Sōtetsu Izumino Line

The Sōtetsu Izumino Line (相鉄いずみ野線, Sōtetsu Izumino-sen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects Futamatagawa in Yokohama to Shōnandai in Fujisawa.

Sōtetsu Izumino Line
A 7000 series train in June 2018
Overview
OwnerSagami Railway
LocaleKanagawa Prefecture
TerminiFutamatagawa
Shōnandai
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership56,843 (2010)[1]
History
Opened1976–1999
Technical
Line length11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary

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.

  • Local (各停) services stop at all stations to Futamatagawa, and some services continue to Yokohama stopping at all stations on the Main Line.
  • Rapid (快速) services stop at all stations to Futamatagawa, and continue to Yokohama stopping only at Tsurugamine, Nishiya, and Hoshikawa.
  • Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急) services stop between Shōnandai and Yokohama stopping only at Izumino, Futamatagawa, Tsurugamine, and Nishiya.

Station list
  • Local and rapid services stop at all stations; while limited express services stop between Futamatagawa and Shōnandai only at Izumino.
No. Station name Japanese Distance (km) Limited Express Transfers Location
between stations from Futamatagawa from Yokohama
Futamatagawa 二俣川 - 0.0 10.5 ● Sotetsu Main Line (through service) Asahi-ku, Yokohama
Minami-Makigahara 南万騎が原 1.6 1.6 12.1 |
Ryokuentoshi 緑園都市 1.5 3.1 13.6 | Izumi-ku, Yokohama
Yayoidai 弥生台 1.8 4.9 15.4 |
Izumino いずみ野 1.2 6.0 16.5 ●
Izumi-chūō いずみ中央 2.2 8.2 18.7 |
Yumegaoka ゆめが丘 1.1 9.3 19.8 |
Shōnandai 湘南台 2.0 11.3 21.8 ● Odakyū Enoshima Line, Yokohama City Transportation Bureau Blue Line (Subway Line 1) Fujisawa, Kanagawa

History

The first section of the line, between Futamatagawa 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.

Future developments

A westward extension from Shōnandai 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.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010" (PDF). Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway). Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. "いずみ野線の延伸に向けた取組み" (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "国土交通省交通政策審議会 いずみ野線延伸が答申案に". Town News (in Japanese). April 15, 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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