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Yokosuka line

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Introducing

The Yokosuka Line is a 23.9 km long line connecting Kurihama Station in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture and Ōfuna Station in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Although the official name of  Ōfuna Station to Tōkyō Station is Tōkaido main line, trains run directly from Kurihama Station to Tōkyō Station, so the line between Kurihama and Tōkyō Stations is known as the Yokosuka Line.

In 1980, the Sobu Rapid Line started direct service from Tōkyō Station to Chiba, and it can go to Chiba and Narita Airport and other areas in Chiba Prefecture. The Narita Express, a limited express train bound for Narita Airport, and other trains with various destinations can be seen.

In 2001, the Shōnan Shinjuku Line began direct service from Zushi Station to Utsunomiya Station, providing convenient access to Shinjuku Station and other Tōkyō subcenters and to the Utsunomiya Line.

The train leaves Kurihama Station for Yokohama Station via Yokosuka Station, a military port town; Kamakura Station, famous for the Daibutsu statue and Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine; and Ōfuna Station, where the train joins the Tōkaidō Main Line.

After Yokohama Station, the line separates from the Tōkaidō Main Line near Tsurumi Station and heads for Shinagawa via Shin-Kawasaki Station and Musashi-Kosugi Station, where the Shin-Tsurumi Engine Works is spead, while running alongside the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.

After Shinagawa Station, the line goes underground to Tōkyō Station, its final destination.

We hope you enjoy the various landscapes from the suburbs to the city and the many parallel trains.

Key data

  • Total length:  73.3 km
  • Number of stations: 19
  • Safety system: ATS-P
  • Train model : E217 series (4/11/15 cars)
  • Max speed:
    • Kurihama - Yokosuka: 65km/h
    • Yokosuka - Ofuna: 95km/h
    • Ofuna - Shinagawa: 120km/h
    • Shinagawa - Tokyo: 100km/h
  • Max speed after signals:
    • Reduced speed (green/yellow) : 65 km/h → Ofuna → 75 km/h
    • Caution (yellow) : 45 km/h → Ofuna → 55 km/h
    • Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h
  • Routes:
    • Zushi ~ Kimitsu (stop at Tokyo) (730S) : Local train - 14 stations - 57.8 km
    • Kurihama ~ Zushi (834H) : Local train - 6 stations - 15.5 km
    • Zushi ~ Kimitsu (stop at Tokyo) (1204S) : Local train - 14 stations - 57.8 km
    • Zushi ~ Kazusa-Ichinomiya (stop at Tokyo) (1330S) : Local train - 14 stations - 57.8 km
    • Kurihma ~ Zushi (1704H) : Local train - 6 stations - 15.5 km
  • Automatic announcements: Yes
  • Conductor announcements: Yes
  • Driver announcement (pointing-and-calling): Yes

Stations list

Station name
Japanese name
Distance from Tokyo (km) JRETS connections
Kurihama 久里浜 73,3  
Kinugasa 衣笠 68,7  
Yokosuka 横須賀 65,3  
Taura 田浦 63,2  
Higashi-Zushi 東逗子 59,8  
Zushi 逗子 57,8  
Kamakura 鎌倉 53,9  
Kita-Kamakura 北鎌倉 51,7  
Ōfuna 大船 49,4

JK Negishi (last stop)

JT Tōkaidō

Totsuka 戸塚 43,8 JT Tōkaidō
Higashi-Totsuka 東戸塚 39,6
Hodogaya 保土ヶ谷 34,7  
Yokohama 横浜 31,7

JK Keihin-Tōhoku

JK Negishi

JT Tōkaidō

Shin-Kawasaki 新川崎 19,5  
Musashi-Kosugi 武蔵小杉 16,8 JN Nambu
Nishi-Ōi 西大井 10,4  
Shinagawa 品川 6,8

JK Keihin-Tōhoku

JT Tōkaidō

JY Yamanote

JJ Jōban

Shimbashi 新橋 1,9

JK Keihin-Tōhoku

JT Tōkaidō

JY Yamanote

JJ Jōban

Tokyo 東京 0

JT Tōkaidō

JY Yamanote

JK Keihin–Tōhoku

JO Sōbu (Rapid)

JE Keiyō (last stop)

JJ Jōban

JC Chūō (last stop)

JU Utsunomiya (last stop)

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Useful links

Wikipédia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_Line 

Driver's guide and timetables: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yne-2OjeW4naU7rVJMuMl6rdcV9ZVUuq2nKCRCRanM4/edit?gid=604315636#gid=604315636