Minatomirai Line

The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 Minato-mirai-21-sen), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 Minatomirai-sen), is a subway line of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company connecting Yokohama Station to Yokohama Chinatown through the Minato Mirai 21 development.

On maps and station numbering the line is identified by the color navy blue and the route symbol MM. The line was opened on February 1, 2004. The whole line is underground and goes through the Minato Mirai and Kannai districts, passing through numerous islands made of soft reclaimed land and channels, requiring the stations to be built very deep. The original above-ground alignment of the Tokyu Toyoko line between Yokohama and Sakuragicho stations was abandoned and replaced with a new underground connector line to allow for through services onto the newly completed Minatomirai Line.

Minatomirai Line
Motomachi-Chukagai Station platform
Overview
TypeRapid transit
LocaleYokohama
TerminiYokohama
Motomachi-Chūkagai
Stations6
Operation
OpenedFebruary 1, 2004
OwnerYokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Operator(s)Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company, Tokyu Corporation
Rolling stockY500 series
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map

Operations

Through services with the Tokyu Toyoko line

The Minato Mirai Line is essentially an extension of the Tōkyu Tōyoko Line. Therefore, services on the lines are practically synonymous with each other. Operationally the two lines operate as one with no crew change at Yokohama station when trains cross between the two companies in contrast to what is done with other through operating services in Japan.

Through services with Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

With the completion of the underground link line to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line on March 16, 2013, Minato Mirai Line trains run onto the Fukutoshin Line via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and beyond to the Tōbu Tōjō Line, Seibu Yūrakuchō Line, and Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

S-train
See also: S-Train (Seibu)

Limited express

Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū) trains run all days of the week during daytime. Since March 26, 2016, trains that continuously operate as express services through the limited express on the Minatomirai and Tokyu Toyoko lines, express on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin line, and either rapid express on the Seibu Yurakucho & the Seibu Ikebukuro lines or express on the Tobu Tojo line are dubbed as "F-Liner" services.

Commuter Express

Commuter Express (通勤特急, Tsūkin Tokkyū) operate during the morning and evening rush hour on weekdays. In some announcements, it is guided as ”Commuter Limited Express”. Many trains continue to the Fukutoshin Line via the Toyoko Line as Commuter Express services.

Express

Express (急行, Kyūkō) operate all day. Many trains continue to the Fukutoshin Line via the Toyoko Line as local services except in the morning rush hour.

Local

Local (各駅停車, Kakueki-teisha) trains stop at all stations. Note that Shin Takashima station is not long enough for 10 cars, so only 8 car trains operate local services on this line and the Toyoko line.

Female-only car

In conjunction with the Tokyu Toyoko Line, the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and the Tobu Tojo Line, the first car is a female-only car.

Stations

Key:

  • O: stop; |: pass
No. Station name Local Express Commuter Express Limited Express S-Train Transfers
↑ Through-running to/from TY Tokyu Toyoko Line, F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line,TJ Tobu Tojo Line, and Seibu Ikebukuro Line ↑
MM01 Yokohama O O O O O
MM02 Shin-Takashima O | | | |
MM03 Minatomirai O O O O O
MM04 Bashamichi O O O | |
MM05 Nihon-ōdōri O O O | |
MM06 Motomachi-Chūkagai O O O O O

Rolling stock
  • Tokyu 5050-4000 series
  • Y500 series
  • Tokyo Metro 7000 series
  • Tokyo Metro 10000 series
  • Seibu 6000 series
  • Seibu 40000 series

History

Construction of the line started in 1993, and the line was finally opened to the public on February 1, 2004.

8-car Tokyo Metro 10000 series sets entered revenue service on the Minatomirai Line and Tokyu Toyoko Line from September 7, 2012.[1]

See also
  • List of rapid transit systems

References
  1. 東京メトロ10000系が東横線・みなとみらい線で営業運転を開始 [Tokyo Metro 10000 series enters revenue service on Tokyu Toyoko and Minato Mirai Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
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