Yokosuka Line

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The line is 73.3 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station; the 49.4 km segment between Tokyo and Ofuna Station runs parallel to the Tokaido Main Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line, while the remaining 23.9 km is a separate spur away from the Tokaido corridor. The line is of 1,067mm gauge and is double-tracked between Tokyo and Yokosuka.

Trains

  • Local trains make all stops along the Yokosuka Line. Most are 11-car trains with two first class "Green Cars."
  • Shonan-Shinjuku Line trains use the Yokosuka Line between Nishi-oi and Zushi, making all stops.
  • Ohayo Liner and Home Liner commuter express trains stop at Tokyo, Shimbashi, Shinagawa, Ofuna, Kamakura and Zushi.
  • Narita Express trains stop at Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Ofuna.

Northbound trains frequently continue from Tokyo Station as Sōbu Line Rapid trains to Chiba Station or Narita Airport.

Stations

Travelers who plan to connect to other lines should note that the Yokosuka Line does not pass through Kawasaki Station.

Station Ward / City Connections
Tokyo Chiyoda, Tokyo Sobu Main Line (through service), Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Main Line, Chuo Main Line, Keiyo Line, Musashino Line, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Shimbashi Minato, Tokyo Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Main Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yurikamome
Shinagawa Minato, Tokyo Tokaido Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Main Line, Keikyu Main Line
Nishi-oi Shinagawa, Tokyo Shonan-Shinjuku Line (through service)
Musashi-Kosugi Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Nanbu Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Meguro Line
(Planned opening 2009)
Shin Kawasaki Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki Nanbu Line (Kashimada Station, 8 min. walk)
Yokohama Nishi-ku, Yokohama Keihin-Tohoku Line, Negishi Line, Tokaido Main Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Keikyu Main Line, Sagami Railway, Yokohama Subway No. 3 Line, Minatomirai Line
Hodogaya Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
Higashi-Totsuka Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
Totsuka Totsuka-ku, Yokohama Tokaido Main Line (shared platform), Yokohama Subway No. 1 Line
Ofuna Kamakura, Kanagawa Tokaido Main Line, Negishi Line, Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line
Kita-Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa
Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa Enoshima Railway
Zushi Zushi, Kanagawa Keikyu Zushi Line (Shin-Zushi Station, 8 min. walk)
Higashi Zushi Zushi, Kanagawa
Taura Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Yokosuka Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Kinugasa Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Kurihama Yokosuka, Kanagawa Keikyu Kurihama Line (Keikyu Kurihama Station, 5 min. walk)
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