From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yokohama Municipal Subway
Yokohama Municipal Subway
Color & Icon Name Mark First section Last ex- Length Stations
opened tension km/miles
blue Line 1 Blue Line B 1972 1999 19.7/12.2 17
Line 3 1985 1993 20.7/12.9 22[1]
green Line 4 Green Line G 2008 - 13.0/8.0 10
Yokohama Municipal Subway
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Info
Locale Yokohama
Transit type Rapid Transit
Number of lines 2
Number of 32 New train on the Yokohama Municipal Subway green line
stations
Operation
Began operation 1972 (1972)
Operator(s) Yokohama City Transportation
Bureau
Technical
Yokohama Municipal Subway (横浜市営地下鉄,
Yokohama-shiei chikatetsu) is the metro network in the
city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa
pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation
Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous
lines exist.
Yokohama Municipal Subway Lines in the railway network
Lines around Yokohama
Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line. Transfer to Transfer between the Blue and Green Line is possible at
other railway systems is possible with JR Shinkansen and Center Kita and Center Minami.
Yokohama Line at Shin-Yokohama Station and Keikyu Feeder bus services from western Kawasaki City area
Line, JR Tokaido Lines, and other lines at Yokohama Sta- run to Azamino Station.
tion.
• Blue Line (Lines 1/3) runs from Shonandai Station to
Azamino Station. Future
• Green Line (Line 4) runs from Nakayama Station to Future plans for the blue line exist for 2015 for connec-
Hiyoshi Station. tion with Odakyu Odawara Line and with the future
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yokohama Municipal Subway
Kawasaki City Subway at Shin-Yurigaoka Station,
Kawasaki City.
See also
The original plans for the green line was a Yokohama • List of rapid transit systems
loop line. The Green Line is a stage in the planned line • Transportation in Greater Tokyo
to from Tsurumi Station to Hiyoshi Station, the current
green line to Nakayama Station, to Futamatagawa Sta-
tion, and on to Higashi-Totsuka Station, and to Kami-Ōo-
External links
ka Station, Negishi Station, and Motomachi. • Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama (Official
The "missing" Line 2 was planned to run from Website)
Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station via Yokohama Station to • Network map
Byobugaura Station. As of 2009, there is no schedule for
building this line. Notes
[1] Including Kannai Station
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