The Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line (横浜市営地下鉄グリーンライン, Yokohama Shiei Chikatetsu Gurīn Rain) is a rapid transit line serving Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the shorter of the two lines in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first section to be opened of a proposed Yokohama Circular Railway (横浜環状鉄道, Yokohama Kanjō Tetsudō).
| Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line | |
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 A Green Line 10000 series train in December 2021 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 横浜市営地下鉄グリーンライン |
| Line number | 4 |
| Locale | Yokohama |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 10 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System |  Yokohama Municipal Subway |
| Operator(s) | Yokohama City Transportation Bureau |
| Depot(s) | Kawawa |
| Rolling stock | 10000 series EMUs[1] |
| Daily ridership | 129,104 daily (FY2014) |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 March 2008 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Green Line links Nakayama on the JR East Yokohama Line and Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Toyoko Line with 13.0 kilometers (8.1 mi) of track and 10 stations. Construction began in 2001 and the new line started operating on 30 March 2008.[2] It uses linear motor propulsion and a full journey takes approximately 21 minutes one way.
Stations
editPlatforms are above ground at Kawawachō, Center-Kita, and Center-Minami stations and underground at other stations.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location (in Yokohama) |
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| G01 | Nakayama | 中山 | 0.0 | JH Yokohama Line | Midori-ku |
| G02 | Kawawachō | 川和町 | 1.7 | Tsuzuki-ku | |
| G03 | Tsuzuki-fureainooka | 都筑ふれあいの丘 | 3.1 | ||
| G04 | Center-Minami | センター南 | 4.8 |  Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 3, B29)
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| G05 | Center-Kita | センター北 | 5.7 | Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 3, B30)
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| G06 | Kita-Yamata | 北山田 | 7.4 | ||
| G07 | Higashi-Yamata | 東山田 | 8.8 | ||
| G08 | Takata | 高田 | 10.3 | Kōhoku-ku | |
| G09 | Hiyoshi-Honchō | 日吉本町 | 11.6 | ||
| G10 | Hiyoshi | 日吉 | 13.0 |
Rolling stock
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The Green Line is operated by 17 4-car 10000 series EMUs. In 2018, it was announced that 10 of these would be lengthened to six cars each by 2024 as a measure to ease overcrowding on the Green Line.[3] By April 2023, lengthening of 4-car trains to 6-car trains had commenced, and by the end of fiscal year 2024, there will be 10 x 6-car trains.[4][5]
References
edit- Japan Railfan Magazine, January 2008 issue (Vol 48, No. 561), p62-63
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 83. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
- ^ Ohno, Masato (31 March 2008). "地上も走るリニア式地下鉄 - ヨコハマの新たな足、横浜市営地下鉄グリーンラインが開業". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ 横浜市グリーンラインに大型投資 混雑緩和へ6両化 [Large-scale investment on Yokohama Municipal Green Line – Lengthening to 6 cars to ease overcrowding]. Kanaloco (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Shimbun. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "グリーンラインが４両から６両へ！". www.city.yokohama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "横浜市営地下鉄グリーンライン、6両編成の運行は9/24から" [Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line, 6-car train operation from 9/24]. Tetsudo Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.