Yokosuka line
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 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 |
JT Tōkaidō JY Yamanote JJ Jōban |
Shimbashi | 新橋 | 1,9 |
JT Tōkaidō JY Yamanote JJ Jōban |
Tokyo | 東京 | 0 |
JT Tōkaidō JY Yamanote JO Sōbu (Rapid) JE Keiyō (last stop) JJ Jōban JC Chūō (last stop) JU Utsunomiya (last stop) |
Movie
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