Sōtetsu Izumino Line

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Sōtetsu Izumino Line
A 7000 series train in June 2018
Overview
Owner	Sagami Railway
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini	Futamatagawa Shōnandai
Stations	8
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Daily ridership	56,843 (2010)[1]
History
Opened	1976–1999
Technical
Line length	11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary

The Sōtetsu Izumino Line (相鉄いずみ野線, Sōtetsu Izumino-sen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects Futamatagawa in Yokohama to Shōnandai in Fujisawa.

Services[]

Services on the Izumino Line operate as a branch of the Main Line, with most trains running through to and from Yokohama via the Main Line.

• Local (各停) services stop at all stations to Futamatagawa, and some services continue to Yokohama stopping at all stations on the Main Line.
• Rapid (快速) services stop at all stations to Futamatagawa, and continue to Yokohama stopping only at Tsurugamine, Nishiya, and Hoshikawa.
• Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急) services stop between Shōnandai and Yokohama stopping only at Izumino, Futamatagawa, Tsurugamine, and Nishiya.

Station list[]

• Local and rapid services stop at all stations; while commuter limited express services stop between Futamatagawa and Shōnandai only at Izumino.

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)			Limited Express	Transfers	Location
			between stations	from Futamatagawa	from Yokohama
	Futamatagawa	二俣川	-	0.0	10.5	●	Sotetsu Main Line (through service)	Asahi-ku, Yokohama
	Minami-Makigahara	南万騎が原	1.6	1.6	12.1	|
	Ryokuentoshi	緑園都市	1.5	3.1	13.6	|		Izumi-ku, Yokohama
	Yayoidai	弥生台	1.8	4.9	15.4	|
	Izumino	いずみ野	1.2	6.0	16.5	●
	Izumi-chūō	いずみ中央	2.2	8.2	18.7	|
	Yumegaoka	ゆめが丘	1.1	9.3	19.8	|
	Shōnandai	湘南台	2.0	11.3	21.8	●	Odakyū Enoshima Line, Yokohama City Transportation Bureau Blue Line (Subway Line 1)	Fujisawa, Kanagawa

History[]

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The first section of the line, between Futamatagawa and Izumino, opened on April 8, 1976, with Izumi-chūō station opening on April 4, 1990. A further extension to Shōnandai opened on March 10, 1999. On February 27, 1999, Rapid service trains started operation. the line was planned to relive overcrowding in line 1 blue yokohama metro

Future developments[]

A westward extension from Shōnandai to Kurami Station on the JR East Sagami Line has been proposed. One of the station is to be built near the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.^[2] As a new station is proposed to be built on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen near Kurami, the proposed terminus may become an interchange station with the Shinkansen.^[3]

See also[]

• List of railway lines in Japan

References[]

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