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Maintenance projects for railway station building movable platform fences

Last Updated May 31, 2024

In order to ensure the safety of citizens at railway stations and improve the stability of train operation, subsidies are issued to railway operators for some of the maintenance costs of movable platform fences and promote maintenance.

Subsidized stations and maintenance status

Subsidized stations

Stations (21 stations) with 100,000 or more passengers per day.
Railway operator Number of stations Station
JR East 10 stations Tsurumi, Yokohama, Sakuragicho, Kannai, Kikuna, Shin-Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Higashitotsuka, Tozuka, Ofuna
Tokyu 7 stations Hiyoshi, Tsunashima, Kikuna, Yokohama, Azamino, Aobadai, Nagatsuta
Keikyu Electric Railway 2 stations Yokohama, Kamiooka
Soutetsu Line 1 station Yokohama
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway 1 station Yokohama

Note: Excluding City of Yokohama, Transportation Bureau

Nearest stations (7 stations) for facilities for the visually impaired
Railway operator Number of stations Station
JR East 3 stations

Yamate, Higashikanagawa, Oguchi

Tokyu 1 station

Myorenji

Keikyu Electric Railway 2 stations

Keikyu Higashikanagawa, Hinodecho

Soutetsu Line 1 station Futamatagawa

Start of use of movable platform fences and maintenance prospects

(As of May 2024 (6))

Railway operator

  Start of use Scheduled maintenance

Projection for improvement

FY2023(5)

2024 (Reiwa 6)

FY2025(7)~

JR East

Subject to assistance
(13 stations)

・Tsurumi (Keihin-Tohoku Line)
・Higashikanagawa (Track 1 and 4)
・Yokohama (Keihin Tohoku, Negishi Line)
・Sakuragicho (Track 1 and 4)
・Kannai
・Yamate
・Oguchi
・Kikuna
・Shin-Yokohama
・Nagatsuta

・Yokohama (Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line)
・Higashitotsuka
・Tozuka
・Ofuna
・Sakuragicho (Track 2-3)
・Higashikanagawa (Tracks 2 and 3)

By FY2031, 330 major routes in the Tokyo area were established, of which about 120 stations, including the Keihin Tohoku, Negishi Line, Yokohama Line, etc., by FY2025 (7).

Not applicable
(15 stations)

・Shinkoyasu
・Hazawa Yokohama National University
・Small desk (Lines 1 and 3)
・Nakayama (Tracks 1 and 3)

・Tokaichiba

(Remaining 10 stations)

Keikyu Electric Railway

Subject to assistance
(4 stations)

・Keikyu Higashikanagawa
・Yokohama
・Hinodecho
・Kamiooka

Completed installation of all stations in the early 2030s

Not applicable

(20 stations)

・KeikyuTsurumi
・Kanazawabunko

FY2024 (Reiwa 6) to FY2026(8)
・Namamugi
・Gumyoji
・Byobugaura
・Sugita
・Eight Views of Kanazawa
  
(FY2027 (Remaining 13 stations)

Soutetsu Line

Subject to assistance

(2 stations)

・Yokohama
・Futamatagawa

All stations in the city will be set up in the first half of FY2024.

Not applicable

(19 stations)

・Hiranuma Bridge
・Nishiyokohama
・Tennocho
・Hoshikawa
・Izumichuo
・Yumegaoka
Other 11 stations

・Wadamachi
・Kamihoshikawa


  • Prepared based on materials published by railway companies
  • Tokyu (19 stations), JR Central (1), Municipal Subway (39 stations), Yokohama Seaside Line (14 stations), Yokohama Seaside Line (14 stations) and Yokohama High Speed Rail (6 stations) have been completed.
  • Tsurumi Line (8 stations) and Kodonokuni Line (3 stations) are excluded from the calculation.

Efforts to promote home door maintenance

Submitted a request form to East Japan Passenger Road Co., Ltd. Yokohama Branch Office

State of request activities
Request activities: Mr. Sawaki, Yokohama City (left) and JR East (right)

 On June 14, 2023, we submitted a request form to East Japan Passenger Road Co., Ltd. Yokohama branch office in order to have railway operators actively promote maintenance and promotion of home door maintenance in the city. .
 From the company.
"We aim to introduce home doors on line 330 stations, 758 of the main lines of the Tokyo area by the end of FY2031, prioritizing the use of platforms, frequency of train arrivals and departures, the presence or absence of passing trains, etc. We are working hard to realize safer station platforms.
 Due to the global shortage of semiconductors, we aim to achieve our goals while assessing the procurement status of materials necessary for home door maintenance."
Thank you for your comment.
[Request details]
1 Steady maintenance promotion for the early completion of home door maintenance at all stations in the city
2 Nearest stations for facilities for the visually impaired, Higashi-Kannagawa Station and Sakuragicho Station.
 Completion of home doors, particularly early completion of home doors.

For inquiries to this page

Urban Transportation Division, Urban Development Bureau

Phone: 045-671-2722

Phone: 045-671-2722

Fax: 045-663-3415

Email address: tb-toshiko@city.yokohama.jp

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