Kanazawa Seaside Line

Kanazawa Seaside Line
Overview
OwnerYokohama Seaside Line Co., Ltd.
LocaleKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit
Rolling stock
2000 series
History
OpenedJuly 5, 1989; 37 years ago (July 5, 1989)
Technical
Line length10.6 km (6.6 mi)
ElectrificationConductor rail, 750 V DC
Route map
Riding along the Kanazawa Seaside Line with a vehicle going in the opposite direction, 2022

The Kanazawa Seaside Line (Japanese: 金沢シーサイド線, Hepburn: Kanazawa Shīsaido Sen) is an automated guideway transit line operated by Yokohama Seaside Line Co., Ltd. (株式会社横浜シーサイドライン, Kabushiki-gaisha Yokohama Shīsaido Rain) which operates between Shin-Sugita in Isogo Ward to Kanazawa-Hakkei in Kanazawa Ward in Yokohama. It opened on July 5, 1989.

The operator company was called Yokohama New Transit Co., Ltd. (横浜新都市交通株式会社, Yokohama Shintoshi Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha) until the name change on October 1, 2013.

Accident

On 1 June 2019 at 20:15 (JST), a train ran in the opposite direction and collided with the buffers, injuring about 20 passengers at Shin-Sugita Station.

Station list

No. Station name Distance Transfers Location
1 Shin-Sugita 0.0 km (0 mi) Negishi Line (JK05) Isogo-ku, Yokohama
2 Nambu-Shijō 1.3 km (0.81 mi) Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
3 Torihama 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
4 Namiki-Kita 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
5 Namiki-Chūō 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
6 Sachiura 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
7 Sangyō-Shinkō-Center 5.0 km (3.1 mi)
8 Fukuura 5.6 km (3.5 mi)
9 Shidai-Igakubu 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
10 Hakkeijima 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
11 Uminokōen-Shibaguchi 8.1 km (5.0 mi)
12 Uminokōen-Minamiguchi 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
13 Nojimakōen 9.6 km (6.0 mi)
14 Kanazawa-Hakkei 10.6 km (6.6 mi) Keikyu Main Line (KK53)
Keikyu Zushi Line (KK53)

References

  1. ↑ "社名変更について" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Train travels in wrong direction, injuring about 20 in Yokohama". Mainichi Daily News. Mainichi Shimbun. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  3. ↑ "About 20 passengers injured as automated train in Yokohama travels in wrong direction, crashes into buffer". The Japan Times. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. ↑ "The train on Yokohama Seaside Line travels in wrong direction at Shin-Sugita Station, The 21 passengers were injured. (Japanese:横浜シーサイドライン・新杉田駅で逆走 21人けが)". TV Asahi. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.