Tokyu Toyoko Line
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The Tōkyū Tōyoko Line (東急東横線) is a major commuter train service connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The service is operated by the private Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway company. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横), is a combination of the first character of Tōkyō (東京) and Yokohama (横浜).
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History
The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa opened on February 14, 1926. Sections were opened incrementally until the entire length from Shibuya to Sakuragicho in Yokohama was opened on March 31, 1932. On August 29, 1964, through service to the Eidan Hibiya subway line started.
On January 30, 2004, service from Yokohama station to Sakuragicho was stopped. Two days later, on February 1, 2004, through service from Yokohama station through the Minato Mirai 21 development to central Yokohama on the new Minato Mirai subway line started.
Future plans
In 2012, the Toyoko Line's Daikanyama and Shibuya stations will be moved to new underground stations and the line will start through service to Tokyo Metro Line 13, connecting to Shinjuku and beyond.
Stations
Trivia
- Toritsudaigaku Station was a station which former television performer Masashi Tashiro took a sneak shot of a woman's skirt in 2000.ja:東急東横線