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Development of the Kanagawa Eastern Area Line
Last Updated April 11, 2023
Business Overview
Toukyu Toyoko Line / Meguro Line is a direct connection between Nishiya Station on the Sotetsu Main Line and Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tokaido Freight Line and the Sotetsu / JR Direct Line, which runs through the Tokyu Sotetsu / JR Line, and the JR Tokaido Freight Line from Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tokaido Line via the Shin-Yokohama Line.
This project is being promoted as an express delivery improvement project based on the Act on the Promotion of Convenience of Urban Railways, etc., to improve express delivery between the western part of Yokohama City, central Kanagawa Prefecture, and central Tokyo, and to form a wide-area railway network. You.
The Sotetsu-JR Direct Line opened in November 2019, and the Sotetsu-Tokyu Direct Line opened on March 18, 2023. Currently, we are working on remaining construction such as road restoration around the station.
Hazawa Yokohama National University Station
Shin-Yokohama Station
Shin-Tsunashima Station
Business Flow
If the express delivery improvement plan is approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, it will be deemed to have been approved by the Railway Business Law and will be commercialized.
Field surveys and designs such as geological surveys and surveys will be conducted, and the necessary land will be acquired through procedures for environmental impact assessments and city planning decisions, and construction of new lines will be started.
Yokohama City, based on the Act on Promotion of Convenience such as Urban Railways, is taking measures such as subsidizing project costs to the maintenance entity together with the national and prefectural governments.
Maintenance effect
The western part of Yokohama City and the central part of Kanagawa Prefecture are directly connected to central Tokyo, improving the convenience of transportation such as improving express delivery between the two regions, increasing the number of route options, reducing the number of transfers, and improving access to the Shinkansen. Contribute to the development of Shin-Yokohama and the revitalization of the region along the Sotetsu Line.
| Section | Before opening | After opening | Shortening time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futamatagawa-Shinjuku | 59 minutes | 44 minutes | Reduced by about 15 minutes |
| Futamatagawa-Meguro | 54 minutes | 38 minutes | Reduced by about 16 minutes |
※Time required during the morning rush. The required time includes the transfer time and waiting time.
History of procedures based on the Act on Promotion of Convenience for Urban Railways
| Contents | Sotetsu-JR Direct Line (between Nishiya and Hazawa) | Sotetsu-Tokyu Direct Line (between Hazawa and Hiyoshi) |
|---|---|---|
| Application for certification of “Maintenance Plan” and “Business Plan” | May 25, 2006 | May 25, 2006 |
| “Maintenance Concept” and “Business Concept” Certified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | June 9, 2006 | June 23, 2006 |
| Application for certification of the express delivery improvement plan | August 31, 2006 | November 21, 2006 |
| Certified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the express delivery improvement plan | November 21, 2006 Opening period: April, 2015 | April 11, 2007 Opening period: April, 2019 |
| Certification of change in express delivery improvement plan (first time) | March 25, 2014 ・Change of opening time: Within FY2018 ・Increase in operating expenses | March 25, 2014 ・The Sotetsu-JR direct line and the express delivery improvement plan were integrated. ※There is no change in the timing of opening, etc. |
| Certification of change in express delivery improvement plan (second time) | March 13, 2017 ・Change of opening time: latter half of 2019 ・Increase in operating expenses | March 13, 2017 |
| Certification of change in express delivery improvement plan (third time) | May 9, 2019 ・Change of station name ・Changes in facility usage fees, etc. | No change |
| Certification of change in express delivery improvement plan (4th time) | October 21, 2022 ・Change in facility usage fees | October 21, 2022 ・Change of station name ・Changes in facility usage fees, etc. |
Reference
Overview of the Act on Promotion of Convenience for Urban Railways
The law was enacted in August 2005 to establish a new railway development method aimed at improving express delivery and facilitating the use of station facilities by effectively utilizing existing stock of urban railways.
This is a system based on a vertical separation system that separates the maintenance entity that maintains facilities and the business entity that operates. The maintenance entity, with the assistance of the national and local governments, raises the remaining operating costs and maintains facilities. The operating entity pays the facility usage fee to the maintenance entity and operates it.
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Japan Railway Construction and Transport Facility Development Support Organization
Sotetsu / JR Direct Line, Sotetsu / Tokyu Direct Line (Urban Railway Convenience Promotion Project) (outside site)
Tokyu Corporation (outside site)
Sagami Railway Co., Ltd. (outside site)
Inquiries to this page
Urban Transportation Division, Urban Transportation Department, Urban Development Bureau
Telephone: 045-671-2722
Telephone: 045-671-2722
Fax: 045-663-3415
Email address: tb-toshiko@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 894-309-470
