Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line Explained

Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line
Native Name:横浜市営地下鉄グリーンライン
Native Name Lang:ja
Linenumber:4
Type:Rapid transit
Locale:Yokohama
Stations:10
Daily Ridership:129,104 daily (FY2014)
Operator:Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Depot:Kawawa
Stock:10000 series EMUs[1]
Electrification: from overhead catenary

The 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 .

The Green Line links on the JR East Yokohama Line and on the Tokyu Toyoko Line with 13km (08miles) 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

Platforms are above ground at Kawawachō, Center-Kita, and Center-Minami stations and underground at other stations.

No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocation
(in Yokohama)
G01中山0.0 Yokohama LineMidori-ku
G02川和町1.7 Tsuzuki-ku
G03都筑ふれあいの丘3.1 
G04センター南4.8 Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 3, B29)
G05センター北5.7 Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 3, B30)
G06北山田7.4 
G07東山田8.8 
G08高田10.3 Kōhoku-ku
G09日吉本町11.6 
G10日吉13.0

Rolling stock

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2017. Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2017. Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. Japan. ja. 83. 978-4-330-81317-2.
  2. Web site: 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427123312/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20080331-green/ . 27 April 2022 . 30 January 2024 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/307549. ja: 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. 30 January 2018. Kanaloco. Kanagawa Shimbun. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131000812/http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/307549. 31 January 2018. live. 31 January 2018.
  4. Web site: グリーンラインが4両から6両へ! . 2024-07-18 . www.city.yokohama.lg.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: 5 September 2022 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905091542/https://tetsudo-ch.com/12689687.html . 5 September 2022 . 5 September 2022 . Tetsudo Shimbun . ja.