Sagami Railway
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Sōtetsu Lines (yellow) in the railway network around Yokohama
The Sagami Railway (相模鉄道 Sagami Tetsudō) or Sōtetsu (相鉄) TYO: 9003 is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It ranks among the "big 15" major railways of the nation.
The Sagami Railway is different from the JR Sagami Line, which was established by the Sagami Railway and nationalized during the Pacific War.
The company operates bus, real estate, shopping and other services as well.
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Lines
The company operates two passenger (commuter) lines and a freight-only line:
Passenger
- Main Line from Yokohama Station in Yokohama to Ebina Station in Ebina via Futamatagawa Station in Yokohama, 18 stations, 24.6 km
- Izumino Line from Futamatagawa Station in Yokohama to Shōnandai Station in Fujisawa, 8 stations, 11.3 km
Freight
- Atsugi Line (厚木線 Atsugi-sen) in Ebina
Rolling stock
- 5000 series EMU (introduced 1955)
- 7000 series EMU (introduced 1975)
- New 7000 series EMU (introduced 1986)
- 8000 series EMU (introduced 1990)
- 9000 series EMU (introduced 1993)
- 10000 series EMU (introduced 2002)
- 11000 series EMU (to be introduced 2009)
External links
Media related to Sagami Railway at Wikimedia Commons
- Sotetsu Group (Japanese)
- English part of official site (Template:ISO 639 name en)
- Sotetsu Lines history (site for kids) (Japanese)
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