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24-404: Key to symbols The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line ( 東急新横浜線 ) is a commuter line operated by Tokyu Corporation connecting Hiyoshi Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines to Shin-Yokohama Station on the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line . Tōkyū has put its company name as a formal part of the line name, which is a second for Tōkyū, following the Tōkyū Tamagawa Line . It is a part of

48-821: A new station was opened, located approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) from the old station in the direction of Odawara. From 21 March 1987, the Sagami Line began operations to Ebina, less than a month before the dissolution and privatization of the Japanese National Railways and formation of the East Japan Railway Company . Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu Line in January 2014 with Ebina being assigned station number OH32. The Odakyu Ebina Station has

72-584: A subsidiary of Toyoko. It was not until 16 October 1939 that both Toyoko and Meguro-Kamata Electric railways were formally merged and the new company took the Toyoko name. In 1938, Toyoko established Toyoko Eiga [ja] , possibly for competition with Ichizo Kobayashi 's Toho Company . It became the Toei Company in 1951. Toyoko took its current name on 1 May 1942, after the Japanese government compelled

96-548: A unique platform jingle that plays when trains are arriving. The melody is from the song Sakura by the Japanese pop band, Ikimonogakari (いきものがかり). The Odawara bound platforms 1 and 2 play the intro to the song while the Shinjuku / Chiyoda Line bound platforms 3 and 4 play a short portion from the middle of the song. On 19 April 2021 the Romance Car Museum opened beside the west exit to the station. In fiscal 2019,

120-485: Is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ebina, Kanagawa , Japan. It is jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the private railway operators Odakyu Electric Railway , and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu). Ebina Station is served by the following lines. The station is 43.5 km (27.0 mi) from the Odakyu terminus at Shinjuku Station , 15.9 km (9.9 mi) from

144-593: Is jointly operated by Tōkyū and Sōtetsu. This is the first case for both operators to have a station with direct connections to the Shinkansen . Beyond Hiyoshi, trains head towards Shibuya via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line or Meguro via the Tōkyū Meguro Line . In 2016, Toei announced that thirteen of its 6300 series trainsets (1st and 2nd batch) would be replaced, and in 2019 nine new trainsets compatible with

168-680: Is related to the construction of Den-en-chōfu . It was originally founded by the developers of Den-en-chōfu). It was acquired by the Musashi Electric Railway in 1924, shortly before Musashi was renamed into the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway ( 東京横浜電鉄 , Tōkyō-Yokohama Dentetsu ) , also known as the Toyoko, in the same year. After Musashi/Toyoko's acquisition, the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway initially operated as

192-560: The Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link strategic plan for improving the rail network connectivity of Kanagawa Prefecture . The railway line's infrastructure is maintained by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). Tōkyū collects the operation revenue and pays JRTT for using the rail infrastructures, then JRTT use this payment to maintain the infrastructures and reimburse

216-721: The Izumino Line to Shōnandai station. It has been proposed that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line operate 14 trains per hour during rush hours, with 4 heading to the Tōyoko Line, and 10 heading to the Meguro Line. Meguro-bound Shin-Yokohama Line trains will operate through services not only to the Meguro Line, but also the Toei Mita Subway Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line , with further service onto

240-501: The Pan Pacific Hotels abroad, which it sold to UOL Limited of Singapore. Formerly the owner of Japan Air System (JAS), Tokyu used to be the largest shareholder of Japan Airlines Holdings (JAL) following JAS's merger with JAL. The Tokyu Group also owns and operates the upscale Tokyu Hotels and budget Tokyu Inns. From 1958 until 2001, Tokyu also owned the Japanese (now American) Shirokiya department store company. It

264-588: The Saitama Rapid Railway Line . Once connected to the Sōtetsu network at Shin-Yokohama, Meguro line trains will run express along the Main Line to Ebina station. Station numbers for the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi were revealed on 16 September 2022. Through the end of 2022, various trainsets from Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, Tokyo Metro, Toei, and Tōbu conducted tests along

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288-698: The Tokyu Department Store operating in Japan and the MBK Center in Bangkok , Thailand. Other retail operations include Tokyu Hands stores (except for the two locations in Nagoya , which are owned by Sanco Creative Life Co., indirectly controlled by Kintetsu Group Holdings , and operated under license). It also runs a number of hotels under the names Tokyu/Pan Pacific in Japan and formerly owned

312-666: The Mita Line upon being upgraded to enable compatibility with the Sōtetsu Line, by introducing digitized communications equipment and the ATS-P system . With Mita Line trainsets extending to 8 cars, Sōtetsu underwent preparations to enable compatibility with 8-car trains. Additionally, Sōtetsu has also introduced its 20000 series developed for use on Tōkyū through services; the type first entered service in February 2018. In mid-2022 it

336-551: The Sagami Line terminus at Chigasaki Station , and 24.6 km (15.3 mi) from the Sotetsu terminus at Yokohama Station . The Sōtetsu Main Line station has a bay platform , serving two tracks. The JR Sagami Line station has a single island platform , serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Odakyu Odawara Line station has two island platforms serving four tracks. Ebina Station

360-470: The Sōtetsu Line would begin service, with more trainsets to be produced through 2021. In 2018, Toei ramped up its plans and announced that 13 new trainsets with the same designation numbers as the 13 that are replaced would be introduced to service. These new models are formed as 8-car sets made by Kinki Sharyo and classified as 6500 series . The first of these sets entered service on 14 May 2022. The 3rd batch of 6300 series trainsets continued their service on

384-781: The company to acquire the Odawara Express Railway and the Keihin Electric Railway in 1943 to support Japan's efforts in Pacific War of World War II . In 1944 it also acquired the Keio Teito Electric Railway (which had merged with Odawara Express before in 1940). In 1948, after the war, Tokyu divested the acquired companies, and the divested companies are now known as Odakyu Electric Railway , Keikyu Corporation , and Keio Corporation respectively. The 1943–48 era of Tokyu

408-405: The loan for the construction of this line. The Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line opened on 18 March 2023. The line runs between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi, with one intermediate station at Shin-tsunashima , adjacent to Tsunashima on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line. Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line trains run through service with Tōkyū, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway Lines via Shin-Yokohama. Shin-Yokohama Station

432-482: The now completed segment of this line and the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line between Hiyoshi and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai. On 16 December 2022, Tōkyū, Sōtetsu, and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency announced that the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line would open on 18 March 2023. The Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line section between Shin-Yokohama and Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai also began serving at

456-654: The same time. The Shin-Yokohama Line opened as scheduled on 18 March 2023, providing through service between Shin-Yokohama and Hiyoshi. Upon opening of the line, the typical weekday off-peak services are as follows: [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Nishiya , Ebina / Shōnandai TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line , TJ Tobu Tojo Line to Shinrinkōen MG Tōkyū Meguro Line for Meguro , I Toei Mita Line towards Nishi-Takashimadaira / N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line , SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line towards Urawa-Misono Tokyu Corporation The oldest predecessor of company

480-593: Was announced that through service trains to the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line could continue along the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Wakōshi and further on the Tōbu Tōjō Line . However, trains would not be allowed to run through on the Seibu Yūrakuchō and Ikebukuro Lines . Passengers must transfer at Kotake-Mukaihara Station . Beyond Shin-Yokohama and Nishiya, Tōyoko Line express trains will run via

504-475: Was colloquially known as Dai-Tokyu (lit. Great Tokyu ). Tokyu also operates the Kodomonokuni Line ( Nagatsuta Station – Kodomonokuni Station , 3.4 km) under contract with and on behalf of Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company . The Tokyu Group also owns two smaller railroad companies, Ueda Kōtsū and Izukyū Corporation ; several bus companies; and a major upscale department store chain,

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528-458: Was opened on 25 November 1941 as the terminal station of the Jinchū Railroad ( 神中鉄道 ) , now Sagami Railway). The Odakyu Line Ebina-Kokubun Station ( 海老名国分駅 ) , which had been in operation since 1927, was shifted 400 metres (1,300 ft) on 1 April 1943, for joint operation of Ebina Station. From December 1971, Ebina became one of the chief rail yards of the Odakyu line. On 21 December 1973,

552-676: Was the Musashi Electric Railway ( 武蔵電気鉄道 , Musashi Denki Tetsudō ) , opened in 1908. The railway's operations were converted into a kabushiki gaisha (company) in 1910. Keita Gotō , now a notable Japanese industrialist, was appointed as the CEO in 1920 and he began a major expansion program. The most important predecessor was first registered on September 2, 1922, as the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway ( 目黒蒲田電鉄 , Meguro-Kamata Dentetsu ) and

576-512: Was the owner of Mago Island until 2005, when Mel Gibson purchased it for US$ 15 million. Tokyu Corporation is also the largest single shareholder in the Shizuoka Railway Company , but its holdings in the railway are not part of the group. New Tokyu 2020 series ten-car EMUs and Tokyu 6020 series seven-car EMUs have entered service since early 2018. Ebina Station Ebina Station ( 海老名駅 , Ebina-eki )

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