Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
Blue Line | |
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A 3000A series train in July 2015 | |
Overview | |
Owner | Yokohama Municipal Subway |
Line number | 1 & 3 |
Locale | Yokohama |
Termini | |
Stations | 32 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Yokohama Municipal Subway |
Depot(s) | Kaminagaya, Nippa |
Rolling stock | 3000 series |
History | |
Opened | December 16, 1972 |
Technical | |
Line length | 40.4 km (25.1 mi) (Line 1: 19.7 km, Line 3: 20.7 km) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph)* |
The Yokohama Blue Line (ブルーライン, Burū Rain) is a 40.4 km (25.1 mi) line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines. This is the second-longest subway line in Japan at 40.4 km after the 40.7 km long Toei Ōedo Line in Tokyo.
Station list
- Local trains stop at all stations.
- Rapid trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|".
Rolling stock
- 3000 series 37 x six-car EMUs (since 1992)
As of 1 April 2016[update], the line is operated using a fleet of 37 six-car 3000 series EMUs based at Kaminagaya Depot.[1] The fleet is subdivided into eight first-batch 3000A series sets (numbered 24 to 31), seven second-batch 3000N series sets (numbered 32 to 38), fourteen third-batch 3000R series sets (numbered 39 to 52), and eight fourth-batch 3000S series sets (numbered 53 to 60).[1]
One fifth-batch 3000V series six-car set is scheduled to be introduced on the line in spring 2017.[2]
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3000A series set 30 in September 2010
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3000N series set 32 in September 2010
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3000R series set 46 in September 2010
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3000S series set 58 in September 2010
Former
- 1000 series 14 x 6-car EMUs (from December 1972 until November 2006)
- 2000 series 9 x 6-car EMUs (from 1984 until November 2006)
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Preserved 1000 series EMU set 01 in October 2014
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2000 series set 15 in March 2004
History
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The first section of the line opened between Isezakichōjamachi and Kami-Ōoka on December 16, 1972. The subsequent progress of the line was as follows:
- September 4, 1976: The line is extended in both directions. It now runs between Kami-Nagaya and Yokohama. Through service begins between lines 1 and 3.
- March 14, 1985: The line is extended in both directions again. It now runs between Maioka and Shin-Yokohama.
- May 24, 1987: The line is extended from Maioka to a temporary Totsuka Station.
- August 27, 1989: The permanent Totsuka Station opens.
- March 18, 1993: The line is extended from Shin-Yokohama to Azamino.
- August 29, 1999: The line is extended from Totsuka to Shōnandai. Shin-Yokohama-Kita Station becomes Kita-Shin-Yokohama Station.
From July 2015, limited-stop "Rapid" services were introduced on the line, with approximately two services operating per hour during the daytime off-peak. Journey times over the entire length of the line were reduced by up to 10 minutes from the 1 hour 7 minutes taken by all-stations services.[3]
References
- ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2016 (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 81. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
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