Tōkyū Tōyoko Line

     Tōkyū Tōyoko Line

Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMU
Overview
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 (15.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed 110 km/h (70 mph)

The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line (東急東横線 Tōkyū Tōyoko-sen?) is a major commuter railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is privately owned and operated by the 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).

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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 via Naka-Meguro Station was started.

On January 30, 2004, the section of Yokohama to Sakuragichō was abandoned. Two days later, on February 1, Tōkyū Tōyoko Line trains started through service from Yokohama to the Minatomirai Line.

Future plans

A massive project to connect the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, allowing through service to Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and beyond, is currently in progress. Expected to open in 2013,[1] the project entails constructing a new 1.4-km underground link from Daikan-yama to the present Shibuya terminus of the Fukutoshin Line underneath Meiji-dori.[2]

Services

Local (各駅停車 Kakueki-teisha?) (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.

Stations

Name L Ex CLE LE Location
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

Rolling stock

Future

References

  1. ^ http://www.tokyu.co.jp/ir/upload_file/ENtop_01/9005_2011052710362605_P01_.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/east/pr/13go_keikakuzu.html

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Stations of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
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