Tōyoko Line

Tōyoko Line
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Two Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMUs in 2019
Overview
Native name東横線
StatusOperational
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleKantō Region
Termini
Stations21
Color on map  Red (#da0442)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)Motosumiyoshi
Daily ridership1,239,968 (FY2018)
History
Opened14 February 1926 (14 February 1926)
Technical
Line length24.2 km (15.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)
SignallingCab Signalling
Train protection systemCS-ATC
Route Map

km
JR East lines
0.0
Shibuya DTINJAJSJY FGZ
Namikibashi
closed 1946
underground route opened 2012
1.5
Daikan-yama
Shibuya tunnel
2.2
Naka-Meguro
3.2
Yūtenji
4.2
Gakugei-daigaku
5.6
Toritsudaigaku
7.0
Jiyūgaoka
8.2
Den-en-chōfu [info]
9.2
Tamagawa
10.3
Shin-Maruko
10.9
Musashi-Kosugi JNJOJS
Kōgyōtoshi
closed 1953
12.1
Motosumiyoshi
Motosumiyoshi depot
13.6
Hiyoshi [info] SH
15.6
TsunashimaShin-tsunashima [info]
17.5
Ōkurayama
18.8
Kikuna
20.2
Myōrenji
21.4
Hakuraku
22.1
Higashi-Hakuraku
Shin-Ōtamachi
closed 1946
23.2
Tammachi
Kanagawa
closed 1950
24.1
Yokohama
TY Tōyoko Line
Minatomirai Line
24.9
Takashimachō
Shin-Takashima
Tokaido Main Line freight line
Minatomirai
26.2
Sakuragichō
Bashamichi
Nihon-ōdōri
Motomachi-Chūkagai
km

The Tōyoko Line (東横線, Tōyoko-sen; Japanese pronunciation: [toː.jo.ko.seɴ]) is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横; [toː.jo.ko]), is a combination of the first characters of kyō (; [toː.kjoː]) and Yokohama (; [jo.ko.ha.ma]), and is the main line of the Tokyu network. The section between Den-en-chofu and Hiyoshi Station is a quadruple track corridor with the Tōkyū Meguro Line.