Sōtetsu Izumino Line Explained

Color:041452
Type:Commuter rail
Locale:Kanagawa Prefecture
Stations:8
Daily Ridership:56,843 (2010)[1]
Open:1976 - 1999
Owner:Sagami Railway
Linelength:11.3km (07miles)
Electrification:1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Map State:collapsed

The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects in Yokohama to in Fujisawa.

Services

Services on the Izumino Line operate as a branch of the Main Line, with most trains running through to and from Yokohama via the Main Line.

Station list

No.Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)Commuter Limited ExpressTransfersLocation
between stationsfrom Futamata-gawafrom Yokohama
二俣川align="right"-0.010.5 Sotetsu Main Line (through service for /)Asahi-ku, Yokohama
南万騎が原1.61.612.1
緑園都市1.53.113.6Izumi-ku, Yokohama
弥生台1.84.915.4
いずみ野1.26.016.5
いずみ中央2.28.218.7
ゆめが丘1.19.319.8
湘南台2.011.321.8 Odakyū Enoshima Line (OE09)
Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 1, B01)
Fujisawa, Kanagawa

History

The first section of the line, between Futamata-gawa and Izumino, opened on April 8, 1976, with Izumi-chūō station opening on April 4, 1990. A further extension to Shōnandai opened on March 10, 1999. On February 27, 1999, Rapid service trains started operation.

March 2023 timetable revision

See main article: Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. Through services to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line courtesy of the Shin-yokohama Line began operation on 18 March 2023.[2] Effective this date, through services from Shonandai continue past Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line towards Wakoshi on the Yurakucho Line.

Future developments

A westward extension from to Kurami Station on the JR East Sagami Line has been proposed. One of the station is to be built near the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.[3] As a new station is proposed to be built on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen near Kurami, the proposed terminus may become an interchange station with the Shinkansen.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010. Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway). May 28, 2012.
  2. Web site: 相模鉄道,3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施 . Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217061934/https://railf.jp/news/2022/12/16/202000.html . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: いずみ野線の延伸に向けた取組み . . 11 June 2020 . 2020-08-09 . ja.
  4. News: April 15, 2016 . 国土交通省交通政策審議会 いずみ野線延伸が答申案に . ja . Town News . 2020-08-09.