Yokosuka Line

Yokosuka Line

E217 series EMU between Kita-Kamakura and Ōfuna stations
Overview
Locale Tokyo, Kanagawa prefectures
Termini Tokyo
Kurihama
Stations 19
Operation
Opened 1889
Operator(s) JR East
Technical
Line length 73.3 km (45.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

The Yokosuka Line (横須賀線 Yokosuka-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with Kurihama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the 23.9 km segment between Ōfuna and Kurihama stations, but the entire route is commonly referred to as the Yokosuka Line by JR East for passenger service.

Basic data

Official definition

Route as operated by JR East

Route

The Yokosuka Line runs underground between Tokyo and Shinagawa (parallel to the Tōkaidō Main Line, the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line) then branches to the west along the Tōkaidō Shinkansen into the city of Kawasaki. (This alignment, technically known as the Hinkaku Line (品鶴線 Hinkaku-sen), was originally built for freight usage; see below.) It rejoins the Tōkaidō Main Line corridor near Tsurumi Station and follows the Tōkaidō Main Line to Ōfuna, where it branches off to the southeast along the original Yokosuka Line toward the Miura Peninsula.

Services

Yokosuka Line local trains make all stops. Most trains have 11 cars, with two of those being Green (first class) cars. Other trains between Tokyo and Zushi are made up of 15 cars—an 11-car set joined to a 4-car set. (Due to shorter platform length at stations south of Zushi, only 11-car trains are operated to Kurihama.)　The Airport Narita rapid service operates as a local train within the Yokosuka Line.

Shōnan-Shinjuku Line local trains make all stops on the Yokosuka Line between Nishi-Ōi and Zushi.

For information on the Narita Express and other limited express services, see their respective articles.

The Yokosuka Line has through service onto the Sōbu Line to Chiba and beyond. Some trains travel as far as:

Station list

The section between Yokosuka and Kurihama is single-tracked; trains can only pass one another at Kinugasa and Kurihama stations.

Official line name Station Japanese Distance (km) Liner Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
Tōkaidō Main Line Tokyo 東京 - 0.0   ● Sōbu Line (Rapid) (through service), Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Chūō Line (Rapid), Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tokaido Line, Keiyo Line
Tokaido Shinkansen
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-17)		 Chiyoda Tokyo
Shimbashi 新橋 1.9 1.9   ● Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Line
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-08)
Toei Asakusa Line (A-10)
Yurikamome (U-01)		 Minato
Shinagawa 品川 4.9 6.8   ● Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tōkaidō Line
Tokaido Shinkansen
Keikyu Main Line
Nishi-Ōi 西大井 3.6 10.4   ｜ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line (for Ōsaki) Shinagawa
Musashi-Kosugi 武蔵小杉 6.4 16.8   ｜ Nambu Line
Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Meguro Line		 Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
Shin-Kawasaki 新川崎 2.7 19.5   ｜   Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki
Tsurumi (鶴見) 5.1 via Shin-
Kawasaki
24.6		 via Kawasaki
21.7 		｜ Official branch point only; no trains serve this station Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
Yokohama 横浜 7.1 31.7 28.8 ｜ Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yokohama Line, Negishi Line, Tōkaidō Line
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Keikyū Main Line
Sagami Railway Main Line
Yokohama Municipal Subway: Blue Line (B20)
Minatomirai Line		 Nishi-ku, Yokohama
Hodogaya 保土ヶ谷 3.0 34.7 31.8 ｜   Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
Higashi-Totsuka 東戸塚 4.9 39.6 36.7 ｜   Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
Totsuka 戸塚 4.2 43.8 40.9 ｜ Tōkaidō Line
Yokohama Municipal Subway: Blue Line (B06)
Ōfuna 大船 5.6 49.4 46.5 ● Tōkaidō Line, Negishi Line
Shōnan Monorail		 Sakae-ku, Yokohama
Yokosuka Line from
Ōfuna
0.0		 Kamakura
Kita-Kamakura 北鎌倉 2.3 51.7 2.3 ｜  
Kamakura 鎌倉 2.2 53.9 4.5 ● Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden)
Zushi 逗子 3.9 57.8 8.4 ● Keikyū Zushi Line (Shin-Zushi) Zushi
Higashi-Zushi 東逗子 2.0 59.8 10.4    
Taura 田浦 3.4 63.2 13.8     Yokosuka
Yokosuka 横須賀 2.1 65.3 15.9   Keikyū Main Line (Hemi, Shioiri)
Kinugasa 衣笠 3.4 68.7 19.3    
Kurihama 久里浜 4.6 73.3 23.9   Keikyū Kurihama Line (Keikyū Kurihama)

    History

    The Yokosuka Line was constructed in response to the request to the Cabinet by the Navy and the Army, dated June 22, 1886, citing the lack of ground transportation to Yokosuka, one of the most important military bases in the country. On April 22, 1887 the Cabinet ordered the Government Railways to build the line with the budget diverted from the fund for the Tōkaidō Line construction. After the survey from July to December 1887, the construction of the railway between Ōfuna and Yokosuka started in January 1888 and completed in June 1889 spending 408,480 yen in total. The operation of the line started on June 16, 1889.[1]

    Chronology

    Hinkaku Line

    The Hinkaku Line (品鶴線 Hinkaku-sen) was originally built to divert freight traffic from the busy Tōkaidō Main Line, providing an alternate route between Tokyo and Tsurumi. After a 1967 explosion, freight trains were banned from portions of the central Tokyo rail network, providing the impetus for the construction of the orbital Musashino Line. The new Musashino Line was connected to the Hinkaku Line roughly 6 km north of Tsurumi Station near Musashi-Kosugi, siphoning off nearly all freight traffic after its opening in 1975. This left a substantial chunk of the double-tracked, mostly grade-separated Hinkaku Line disused.

    In order to put the line back into passenger service, a new 6 km track was installed between Tsurumi Station and the Musashino Line, where it was connected to the now-disused portion of the Hinkaku Line. Two new stations were constructed: one (Shin-Kawasaki) adjacent to the existing Kashimada Station on the Nambu Line in 1980 and another at Nishi-Ōi in 1986. Musashi-Kosugi Station, the third station in this section opened in 2010 and provides a transfer to the Nambu Line as well as the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines.

    References

    1. ↑ Ministry of Railways (1921). 日本鉄道史 上巻 [History of Japanese Railways, Volume 1]. p. 501.
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