (L)
- Between Shibuya and Musashi-Kosugi, Motosumiyoshi, Hiyoshi, Kikuna, Yokohama, Motomachi-Chūkagai (Minatomirai Line) stations. Through trains from Kikuna for Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.
- Express (急行 Kyūkō) (Ex)
- Between Shibuya and Musashi-Kosugi, Hiyoshi and Motomachi-Chūkagai (Minatomirai Line), 4 services per hour. Express trains overtake local trains at Jiyūgaoka, Motosumiyoshi, Hiyoshi (mostly through service trains for Hibiya Line) and Kikuna.
- Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急 Tsūkin Tokkyū) (CLE)
- Between Shibuya and Motomachi-Chūkagai. Only available during weekday rushhour replacing Limited Express service. Trains of this type overtake local trains at Jiyūgaoka, Motosumiyoshi, Hiyoshi and Kikuna.
- Limited Express (特急 Tokkyū) (LE)
- 4 services per hour in daytime, 2 services per hour in evenings.
[edit] Stations
| Name | L | Ex | CLE | LE | Location | |||||
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| Ward | City | Prefecture | ||||||||
| Shibuya | X | X | X | X | Shibuya | Special wards of Tokyo | Tokyo | |||
| Daikan-yama | X | |||||||||
| Naka-Meguro | X | X | X | X | Meguro | |||||
| Yūtenji | X | |||||||||
| Gakugeidaigaku | X | X | ||||||||
| Toritsudaigaku | X | |||||||||
| Jiyūgaoka | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Den-en-chōfu | X | X | Ōta | |||||||
| Tamagawa | X | X | ||||||||
| Shin-Maruko | X | Nakahara-ku | Kawasaki | Kanagawa | ||||||
| Musashi-Kosugi | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Motosumiyoshi | X | |||||||||
| Hiyoshi | X | X | X | Kōhoku-ku | Yokohama | |||||
| Tsunashima | X | X | ||||||||
| Ōkurayama | X | |||||||||
| Kikuna | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Myōrenji | X | |||||||||
| Hakuraku | X | Kanagawa-ku | ||||||||
| Higashi-Hakuraku | X | |||||||||
| Tammachi | X | |||||||||
| Yokohama | X | X | X | X | Nishi-ku | |||||
| continues as Minatomirai Line: | ||||||||||
| Shin-Takashima | X | Nishi-ku | Yokohama | Kanagawa | ||||||
| Minatomirai | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Bashamichi | X | X | X | Naka-ku | ||||||
| Nihon-ōdōri | X | X | X | |||||||
| Motomachi-Chūkagai | X | X | X | X | ||||||
[edit] Gallery
 Tōyoko Line 9000 series train |
 Tōyoko Line Shibuya Station |
[edit] External links
- Tōkyū Corporation website (Japanese)
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