Blue Line (Yokohama)
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| Blue Line | |
 Yokohama Subway 3000 series train at Kannai Station, November 2007 | |
| Info | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Yokohama Municipal Subway |
| Locale | Yokohama |
| Termini | Shōnandai Azamino |
| Stations | 32 |
| Line number | 1 & 3 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Yokohama Municipal Subway |
| Rolling stock | 10000 series |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 40.4 km (Line 1: 19.7 km, Line 3: 20.7 km) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead |
The Yokohama Blue Line (ブルーライン Burū Rain) is a 40 km (22 mile) line in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system of Yokohama, Japan, operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Line 3 runs from Azamino to Kannai, and Line 1 runs from Kannai to Shōnandai. All the trains join these two lines.
History
The first section of the line opened between Isezakichōjamachi and Kami-Ōoka on December 16 1972. The subsequent progress of the line was as follows:
- September 4 1976: The line is extended in both directions. It now runs between Kami-Nagaya and Yokohama. Through service begins between lines 1 and 3.
- March 14 1985: The line is extended in both directions again. It now runs between Maioka and Shin-Yokohama.
- May 24 1987: The line is extended from Maioka to a temporary Totsuka station.
- August 27 1989: The permanent Totsuka station opens.
- March 18 1993: The line is extended from Shin-Yokohama to Azamino.
- August 29 1999: The line is extended from Totsuka to Shōnandai. Shin-Yokohama-Kita station becomes Kita-Shin-Yokohama station.
Station list
External links
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