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Last Updated January 14, 2022
City of Yokohama, Transportation Bureau was founded on April 1, 1921.
| C.E.E. | Years | Date of Date | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1889 | April 1 | Yokohama municipal organization enforcement |
| 1904 | 1904 | July 15 | Yokohama Electric Railway Co., Ltd. started its first train service in the city (currently between Aokibashi Bridge and Sakuragicho). |
| 1921 | 1921 | April 1 | Yokohama Electric Power Department was born (Takigashira, the headquarters) Opened municipal train (acquired Yokohama Electric Railway Co., Ltd.) |
| 1923 | 1923 | September 1 | Occurrence of Great Kanto Earthquake The entire line was opened on October 26 of the same year as the completion of restoration work. |
| 1928 | 1928 | November 10 | Municipal bus service commenced (Sengencho Automobile Branch Office) |
| 1933 | 1933 | February 3 | Private bus service started |
| 1935 | 1935 | December 23 | Start of city sightseeing bus business |
| 1941 | 1941 | December 8 | The Pacific War begins |
| 1945 | 1945 | May 29 | Catastrophic damage caused by the Yokohama raid (45 trains and 53 buses burned down) |
| 1945 | 1945 | August 15 | End war |
| 1946 | 1946 | May 31 | Renamed Electric Office to Transportation Bureau |
| 1952 | 1952 | May 12 | Started using one-mancar bus |
| 1952 | 1952 | October 1 | Local Public Enterprise Law Enforcement Both trains and buses will be subject to independent accounting. |
| 1959 | 1959 | July 16 | Started trolley bus operations |
| 1966 | 1966 | November 1 | Started a fiscal reconstruction plan for transportation business (14 years, Formulated a tram abolition plan) |
| 1972 | 1972 | April 1 | Abolition of both trains and trolley buses |
| 1972 | 1972 | December 16 | Opened subway line (between Isezaki-Chojamachi and Kamiooka) |
| 1974 | 1974 | March 6 | Started the Second Fiscal Reconstruction Plan (15 years) |
| 1976 | 1976 | September 4 | Subway opened (between Isezaki-Chojamachi and Yokohama, between Kamiooka and Kaminagaya) |
| 1985 | 1985 | March 14 | Subway opened (between Yokohama and Shin-Yokohama, between Kaminagaya and Maioka) |
| 1987 | 1987 | May 24 | Subway opened (between Maioka and Tozuka) |
| 1988 | 1988 | March 31 | Completion of the Second Fiscal Reconstruction Plan |
| 1989 | 1989 | August 27 | Totsuka Subway Totsuka Station |
| 1993 | 1993 | March 18 | Subway opened (Shin-Yokohama-Azami Noma) |
| 1993 | 1993 | July 21 | Yokohama City Transportation Business Management Soundness Committee established |
| 1994 | 1994 | August 9 | Yokohama City Transportation Business Management Soundness Committee Report |
| 1996 | 1996 | February 17 | Opened the Shinba Subway Depot |
| 1998 | 1998 | October 10 | Municipal traffic image character "Hamarin" is born |
| 1999 | 1999 | March 31 | Abolition of chartered sightseeing bus business |
| 1999 | 1999 | August 29 | Subway opened (between Tozuka and Shonandaidai) Name of Shin-Yokohama Kita Station to Kita Shin-Yokohama Station |
| 2000 | 2000 | October 28 | 100 yen bus operation started in Minato Mirai 21 district |
| 2003 | 2003 | March 13 | Municipal Transportation Business Exploratory Committee Establishment |
| 2003 | 2003 | September 3 | Report of the Study Committee (subway) |
| 2004 | 2004 | January 22 | Report (Bus) of the Study Committee |
| 2004 | 2004 | December 1 | Started subcontracting of subway stations |
| 2005 | 2005 | March 28 | Sightseeing spot tour bus "Akaitsutsu" started operation |
| 2006 | 2006 | March 26 | Abolished Bus Noba Sales Office |
| 2006 | 2006 | November 24 | Formulation of bus reorganization plan |
| 2007 | 2007 | March 18 | Start of use of IC cards |
| 2007 | 2007 | March 31 | Bus Kohoku New Town Sales Office |
| 2007 | 2007 | December 15 | Started operation of one-man subway |
| 2008 | 2008 | February 9 | Started bus service outsourcing |
| 2008 | 2008 | March 30 | Opened Subway Green Line (between Nakayama and Hiyoshi) |
| 2015 | 2015 | July 18 | Started operation of the Blue Line Subway |
| 2016 | 2016 | October 1 | Burari sightseeing SAN route operation started (city sightseeing bus business abolition) |
| 2019 | 2019 | October 31 | Peer line operation |
| 2020 | 2020 | July 23 | Connected bus "BAYSIDE BLUE" (Bayside Blue) |
For inquiries to this page
Transportation Bureau General Affairs Department General Affairs Division
Phone: 045-671-3147
Phone: 045-671-3147
Fax: 045-322-3911
Email address: kt-somu@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 100-087-753