Yokohama City Transportation Bureau

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"Yokohama Subway" redirects here. For the subway line connecting Yokohama Station with Yokohama Chinatown, see Minato Mirai Line.

The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (横浜市交通局) is the administrative agency in charge of public transportation services in the city of Yokohama, Japan.

Subway Operations

The Yokohama Municipal Subway consists of the following lines:

Line 1, from Kannai to Shonandai, via Sakuragicho, Yokohama and Shin-Yokohama.
Line 3, from Kannai to Azamino, via Kami-o-oka, Totsuka

Lines 1 and 3 are currently operated together with trains running through from Shonandai to Azamino. At 40.4 km, this is the second-longest subway in Japan after the Toei O-Edo Line in Tokyo.

The following lines are under construction:

Line 4, from Hiyoshi to Nakayama

Line 4 is scheduled for completion in 2007. It will form the first part of the planned Yokohama Loop Line.

The missing Line 2 was supposed to connect Kanagawa-Shinmachi with Byobugaura, along Keikyu Main Line, but it has been cancelled for time being.

Although it runs entirely underground the Minato Mirai Line is generally not considered part of the subway network and is not administred by the Transportation Bureau, but rather the by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company.

Bus Operations

City bus services encompass 156 regular and sightseeing bus routes with 1,345 bus stops and a fleet of 1,002 vehicles.

External links

[Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama] (Official Website)

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