Negishi Line
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The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Yokohama
and Ōfuna
stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East). Freight trains also run on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region
.
The Negishi Line does not exist as an independent service. Nearly all passenger trains are operated through onto the past Yokohama to , , and ;
as a result, the entire service between Ōmiya and Ōfuna is typically referred to as the on system maps and in-train station guides. Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line trains are recognizable by their light blue stripe (the line's color on maps is also light blue).
A few trains travel through to via the Yokohama Line.
The limited express Hamakaiji also operates on the Negishi Line.
on June 12, 1872July 5 according to the calendar that Japan used at the time as the first railway terminal in Yokohama of the first railway line in Japan. The line was extended to on July 11, 1887; trains had to reverse direction at Yokohama via a switchback
to continue their journeys. This was alleviated by a bypass line between and which opened on August 1, 1898. The branch was named the Tōkaidō Main Line Branch Line on October 12, 1909.
Takashimachō Station opened between Kanagawa and Yokohama on December 20, 1914 as the terminus of an electrified Keihin Line (the predecessor of today's Keihin-Tōhoku Line). On August 15, 1915, a new Yokohama Station
opened, absorbing nearby Takashimachō and becoming the new terminus of the line. The old Yokohama station was renamed and the Sakuragichō – Hodogaya bypass closed. Keihin Line service was extended to Sakuragichō on December 30, 1915 when freight service was abolished on the branch.
Yokohama Station moved on October 15, 1928; between then and January 26, 1930, temporary platforms for the Keihin Line were provided on either side of the station.
The Sakuragichō train fire
occurred on April 24, 1951.
On May 19, 1964, the line was extended for the first time to . The line was renamed the Negishi Line after one of the new stations. The Takashima freight line opened on June 1 that year and freight service returned to the line after a nearly 50-year absence. 103 series
trains were introduced to the line in October 1965.
The line was extended from Isogo to on March 17, 1970. On May 20 that year, a 103 series train derailed between and Yōkōdai, seriously injuring two people. The final section between Yōkōdai and opened on April 9, 1973; On October 1 that year, freight service commenced between Ōfuna and Isogo.
Freight services between Ōfuna and Isogo ceased on February 1, 1984; three days prior to this, the line adopted Automatic Train Control
. On April 1, 1987 the Japanese National Railways
were privatized, with ownership of the Negishi Line passing to JR East; JR Freight took over freight services on the line.
Some trains began operating through onto the Yokosuka Line
on March 15, 2008.
Yokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
and Ōfuna
Ofuna Station
is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Ōfuna Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line , Yokosuka Line as well as the Shonan Monorail....
stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East). Freight trains also run on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region
Keihin region
consists of the Japanese cities Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The term is mostly used to describe these cities as one industrial region. It is derived from the second character of Tōkyō, , which can be read kyō or kei, and the second character of Yokohama, , which can be read hin or hama.The...
.
The Negishi Line does not exist as an independent service. Nearly all passenger trains are operated through onto the past Yokohama to , , and ;
as a result, the entire service between Ōmiya and Ōfuna is typically referred to as the on system maps and in-train station guides. Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line trains are recognizable by their light blue stripe (the line's color on maps is also light blue).
A few trains travel through to via the Yokohama Line.
Basic data
- Operator, distances:
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East) (Services and tracks)- Yokohama – Isogo – Ōfuna: 22.1 km (13.7 mi)
- Japan Freight Railway CompanyJapan Freight Railway Company, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....
(JR Freight) (Services only)- Sakuragichō – Ōfuna: 20.1 km (12.5 mi)
- East Japan Railway Company
- GaugeRail gaugeTrack gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
: - Double-tracking: Entire line
- Railway signallingRailway signallingRailway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
: Automatic Train Control
Services
During the daytime, trains operate every 3 minutes between Yokohama and Sakuragichō stations (including Yokohama Line trains). Between Sakuragichō and Isogo, trains operate every 5 minutes, and Isogo and Ōfuna every 10 minutes.The limited express Hamakaiji also operates on the Negishi Line.
Freight services
Freight trains are a common sight on the Negishi Line. The following rail companies either link up to or use the Negishi Line for the purpose of transporting freight:History
The oldest station on the line is , which was opened by the Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
on June 12, 1872July 5 according to the calendar that Japan used at the time as the first railway terminal in Yokohama of the first railway line in Japan. The line was extended to on July 11, 1887; trains had to reverse direction at Yokohama via a switchback
Zig Zag (railway)
A railway zig zag, also called a switchback, is a way of climbing hills in difficult country with a minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance , the direction of travel is reversed, before the original direction is resumed.A location on railways constructed e.g...
to continue their journeys. This was alleviated by a bypass line between and which opened on August 1, 1898. The branch was named the Tōkaidō Main Line Branch Line on October 12, 1909.
Takashimachō Station opened between Kanagawa and Yokohama on December 20, 1914 as the terminus of an electrified Keihin Line (the predecessor of today's Keihin-Tōhoku Line). On August 15, 1915, a new Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station
is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:...
opened, absorbing nearby Takashimachō and becoming the new terminus of the line. The old Yokohama station was renamed and the Sakuragichō – Hodogaya bypass closed. Keihin Line service was extended to Sakuragichō on December 30, 1915 when freight service was abolished on the branch.
Yokohama Station moved on October 15, 1928; between then and January 26, 1930, temporary platforms for the Keihin Line were provided on either side of the station.
The Sakuragichō train fire
Sakuragichō train fire
The occurred on April 24, 1951, when a 63 series Keihin Railway train approaching Sakuragichō Station in Yokohama hit a loose overhead wire causing a short circuit and starting a fire which killed 106 people and injured 92.-Accident:...
occurred on April 24, 1951.
On May 19, 1964, the line was extended for the first time to . The line was renamed the Negishi Line after one of the new stations. The Takashima freight line opened on June 1 that year and freight service returned to the line after a nearly 50-year absence. 103 series
103 series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kyushu Railway Company . They were also operated by East Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company .-Prototype:Built in 1963...
trains were introduced to the line in October 1965.
The line was extended from Isogo to on March 17, 1970. On May 20 that year, a 103 series train derailed between and Yōkōdai, seriously injuring two people. The final section between Yōkōdai and opened on April 9, 1973; On October 1 that year, freight service commenced between Ōfuna and Isogo.
Freight services between Ōfuna and Isogo ceased on February 1, 1984; three days prior to this, the line adopted Automatic Train Control
Automatic Train Control
Automatic Train Control is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling instead of track-side signals and the use of smooth deceleration patterns in lieu of the...
. On April 1, 1987 the Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
were privatized, with ownership of the Negishi Line passing to JR East; JR Freight took over freight services on the line.
Some trains began operating through onto the Yokosuka Line
Yokosuka Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company .The Yokosuka Line connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Yokosuka, Kanagawa...
on March 15, 2008.
Station list
- All stations are located in Kanagawa PrefectureKanagawa Prefectureis a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
. - All trains stop at every station (excluding some seasonal trains).
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from Hachiōji |
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| Through operation via the Keihin-Tohoku Line Keihin-Tohoku Line The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the... to and from via the Yokohama Line to | ||||||||||
| 横浜 | - | 0.0 | 59.1 | 44.4 | Keihin-Tohoku Line Keihin-Tohoku Line The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the... (through service), Yokosuka Line Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company .The Yokosuka Line connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Yokosuka, Kanagawa... , Tōkaidō Line Tokaido Main Line The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities... Tōkyū Tōyoko Line Keikyū Main Line Sagami Railway Main Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Yokohama Municipal Subway is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist.-Lines:Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line... Blue Line Blue Line (Yokohama) The is a 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.-History:... (B20) Minatomirai Line |
Nishi-ku, Yokohama Nishi-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 93,027 and a density of 13,210 persons per km². The total area was 7.04 km².-Geography:... |
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| 桜木町 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 61.1 | 46.4 | Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B18) | Naka-ku, Yokohama Naka-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563and a density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km².-Geography:... |
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| 関内 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 62.1 | 47.4 | Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B17) | |||||
| 石川町 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 62.9 | 48.2 | ||||||
| 山手 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 64.1 | 49.4 | ||||||
| 根岸 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 66.2 | 51.5 | Isogo-ku, Yokohama Isogo-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 163,406 and a density of 8,520 persons per km². The total area was 19.17 km².-Geography:... |
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| 磯子 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 68.6 | 53.9 | ||||||
| 新杉田 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 70.2 | 55.5 | Kanazawa Seaside Line Kanazawa Seaside Line is a new transportation system line operated by and transits from Shin-Sugita to Kanazawa-Hakkei in Yokohama. It was opened on July 5, 1989.- Line Data :... Keikyū Main Line |
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| 洋光台 | 3.0 | 14.1 | 73.2 | 58.5 | ||||||
| 港南台 | 1.9 | 16.0 | 75.1 | 60.4 | Kōnan-ku, Yokohama Konan-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 221,536 and a density of 11,150 persons per km²... |
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| 本郷台 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 77.6 | 62.9 | Sakae-ku, Yokohama Sakae-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 124,845 and a density of 6,750 persons per km². The total area was 18.55 km².-Geography:... |
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| 大船 | 3.6 | 22.1 | 81.2 | 66.5 | Tōkaidō Line, Yokosuka Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Shōnan Monorail Shonan Monorail The is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan.... |
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| Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the... |
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External links
- Stations of the Negishi Line (JR East)
- Negishi Line Web (Unofficial)