Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line

Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
	A 3000R series train on the Blue Line in October 2019
Overview
Native name	横浜市営地下鉄ブルーライン
Owner	Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Line number	1 & 3
Locale	Yokohama, Fujisawa
Termini	Shōnandai ; Azamino ;
Stations	32
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Yokohama Municipal Subway
Services	Line 1 (Shonandai–Kannai); Line 3 (Kannai–Azamino)
Operator(s)	Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Depot(s)	Kaminagaya, Nippa
Rolling stock	3000 series ; 4000 series
Daily ridership	513,897 (FY2014)
History
Opened	16 December 1972;52 years ago
Technical
Line length	40.4 km (25.1 mi) (Line 1: 19.7 km, Line 3: 20.7 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map
Route map
	; Map of Yokohama Municipal Subway

Last updated January 06, 2025 • 5 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (横浜市営地下鉄ブルーライン, Yokohama Shiei Chikatetsu Burū Rain) is a rapid transit line serving Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the longer of the two lines in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is the second-longest subway line in Japan at 40.4 kilometers (25.1 mi) in length, surpassed only by the 40.7-kilometer (25.3 mi) long Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo. Unlike most metro lines in Japan, it uses third rail for power instead of overhead lines. It is the most recent newly built steel-wheel railway line in Japan to do so.

Operations

Rapid

Rapid trains stop at all stations from Shonandai to Totsuka, and from Nippa to Azamino. Between Totsuka and Nippa, they only stop at Kaminagaya, Kamiooka, Kannai, Sakuragicho, Yokohama, and Shin-Yokohama. Essentially, rapid trains stop at only interchange stations and Kaminagaya in this section.

Rapid services began operating on 18 July 2015.

Local

During the daytime, there are two trains that direct the Shonandai station-Azamino station between 30 minutes, Odoriba Station-Azamino station and the Shonandai station-Nippa station, each of which is operated by one.

About the interval train to the Odoriba station is usually the meeting of the fast at the Kaminagaya station, usually at the Nippa station departure and take the rapid connection with the Nippa station of the first train terminal. There are a lot of Azamino trains which depart from the Nippa station and Kaminagaya station with the garage mainly in the early morning and midnight although the whole train becomes usual time zone excluding daytime, and many trains drive directly between the station-Shonandai station.

Moreover, there is one connected to Shonandai at the Kaminagaya station on the end of the terminal by the train which goes to Kaminagaya on a weekday, six on a Saturday holiday, and the Azamino departure. Although Blue■ is mainly used in the direction curtain display of the vehicle and the guidance of the station campus, it is not necessarily united in case of green■.

Station list

Local trains stop at all stations.
Rapid trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|".

Line	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Rapid	Transfers	Location	Country represented (during 2002 WC)
3	B32	Azamino	あざみ野	0.0	●	DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line (DT16)	Aoba-ku, Yokohama	Tunisia
	B31	Nakagawa	中川	1.5	●		Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama	Russia
	B30	Center Kita	センター北	3.1	●	Green Line (Line 4, G05)		Belgium
	B29	Center Minami	センター南	4.0	●	Green Line (Line 4, G04)		Japan
	B28	Nakamachidai	仲町台	6.3	●			Mexico
	B27	Nippa	新羽	8.6	●		Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama	Croatia
	B26	Kita Shin-Yokohama	北新横浜	9.6	\|			Ecuador
	B25	Shin-Yokohama	新横浜	10.9	●	Tokaido Shinkansen JH Yokohama Line (JH16) SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line (SH01) Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line (SO52)		Italy
	B24	Kishine-kōen	岸根公園	12.5	\|			Sweden
	B23	Katakurachō	片倉町	13.7	\|		Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama	England
	B22	Mitsuzawa-kamichō	三ツ沢上町	15.6	\|			Nigeria
	B21	Mitsuzawa-shimochō	三ツ沢下町	16.5	\|			Argentina
	B20	Yokohama	横浜	17.9	●	JT Tokaido Main Line (JT05) JO Yokosuka Line (JO13) JK Keihin-Tohoku Line (JK12) JH Yokohama Line (JK12) JK Negishi Line (JK12) KK Keikyu Main Line (KK37) TY Tokyu Toyoko Line (TY21) Sagami Railway Main Line (SO01) Minatomirai Line (MM01)	Nishi-ku, Yokohama	Cameroon
	B19	Takashimachō	高島町	18.8	\|		Nishi-ku, Yokohama	Republic of Ireland
	B18	Sakuragichō	桜木町	20.0	●	JK Negishi Line (JK11)	Naka-ku, Yokohama	Saudi Arabia
	B17	Kannai	関内	20.7	●	JK Negishi Line (JK10)		Germany
1	B17	Kannai	関内	20.7		JK Negishi Line (JK10)		Germany
	B16	Isezakichōjamachi	伊勢佐木長者町	21.4	\|			Portugal
	B15	Bandōbashi	阪東橋	22.3	\|		Minami-ku, Yokohama	United States
	B14	Yoshinochō	吉野町	22.8	\|			Poland
	B13	Maita	蒔田	23.9	\|			South Korea
	B12	Gumyōji	弘明寺	25.0	\|			Costa Rica
	B11	Kami-Ōoka	上大岡	26.6	●	KK Keikyu Main Line (KK44)	Kōnan-ku, Yokohama	China
	B10	Kōnan-Chūō	港南中央	27.7	\|			Turkey
	B09	Kaminagaya	上永谷	29.4	●			Brazil
	B08	Shimonagaya	下永谷	30.7	\|			South Africa
	B07	Maioka	舞岡	31.4	\|		Totsuka-ku, Yokohama	Paraguay
	B06	Totsuka	戸塚	33.0	●	JT Tokaido Main Line (JT06) JO Yokosuka Line (JO10) JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line (JS10)	Totsuka-ku, Yokohama	Slovenia
	B05	Odoriba	踊場	34.7	●		Izumi-ku, Yokohama	Spain
	B04	Nakada	中田	35.6	●			Denmark
	B03	Tateba	立場	36.7	●			Uruguay
	B02	Shimoiida	下飯田	38.8	●			Senegal
	B01	Shōnandai	湘南台	40.4	●	OE Odakyu Enoshima Line (OE09) Sagami Railway Izumino Line (SO37)	Fujisawa, Kanagawa	France

Rolling stock

3000 series 37 × 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]

A fifth-batch 3000V series six-car set entered service on the line on 9 April 2017.^[2]

4000 series 8 × EMUs (to be introduced from 2022)^[3]

The 4000 series began appearing in service on 2 May 2022.^[4]

3000A series set 30 in September 2010
3000S series set 58 in September 2010
3000V series set 61 in April 2017

Former

1000 series [ ja ] 14 × 6-car EMUs (from December 1972 until November 2006)
2000 series [ ja ] 9 × 6-car EMUs (from 1984 until November 2006)

Preserved 1000 series EMU set 01 in October 2014
2000 series set 15 in March 2004

History

In 1965, construction of Line 1 and Line 3 began. The subway was inaugurated on 16 September 1972, when the 5.2 km (3.2 mi) long initial section of Line 1 opened between Kami-Ōoka and Isezakichōjamachi stations. On 4 September 1976, Line 1 was extended in both directions: 2.8 km (1.7 mi) and 2 stations to the southwest (from Kami-Ōoka to Kaminagaya), and 0.7 km (0.43 mi) and 1 station to the north (from Isezakichōjamachi to Kannai); the 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long initial section of Line 3 between Kannai and Yokohama also opened that same day and through services between Line 1 and Line 3 began.

On 14 March 1985, two extensions opened: a 7.0 km (4.3 mi), 5 station extension of Line 3 from Yokohama to Shin-Yokohama, and a 2.0 km (1.2 mi), 2 station extension of Line 1 from Kaminagaya to Maioka. Line 1 would be extended by one station to Totsuka (a distance of 1.7 km (1.1 mi)) on 27 August 1989; a temporary station was in operation at that location from 24 May 1987 until that date. The most recent extension of Line 3, a 10.9 km (6.8 mi) section from Shin-Yokohama to Azamino opened on 18 March 1993. The final 7.4 km (4.6 mi) section of Line 1 from Totsuka to Shōnandai opened on 28 August 1999.

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.^[5] From 4 March 2017, the intervals between rapid trains was decreased to 20 minutes.

On 21 January 2020, Yokohama City and Kawasaki City announced the route and four new stations for the planned 6.5 km (4.0 mi) extension from Azamino to Shin-Yurigaoka Station on the Odakyū Odawara Line.^[6]^[7] Construction of this section is expected to complete by 2030. ^[6]^[7] In June 2020, the Transportation Bureau started environmental impact assessment procedures of the extension project.^[8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yokohama Municipal Subway 4000 series</span> Japanese train type

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References

1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2016[Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 81. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
↑ 4/9,横浜市交通局3000V形デビュー[April 9: Yokohama Municipal Subway 3000V series debut]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 57, no. 675. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2017. p. 155.
↑ "横浜市営地下鉄ブルーラインに4000形を導入" [Yokohama Municipal Subway to introduce new 4000 series vehicles on the Blue Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
↑ "横浜市営地下鉄ブルーライン「4000形」2022年5月2日運行開始" [Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line "4000 type" starts operation on May 2, 2022]. Hamakei Online. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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↑ "3号線延伸取組状況". www.city.yokohama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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[jrrprivate2016-1] 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2016[Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 81. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.

[railfan675-2] 4/9,横浜市交通局3000V形デビュー[April 9: Yokohama Municipal Subway 3000V series debut]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 57, no. 675. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2017. p. 155.

[3] "横浜市営地下鉄ブルーラインに4000形を導入" [Yokohama Municipal Subway to introduce new 4000 series vehicles on the Blue Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[4] "横浜市営地下鉄ブルーライン「4000形」2022年5月2日運行開始" [Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line "4000 type" starts operation on May 2, 2022]. Hamakei Online. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[asahi20150212-5] 横浜市営地下鉄ブルーラインに快速７月から [Rapid trains on Yokohama Subway Blue Line from July]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[:0-6] 1 2 "横浜市営地下鉄ブルーラインの延伸「あざみ野～新百合ヶ丘」概略ルート・駅位置が決定しました！" (PDF). City of Yokohama. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[:1-7] 1 2 "川崎市：事業計画の概要". www.city.kawasaki.jp. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[8] "3号線延伸取組状況". www.city.yokohama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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