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| Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line | |
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 A Tōkyū train forEbina Station passing the junction point of the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and the Sōtetsu–JR Link Line at Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 相鉄新横浜線 |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Yokohama,Kanagawa, Japan |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 November 2019; 6 years ago (30 November 2019) |
| Last extension | 2023 |
| owner =Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency| operator =Sagami Railway| linelength_km = 6.3| tracks = 2| gauge = 1067 mm| electrification =Overhead catenary 1,500 V DC
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| map_state = collapsed}}TheSōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line is a commuter line operated bySotetsu betweenNishiya Station on theSōtetsu Main Line toShin-Yokohama Station. Sōtetsu has put its company names as a formal part of the line names, which is a first for the company.
It is a part of theEastern Kanagawa Rail Link strategic plan for improving the rail network connectivity ofKanagawa Prefecture. The rail infrastructures of this line are maintained by theJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). Sōtetsu collects the operation revenue and pays JRTT for using the rail infrastructures, then JRTT use this payment to maintain the infrastructures and reimburse the loan for the construction of this line.[1]
The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line opened on 30 November 2019 and the extension to Shin-Yokohama opened on 18 March 2023.[2][3]
Sōtetsu Main Line andSōtetsu Izumino Line trains operates through services with JR East via Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai; and planned through service with Tōkyū,Toei Subway Lines via Hiyoshi. The former is named theSōtetsu JR Link Line. Moreover, Sōtetsu has been promoting the project as the "Metropolitan Through Service Project" (都心直通プロジェクト), as the link will enable connection from eastern Kanagawa into central Tokyo, and further north towardsSaitama.
The new facilities at Shin-Yokohama Station are jointly operated by Sōtetsu and Tōkyū. This is the first case for both operators to have a station with direct connections to theShinkansen.
Tōkyū through service trains enter the Tōkyū Line network from Shin-Yokohama, and continue towards Shibuya via theTōkyū Tōyoko Line orMeguro viaTōkyū Meguro Line. Trains fromEbina run to the Meguro Line as express trains, while trains fromShōnandai station on theIzumino Line run onto the Toyoko Line.
Sōtetsu has introduced its20000 series which is to be used in Tōkyū through services, and has been in service since February 2018. The 20000 series will be produced in 10-car sets and 8-cars, with the 10-car sets not entering the Tōkyū Meguro Line and the Toei Mita Line.[4] Moreover, the 20000 series is not intended to be used onJR through services.
The station numbers for the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's Shin-Yokohama station was revealed on 16 September 2022.[5]
As of November 2022, various trainsets from Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, Tokyo Metro, Toei, and Tōbu have been conducting tests along the now completed segment of this line and theTōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai.
On 16 December 2022, Sōtetsu, Tōkyū, and theJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency announced that the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line's extension to Shin-yokohama will open on 18 March 2023.[3] The Shin-Yokohama Line opened as scheduled on 18 March 2023, providing through service between Shin-yokohama and Hiyoshi.[6]
| Station no. | Station name | Distance | Interchange | Location | ||
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| English | Japanese | Between stations | Total | |||
| ↑Through-running to/from ↑
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 | Nishiya | 西谷 | - | 0.0 |  Sōtetsu Main Line (forHoshikawa andYokohama) | Hodogaya-ku |
 | Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai | 羽沢横浜国大 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Sōtetsu–JR Link Line | Kanagawa-ku |
 | Shin-Yokohama | 新横浜 | - | - |  Tōkaidō ShinkansenJHYokohama Line (JH16)  Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B25) | Kōhoku-ku |
| ↓Through-running to/from ↓ From Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai: JR East:JASaikyō Line &Kawagoe Line forShinjuku,Kawagoe, andŌmiya (viaJSShōnan-Shinjuku Line) TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line forShibuya &FTokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line towardsWakoshi (viaSHTōkyū Shin-yokohama Line) MG Tōkyū Meguro Line &IToei Mita Line forMeguro andNishi-Takashimadaira /NTokyo Metro Namboku Line towardsAkabane-iwabuchi (viaSHTōkyū Shin-yokohama Line) | ||||||
| Shinkansen | |
|---|---|
 JR East linespassing through Central Tokyo | |
| JR East lines in satellite cities or suburbs | |
 Tokyo Metro | |
 Toei Subway | |
 Yokohama Municipal Subway | |
 Keikyu | |
 Keio | |
 Keisei | |
 Odakyu | |
 Seibu | |
 Sotetsu | |
 Tobu | |
 Tokyu | |
| Other heavy rail lines | |
| Medium-capacity rails | |
| Monorails | |
| Trams and light rails | |
| People movers | |
| Hinterland | |
| Funiculars and aerial lifts | |
 Bus | |
| Public ferries | |
| Major terminals | |
| Miscellaneous | |
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