Announcement of "Tomiokato" demonstration experiment in the Tomioka area along the Keikyu Line

　Yokohama City and Keikyu Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Keikyu Electric Railway") will conduct a demonstration experiment of a shared transfer service in the area west of Keikyu Tomioka Station in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City (hereinafter referred to as "the area") on Friday, December 2 We carry out from.
　In this area, there are many steep slopes and narrow roads, and there are areas where access to bus stops and railway stations is not easy, and we have been conducting demonstration experiments since FY2018.
　In this fiscal year, based on the results of the past fiscal year, we will conduct regular route-type regular operation on routes centered on slopes with high usage needs, and position it as the final stage for full-scale operation, and analyze demand fluctuations due to long-term operation The period of the demonstration experiment will be one year for the purpose of increasing the number of users.
　In addition, we will further improve convenience and stabilize income by expanding the operating hours after the evening requested by users and introducing flat fares.
　In addition, this demonstration experiment will be conducted as part of an initiative based on the "Agreement on Promotion of Public-Private Partnership Town Development along the Keikyu Line (Southern Yokohama City)" which was re-concluded in April 2021 by Yokohama City and Keikyu Electric Railway.