Sōtetsu Main Line

Sōtetsu Main Line
Overview
Native name	相鉄本線
Owner	Sagami Railway (Sotetsu)
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini	Yokohama; Ebina
Stations	18
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Depot(s)	Kashiwadai
Daily ridership	566,657 (FY2010)[1]
Technical
Line length	24.6 km (15.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map
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The Sōtetsu Main Line (相鉄本線, Sōtetsu Honsen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects Yokohama and Ebina.

Services

Services on the Main Line are divided into four categories. Some trains travel along the Izumino Line west of Futamatagawa to Shōnandai.

Local (各停) - services stop at all stations. They do not travel from end to end; services are split at Futamatagawa, with trains running between Yokohama and Futamatagawa and between Futamatagawa and either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Rapid (快速) - services stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa at Hoshikawa, Nishiya and Tsurugamine, and at all stations from Futamatagawa to either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Express (急行) - services run non-stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa, and stop at all stations west of Futamatagawa to Ebina.
Commuter Express (通勤急行 or 通急) - services stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa at Nishiya and Tsurugamine, and at all stations from Futamatagawa to either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急 or 通特) services stop between Yokohama and Futamatagawa at Nishiya and Tsurugamine, and at Yamato or Izumino from Futamatagawa to either Ebina or Shōnandai.
Limited Express (特急) services stop between Yokohama and Ebina at Nishiya, Futamatagawa and Yamato.

Future developments

The Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line is currently under construction, linking Nishiya to Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai, Shin-Yokohama and further to Hiyoshi on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line. The line will allow through services to the JR Lines and Tokyu Lines towards the Tokyo Metropolis from 30 November 2019 and 2022 respectively.

With the opening of this new line, Limited Express and Rapid services will make stops at Nishiya, which facilitates transfer between services to central Yokohama and the Tokyo Metropolis.

In addition, two new service types will be implemented.[2] They are the Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急) and Commuter Express (通勤急行) services, which both operate through services from / to the Izumino Line. The former service will replace the current Limited Express on the Izumino Line, and will make additional stops at Nishiya and Tsurugamine. The latter service is a brand new service, making stops at all stations west of Nishiya.

Stations

Local trains stop at all stations; for all other train types, trains stop at stations marked ●, pass stations marked | and some trains stop at station marked ▲ .
- R: Rapid
- E: Express
- L: Limited Express

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	R	E	L	Transfers	Location
Yokohama	横浜	0.0	●	●	●	Tokaido Main Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Negishi Line, Yokosuka Line Tōkyū Tōyoko Line Keikyū Main Line Yokohama City Transportation Bureau: Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Minatomirai Line	Nishi-ku, Yokohama	Kanagawa Prefecture
Hiranumabashi	平沼橋	0.9	\|	\|	\|
Nishi-Yokohama	西横浜	1.8	\|	\|	\|
Tennōchō	天王町	2.4	\|	\|	\|		Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
Hoshikawa	星川	3.3	●	\|	\|
Wadamachi	和田町	4.3	\|	\|	\|
Kamihoshikawa	上星川	5.0	\|	\|	\|
Nishiya	西谷	6.9	●	▲	●	Shin-Yokohama Line
Tsurugamine	鶴ヶ峰	8.5	●	▲	▲		Asahi-ku, Yokohama
Futamatagawa	二俣川	10.5	●	●	●	Izumino Line
Kibōgaoka	希望ヶ丘	12.2	●	●	\|
Mitsukyō	三ツ境	13.6	●	●	\|		Seya-ku, Yokohama
Seya	瀬谷	15.5	●	●	\|		Seya-ku, Yokohama
Yamato	大和	17.4	●	●	●	Odakyu Enoshima Line	Yamato
Sagami-Ōtsuka	相模大塚	19.3	●	●	\|		Yamato
Sagamino	さがみ野	20.5	●	●	\|		Ebina
Kashiwadai	かしわ台	21.8	●	●	\|
Ebina	海老名	24.6	●	●	●	Odakyu Odawara Line Sagami Line

Rolling stock

Non-revenue-earning stock

2000 series
ED10 electric locomotives

History

The line opened 12 May 1926 as the steam-operated Jinchu Railway (神中鉄道, Jinchū Tetsudō) between Futamatagawa and Atsugi (on the present-day Sagami Line).[3] The line was extended from Futamatagawa to Yokohama in December 1933, and from the former station at Sagami-Kokubu (相模国分) (now closed) in November 1941.[3]

The line became the Sagami Railway Jinchu Line (相模鉄道神中線) from 1 April 1943.[3]

Work to electrify the line commenced in June 1942, with the entire line between Yokohama and Ebina electrified by 20 September 1944.[3]

Work to double-track the line commenced in January 1957 between Yokohama and Nishi-Yokohama. The entire line was double-tracked by March 1974.[3]

The first air-conditioned trains (4-car 6000 series EMUs) were introduced on the line on 3 July 1971.[3]

10-car trains started operating on the line from 6 April 1981.[3]

Station ticket barriers were modified to allow use of the Passnet magnetic farecard from 1 October 2000.[3]

There was a short spur line which branched from Sagamino Station to the Naval Air Facility Atsugi air base. While the track remains in place up to the fence of the base, the line is no longer in use.

References

Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
"ＪＲ線との相互直通運転開始により１１月３０日(土)新ダイヤでの運行を開始特急・快速の停車駅変更、通勤特急・通勤急行を導入" [New Timetable to begin on 30 November (Saturday) with the initiation of through services to JR Lines; Changes to stopping patterns of Limited Express and Rapid services; Implementation of Commuter Limited Express and Commuter Express services] (PDF). Sotetsu. 16 July 2019.
Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 74/217. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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[ridership-1] Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway) Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[2] "ＪＲ線との相互直通運転開始により１１月３０日(土)新ダイヤでの運行を開始特急・快速の停車駅変更、通勤特急・通勤急行を導入" [New Timetable to begin on 30 November (Saturday) with the initiation of through services to JR Lines; Changes to stopping patterns of Limited Express and Rapid services; Implementation of Commuter Limited Express and Commuter Express services] (PDF). Sotetsu. 16 July 2019.

[terada2002-3] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 74/217. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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