Blue Line (Yokohama)

Blue Line
Yokohama Subway 3000 series train at Kannai Station, November 2007
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Yokohama Municipal Subway
Locale	Yokohama
Termini	Shōnandai Azamino
Stations	32
Line number	1 & 3
Operation
Opening	December 16, 1972
Owner	Yokohama Municipal Subway
Depot(s)	Kaminagaya, Nippa
Rolling stock	3000 series
Technical
Line length	40.4 km (Line 1: 19.7 km, Line 3: 20.7 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC, third rail

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

Rolling stock

Current

• 3000 series (since 1992)

All trains are based at Kaminagaya and Nippa Depots.

Former

• 1000 series (from December 1972 until November 2006)
• 2000 series (from 1984 until November 2006)

History

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 fiscal 2014, limited-stop "Express" or "Rapid" services are scheduled to be introduced on the line, with approximately two services operating per hour. Journey times over the entire length of the line are expected to be reduced by 12 minutes from the 1 hour 7 minutes taken by all-stations services.^[1]

References

External links

• Official website

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