Yokohama Municipal Subway

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Yokohama Municipal Subway (横浜市営地下鉄, Yokohama-shiei chikatetsu^?) is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, in Greater Tokyo. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as a single line, though 2 continuous lines exist. Line 4 is under construction and due for opening in March 2008. Future plans exist for 2015 for connection with Odakyu Odawara Line at Shin-Yurigaoka Station, Kawasaki City, and with the future Kawasaki City Subway.

Contents 1 Lines 2 See also 3 External links 4 Notes

[edit] Lines

Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line. Transfer is possible with Shinkansen (bullet train) at Shin-Yokohama Station and Keikyu Line, JR Tokaido Lines, and other lines at Yokohama Station.

• Line 1 runs from Shonandai Station to Kannai Station.
• Line 3 runs from Kannai Station to Azamino Station.
• Line 4 will run from Hiyoshi Station to Nakayama Station.

Feeder bus services from Kawasaki City run to Azamino Station.

Yokohama Municipal Subway lines and services

Color	Name		Label / letter	First section opened	Last ex- tension	Length km/miles	Stations served	Journeys per annum (000's)
Blue	Line 1	- (Blue Line)	-	1972	1999	19.7/12.2	17	163,885
	Line 3			1985	1993	20.7/12.9	22[1]
Green	Line 4	- (Green Line)	-	2008	-	13.1/8.1	10	N/A

[edit] See also

• List of rapid transit systems
• Transportation in Greater Tokyo

[edit] External links

• Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama (Official Website)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Including Kannai Station

v • d • e Mass transit in the Tokyo area (# of lines indicated in parentheses)
JR lines	■Yamanote • ■Chūō • ■Chūō-Sōbu • ■Jōban • ■Keihin-Tōhoku • ■Keiyō • ■Saikyō •■Shōnan-Shinjuku • ■Sōbu Rapid • ■Tōkaidō • ■Utsunomiya • ■Yokosuka
Tokyo Metro lines	○Chiyoda (C) • ○Fukutoshin (F) • ○Ginza (G) • ○Hibiya (H) • ○Marunouchi (M) • ○Namboku (N) • ○Tōzai (T) • ○Yūrakuchō (Y) • ○Hanzōmon (Z)
Toei lines	Subway: ○Asakusa (A) • ○Ōedo (E) • ○Mita (I) • ○Shinjuku (S) • Guideway: Nippori-Toneri • Streetcar: Arakawa
Major / semi-major lines	Keikyū (5) • Keiō (7) • Keisei (7) • Odakyū (5) • Seibu (13) • Shin-Keisei • Sōtetsu (2) • Tōbu (12) • Tōkyū (8)
Other lines	Tama Monorail • Tokyo Monorail • TWR • TX • Yurikamome
Suburban, JR	■Hachikō • ■Kawagoe • ■Mito • ■Musashino • ■Nambu • ■Narita • ■Negishi • ■Ōme • ■Ryōmō • ■Sagami • ■Sōbu Main • ■Sotobō • ■Takasaki • ■Tōgane • ■Tsurumi • ■Uchibō • ■Yokohama
Suburban, Non-JR	Chiba Monorail • Nagareyama • New Shuttle • Saitama • Seaside Line • Shōnan Monorail • Yokohama MM • Yokohama Subway (2, 3 in 2008)
Terminals	Akihabara • Chiba • Ikebukuro • Kawasaki • Kita-Senju • Ōmiya • Ōtemachi • Shibuya • Shinagawa • Shinjuku • Tokyo • Ueno • Yokohama
Miscellaneous	Shinkansen (commuter) • PASMO • Passnet • Suica • Transportation in Greater Tokyo

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