Negishi Line

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The Negishi Line (Template:Langx) is a Japanese railway line which connects Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Freight trains also operate on this line, and it is essential for the southern Keihin region.

The Negishi Line does not exist as an independent service. All trains operate a through service onto the Keihin-Tōhoku Line past Yokohama to Template:STN, Template:STN, Template:STN and Template:STN. As a result, the entire service between Ōmiya and Ōfuna is typically referred to as the Keihin-Tōhoku—Negishi Line (Template:Langx) on system maps and in-train station guides. Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line trains are recognizable by their light blue stripe (the line's color on maps is also light blue).

Some Yokohama Line trains to/from Template:STN or Template:STN travel onto the Negishi line and terminate/originate at Template:STN, with a small number of AM & PM Peak services continuing to/from Template:STN or Template:STN.

Basic data

Services

All trains on the Negishi Line are local trains, stopping at all stations. Between approximately 09:30 & 14:30 trains display Rapid, as they omit some stops in Central Tokyo on the Keihin-Tohoku Line portion of the service.

During the daytime, trains operate every 10 minutes between Yokohama and Ofuna, and every 5-10 minutes between Yokohama and Isogo.

The Hamakaiji limited express service also formerly operated on the Negishi Line until the service ceased operating on January 3, 2019.[1]

Freight services

Freight trains are a common sight on the Negishi Line. The following rail companies either link up to or use the Negishi Line for the purpose of transporting freight.

Station list

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
from
Yokohama 		from
Ōmiya 		from
Hachiōji
Through service to Template:STN (via the Keihin-Tohoku Line), and from Template:STN to Template:STN (via the Yokohama Line)
Template:JRSN Template:STN 横浜 - 0.0 59.1 44.4 Template:Plainlist Nishi-ku, Yokohama
Template:JRSN Template:STN 桜木町 2.0 2.0 61.1 46.4 Template:Rint Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B18) Naka-ku, Yokohama
Template:JRSN Template:STN 関内 1.0 3.0 62.1 47.4 Template:Rint Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B17)
Template:JRSN Template:STN 石川町 0.8 3.8 62.9 48.2  
Template:JRSN Template:STN 山手 1.2 5.0 64.1 49.4  
Template:JRSN Template:STN 根岸 2.1 7.1 66.2 51.5   Isogo-ku, Yokohama
Template:JRSN Template:STN 磯子 2.4 9.5 68.6 53.9  
Template:JRSN Template:STN 新杉田 1.6 11.1 70.2 55.5 Template:Plainlist
Template:JRSN Template:STN 洋光台 3.0 14.1 73.2 58.5  
Template:JRSN Template:STN 港南台 1.9 16.0 75.1 60.4   Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
Template:JRSN Template:STN 本郷台 2.5 18.5 77.6 62.9   Sakae-ku, Yokohama
Template:JRSN Template:STN 大船 3.6 22.1 81.2 66.5 Template:Plainlist
Kamakura

History

The oldest station on the line is Template:STN, which was opened by the Japanese Government Railways on June 12, 1872[note 1] as the first railway terminal in Yokohama of the first railway line in Japan. The line was extended to Template:STN on July 11, 1887; trains had to reverse direction at Yokohama via a switchback to continue their journey. This was alleviated by a bypass line between Template:STN and Template:STN which opened on August 1, 1898. The branch was named the Tōkaidō Main Line Branch Line on October 12, 1909.

Takashimachō Station opened between Kanagawa and Yokohama on December 20, 1914 as the terminus of an electrified Keihin Line (the predecessor of today's Keihin-Tōhoku Line). On August 15, 1915, a new Yokohama Station opened, absorbing nearby Takashimachō and becoming the new terminus of the line. The old Yokohama station was renamed Template:STN and the Sakuragichō – Hodogaya bypass closed. Keihin Line service was extended to Sakuragichō on December 30, 1915 when freight service ceased on the branch.

The line was planned to be extended to Ōfuna, and in 1920 the Government Railways decided that the extension route would be parallel to the Ōoka River and then turn to Hodogaya. From Hodogaya to Ōfuna, additional tracks would be added to the existing Tōkaidō Main Line. However, this plan was scrapped after the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923.[2] Later, the planned extension was revived with a completely different route: "The railway from Sakuragichō in Kanagawa Prefecture to Template:STN" was added to the list of railways to be built in the Railway Construction Act on March 31, 1937.[3] This provision was the basis for the construction of the present-day Negishi Line.

Yokohama Station moved on October 15, 1928; between then and January 26, 1930, temporary platforms for the Keihin Line were provided on either side of the station.

On May 19, 1964, the line was extended to Template:STN. The line was renamed the Negishi Line after one of the new stations. The Takashima freight line opened on June 1 that year and freight service returned to the line after a nearly 50-year absence. 103 series trains were introduced to the line in October 1965.

The line was extended from Isogo to Template:STN on March 17, 1970. The final section between Yōkōdai and Template:STN opened on April 9, 1973; On October 1 that year, freight service commenced between Ōfuna and Isogo.

Freight services between Ōfuna and Isogo ceased on February 1, 1984; three days prior to this, the line adopted Automatic Train Control. On April 1, 1987 the Japanese National Railways were privatized, with ownership of the Negishi Line passing to JR East; JR Freight took over freight services on the line.

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Accidents

The Sakuragichō train fire occurred on April 24, 1951.

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Rolling Stock

Photo Gallery

Footnotes

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References

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External links

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