Sōtetsu Izumino Line

The Sōtetsu Izumino Line (相鉄いずみ野線, Sōtetsu Izumino-sen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects Futamata-gawa in Yokohama to Shōnandai in Fujisawa.

Sōtetsu Izumino Line
An 11000 series train in May 2021
Overview
Owner	Sagami Railway
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini	Futamata-gawa Shōnandai
Stations	8
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Daily ridership	56,843 (2010)[1]
History
Opened	1976–1999
Technical
Line length	11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

Services

Services on the Izumino Line operate as a branch of the Main Line, with most trains running through to and from Yokohama via the Main Line.

• Local (各停) services stop at all stations to Futamata-gawa, and some services continue to Yokohama stopping at all stations on the Main Line.
• Rapid (快速) services stop at all stations to Futamata-gawa, and continue to Yokohama stopping only at Tsurugamine, Nishiya, and Hoshikawa.
• Commuter Express services stop at all stations to Futamata-gawa.
• Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急) services stop between Shōnandai and Yokohama stopping only at Izumino, Futamata-gawa, Tsurugamine, and Nishiya.

Station list

• Local and rapid services stop at all stations; while commuter limited express services stop between Futamata-gawa and Shōnandai only at Izumino.

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)			Commuter Limited Express	Transfers	Location
			between stations	from Futamata-gawa	from Yokohama
	Futamata-gawa	二俣川	-	0.0	10.5	●	Sotetsu Main Line (through service for Shin-Yokohama/Yokohama)	Asahi-ku, Yokohama
	Minami-Makigahara	南万騎が原	1.6	1.6	12.1	↑
	Ryokuentoshi	緑園都市	1.5	3.1	13.6	↑		Izumi-ku, Yokohama
	Yayoidai	弥生台	1.8	4.9	15.4	↑
	Izumino	いずみ野	1.2	6.0	16.5	●
	Izumi-chūō	いずみ中央	2.2	8.2	18.7	↑
	Yumegaoka	ゆめが丘	1.1	9.3	19.8	↑
	Shōnandai	湘南台	2.0	11.3	21.8	●	OE Odakyū Enoshima Line (OE09) Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Line 1, B01)	Fujisawa, Kanagawa

History

The first section of the line, between Futamata-gawa and Izumino, opened on April 8, 1976, with Izumi-chūō station opening on April 4, 1990. A further extension to Shōnandai opened on March 10, 1999. On February 27, 1999, Rapid service trains started operation.

March 2023 timetable revision

Main article: Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Through services to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line courtesy of the Shin-yokohama Line began operation on 18 March 2023.^[2] Effective this date, through services from Shonandai continue past Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line towards Wakoshi on the Yurakucho Line.

Future developments

A westward extension from Shōnandai to Kurami Station on the JR East Sagami Line has been proposed. One of the station is to be built near the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.^[3] As a new station is proposed to be built on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen near Kurami, the proposed terminus may become an interchange station with the Shinkansen.^[4]

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

1. "Sagami Railway station ridership in 2010" (PDF). Train Media (sourced from Sagami Railway). Retrieved May 28, 2012.
2. "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
3. "いずみ野線の延伸に向けた取組み" (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
4. "国土交通省交通政策審議会 いずみ野線延伸が答申案に". Town News (in Japanese). April 15, 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-09.