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Yokohama Minatomirai Railway

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Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway headquarters at Motomachi-Chukagai Station
ParentShareholders:
Yokohama City (63.48%)
Kanagawa Prefecture (8.87%)
Tokyu Corporation (4.44%)
Mitsubishi Estate (3.73%)
Government of Japan through DBJ (1.97%)
Keikyu (1.66%)
Urban Renaissance Agency (1.28%)
Bank of Yokohama (1.17%)
Sotetsu (1.02%)
MUFG Bank (1%)
Founded29 March 1989
HeadquartersNaka-ku, Yokohama
LocaleYokohama
Service typeRapid Transit
Websitewww.mm21railway.co.jp

The Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (横浜高速鉄道, Yokohama Kōsoku Tetsudō, lit. "Yokohama Rapid Railway") is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation.[1]

The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line. Train crews and operations are contracted out to Tokyu Corporation.

History

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The company was founded on 29 March 1989, and on 19 April 1990, received government approval to operate the Minatomirai Line.[1] On 1 August 1997, the company acquired the Kodomonokuni Line.[1] The Minatomirai Line opened on 1 February 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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