Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
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Parent | shareholders: Yokohama City (63.48%) Kanagawa Prefecture (8.87%) Tokyu Corporation (4.44%) Mitsubishi Estate (3.73%) Government of Japan through DBJ (1.97%) Keikyu (1.66%) Urban Renaissance Agency (1.28%) Bank of Yokohama (1.17%) Sotetsu (1.02%) MUFG Bank (1%) |
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Founded | March 29, 1989 |
Headquarters | Naka-ku, Yokohama |
Locale | Yokohama |
Service type | Rapid Transit |
Website | www |
The Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (横浜高速鉄道, Yokohama Kōsoku Tetsudō, lit. "Yokohama Rapid Railway") is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation.[1]
The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line. Train crews and operations are contracted out to Tokyu Corporation.
History[]
The company was founded on 29 March 1989, and on 19 April 1990, received government approval to operate the Minatomirai Line.[1] On 1 August 1997, the company acquired the Kodomonokuni Line.[1] The Minatomirai Line opened on 1 February 2004.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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- Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
- Companies based in Yokohama
- Railway companies established in 1989