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| Tōkyū Tōyoko Line |
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1067 mm |
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1500 = |
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110 km/h |
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Tōyoko Line 9000 series train
Tōyoko Line Shibuya Station
The Tōyoko Line (東横線, Tō-Yoko Sen?) is a major commuter railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama of the private Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横), is a combination of the first character of Tōkyō (東京) and Yokohama (横浜).
[edit] 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 started.
On January 30, 2004, the section of Yokohama to Sakuragichō was abandoned, and two days later on February 1, replaced with a line slightly more closer to the sea side, Minatomirai Line.
[edit] Future plans
For the completion in 2012, subsurface tracks of Daikan-yama - Shibuya are being built and through services will be started to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, connecting to Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and beyond.
[edit] Services
- Local (普通, Futsū?) (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 service per hour in daytime. An express takes over local ones at Tokyo, Hiyoshi (mostly through service trains for Hibiya Line) and Kikuna.
- Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急, Tsūkin Tokkyū?) (CLE)
- Only available on the rush hours on weekday replacing Limited Express service. Trains of this type take over local ones at Jiyūgaoka, Hiyoshi and Kikuna. Between Shibuya and Motomachi-Chūkagai.
- Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū?) (LE)
- 4 services per hour in daytime. This service is said to be made to compete Shōnan-Shinjuku Line service of East Japan Railway Company (JR East), taking 25 minutes to get to Shibuya from Yokohama, slightly longer. These trains are sometimes called Tōyoko-Tokkyū (東横特急, Tōyoko-Tokkyū?).
[edit] Stations
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Stations of the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line |
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