Sagami Railway Main Line

Sagami Railway Main Line
	A Sagami railway 8000 series train approaching Yokohama in September 2010
Overview
Native name	相鉄本線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini	Yokohama ; Ebina
Stations	18
Daily ridership	566,657 (FY2010) [1]
Operation
Owner	Sagami Railway
Depot(s)	Kashiwadai
Technical
Line length	24.6 km (15.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map
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Last updated February 20, 2019

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.

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan. The capital of the prefecture is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. Kanagawa Prefecture is home to Kamakura and Hakone, two highly popular side trip destinations from Tokyo.

The Sagami Railway Co Ltd, or Sotetsu (相鉄), is a private railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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.

Services

Services on the Main Line are divided into four categories. Some trains travel along the Izumino Line west of Futamatagawa to Shōnandai.

The Sagami Railway Izumino Line is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu). It connects Futamatagawa in Yokohama to Shōnandai in Fujisawa. The line symbol used in the station numbering is "SO". In addition, although this line has been acquired a stretch license to |Hiratsuka City, the prospect of stretching opening is not standing.

Futamatagawa Station is a railway station in Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Shōnandai Station railway station metro station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

Shōnandai Station is a railway station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by Odakyu Electric Railway, Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu), and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. It is 15.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Odakyū Enoshima Line at Sagami-Ōno Station and is a terminal station for both the Sagami Railway Izumino Line and the Yokohama Subway Blue Line.

Local (各停) services stop at all stations. They do not travel from end to end; services are split at Futamatagawa, with trains running between Yokohama and Futamatagawa and between Futamatagawa and either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Rapid (快速) services stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa at Hoshikawa and Tsurugamine, and at all stations from Futamatagawa to either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Express (急行) services run non-stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa, and stop at all stations west of Futamatagawa to Ebina.
Limited Express (特急) services stop between Yokohama and Ebina only at Futamatagawa and Yamato or between Yokohama and Shōnandai only at Futamatagawa and Izumino.

A 10-km link line is planned from Hazawa to Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line to allow through services to and from Shibuya in Tokyo from March 2019.^[2]

Shin-Yokohama Station is a railway station in Yokohama, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company, East Japan Railway Company, and Yokohama City Transportation Bureau.

Hiyoshi Station is an interchange station in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyu Corporation and the Yokohama Municipal Subway.

The Tokyu Toyoko Line is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横), is a combination of the first characters of Tōkyō (東京) and Yokohama (横浜). The Toyoko Line is the mainline of the Tokyu network. The section between Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi Station is a quadruple track corridor with the Tōkyū Meguro Line.

Stations

Local trains stop at all stations; for all other train types, trains stop at stations marked ● and pass stations marked | .
- R: Rapid
- E: Express
- L: Limited Express

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	R	E	L	Transfers	Location
Yokohama	横浜	0.0	●	●	●	Tokaido Main Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line, Yokosuka Line Tōkyū Tōyoko Line Keikyū Main Line Yokohama City Transportation Bureau: Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Minatomirai Line	Nishi-ku, Yokohama	Kanagawa Prefecture
Hiranumabashi	平沼橋	0.9	\|	\|	\|
Nishi-Yokohama	西横浜	1.8	\|	\|	\|
Tennōchō	天王町	2.4	\|	\|	\|		Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
Hoshikawa	星川	3.3	●	\|	\|
Wadamachi	和田町	4.3	\|	\|	\|
Kamihoshikawa	上星川	5.0	\|	\|	\|
Nishiya	西谷	6.9	\|	\|	\|
Tsurugamine	鶴ヶ峰	8.5	●	\|	\|		Asahi-ku, Yokohama
Futamatagawa	二俣川	10.5	●	●	●	Izumino Line
Kibōgaoka	希望ヶ丘	12.2	●	●	\|
Mitsukyō	三ツ境	13.6	●	●	\|		Seya-ku, Yokohama
Seya	瀬谷	15.5	●	●	\|		Seya-ku, Yokohama
Yamato	大和	17.4	●	●	●	Odakyu Enoshima Line	Yamato
Sagami-Ōtsuka	相模大塚	19.3	●	●	\|		Yamato
Sagamino	さがみ野	20.5	●	●	\|		Ebina
Kashiwadai	かしわ台	21.8	●	●	\|
Ebina	海老名	24.6	●	●	●	Odakyu Odawara Line Sagami Line

Rolling stock

The Sotetsu 7000 series (相鉄7000系) and Sotetsu New 7000 series (相鉄新7000系) are DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train types operated by Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. They were designed to operate as eight-car or ten-car sets, but the New 7000 series operates only as ten-car sets.

The Sotetsu 8000 series (相鉄8000系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1990.

The Sotetsu 9000 series (相鉄9000系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) on commuter services in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, since 1993.

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]

Atsugi Station is a railway station in Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by Odakyu Electric Railway and East Japan Railway Company.

Sagami Line railway line in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

The Sagami Line is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. It approximately parallels the east bank of the Sagami River. The line connects Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara and Chigasaki Station in Chigasaki.

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]

There was a short spur line which branched from Sagamino Station to the Naval Air Facility Atsugi air base. While the track remains in place up to the fence of the base, the line is no longer in use.

Related Research Articles

The Tobu Tojo Line is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the Tobu Tojo Main Line, but it is referred to as Tobu Tojo Line on Tobu signage and publicity information.

Sagami-Ōtsuka Station is a train station on the Sagami Railway and is located in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. The station is convenient for many American servicemembers stationed at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi.

Ebina Station is a railway station in the city of Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company, Odakyu Electric Railway, and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu).

Hiranumabashi Station is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Hon-Atsugi Station is a major railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.

The Sotetsu 11000 series (相鉄11000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan since June 2009, replacing aging 5000 and 7000 series trains. Based on the JR E233-1000 series design, cars have four pairs of sliding doors per side.

The Sotetsu 10000 series (相鉄10000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu) in Japan.

Yayoidai Station railway station in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

Yayoidai Station is a railway station on the Sagami Railway Izumino Line in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

Izumino Station is a railway station on the Sotetsu Izumino Line in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu).

The Sotetsu 20000 series (相鉄20000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway ("Sotetsu") in Japan in the Tokyo area since February 2018. Ultimately intended to be used on through-running services between Sotetsu and Tokyu Corporation lines commencing in late fiscal 2022, the first train entered revenue service on 11 February 2018, replacing a 7000 series set.

The Kanagawa Eastern Line is the project name for an under-construction rail link from Nishiya Station on the Sōtetsu Main Line to Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, bypassing Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tōkaido Freight Line, and via Shin-Yokohama Station.

Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station is a station currently under construction on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. It is located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. This station will be jointly operated by Sōtetsu, with provisional station number SO51, and JR East.

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 [Sotetsu-Tokyu inter-running approved]. Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 74/217. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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[ridership-1] Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway) Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[mainichi20121006-2] 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 [Sotetsu-Tokyu inter-running approved]. Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

[terada2002-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 74/217. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.