Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link
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The Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link (
The new infrastructures of this project are constructed and owned by the
In its finalized form, this railway project comprises 2 major portions:
- Hazawa yokohama-kokudai for entering the Tōkaidō Freight Line. This enables through service from Ebina (Sōtetsu) to Kawagoe (JR) via Ōsaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro alongside the Yamanote Line. It has entered service since 30 November 2019.
- Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line (STLL; Mita Line). Furthermore, the through-running is possible via Fukutoshin Line to Ogawamachi (Tōbu Tōjō Line), or via Namboku Line to Urawa-misono (Saitama Rapid Railway Line). This has entered service since 18 March 2023.
Background
Similar railway plans which proposed to connect different existing passenger railways for
The project which is codenamed the "Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link" began its infancy from the
In May 2005, the
Under this new law, in June 2006, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved the initial maintenance and operation plans of the Sōtetsu–JR Link Line (SJLL) and Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line (STLL) submitted by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). The SJLL was green-lighted on 21 November 2006 and STLL on 11 April 2007.[4]
Financing
The Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link project was funded one-third from the national coffer, one-third from the local governments (both prefectural and municipal), and one-third from private loan. The JRTT coordinated the construction of this project, owns the completed rail infrastructure, and is responsible for its maintenance. Sōtetsu and Tōkyū collect the revenues from operating the railways owned by JRTT, and then they pay JRTT a portion of those revenues for maintenance and loan reimbursement for this project.[4]
Both Sōtetsu and Tōkyū Railways applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for an additional fare charge of using the new railways. This was due to the high cost of construction and the drop in estimated ridership from the initial projection, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
References
- ^ 神奈川の交通体系の将来構想 (PDF) (in Japanese), Kanagawa prefectural government, August 1983, retrieved 24 March 2023
- ^ 相鉄とJR相互直通へ 乗り換えなしで新宿に 西谷〜羽沢間の接続案浮上, Kanagawa Shimbunsha, 8 September 2004
- ^ 都市鉄道等利便増進法（平成十七年法律第四十一号） (in Japanese), e-Gov法令検索, retrieved 15 March 2023
- ^ a b 整備手法（都市鉄道等利便増進法） (in Japanese), Sōtetsu–JR Link Line, Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line, retrieved 15 March 2023
- ^ 相鉄・東急直通線、輸送需要予測を下方修正 相鉄線では３割減少、事業費の償還計画を変更する事態に, Kanagawa Shimbunsha (in Japanese), 30 December 2022, retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Yahoo News
External links
- 都市鉄道利便増進事業 神奈川東部方面線, Sōtetsu–JR Link Line, Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line (in Japanese)
- Operating entities:
- 都心とつながる（都心直通プロジェクト）, Sagami Railway (in Japanese)
- 東急新横浜線, Tōkyū Railways (in Japanese)
- Construction entities:
- Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (in English)
- 神奈川東部方面線 | 建設中のプロジェクト, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (in Japanese)
- Governing entities served by the railways:
- 神奈川東部方面線, Kanagawa Prefecture (in Japanese)
- 神奈川東部方面線の整備 - Yokohama Municipal Development Bureau (in Japanese)