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Tsurumi Line

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Tsurumi Line
E131-1000 series EMU on the Tsurumi Line in February 2024
Overview
OwnerJR East
LocaleKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations13
Service
Services3
Rolling stock
History
Opened10 March 1926; 100 years ago (1926-03-10)
Technical
Line length
  • Main Line: 7 km (4.3 mi)
  • Umi-Shibaura Branch: 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
  • Ōkawa Branch: 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
  • Total: 10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2 (Main Line: Tsurumi–Hama-Kawasaki)
  • 1 (branches, Main Line: Hama-Kawasaki–Ōgimachi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Train protection systemATS-P
Route map

The Tsurumi Line (Japanese: 鶴見線, Hepburn: Tsurumi-sen) is a group of three railway lines operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The network consists of a main line and two branches serving the port and industrial areas of Yokohama and Kawasaki. Passenger services operate between Tsurumi and Ōgimachi, as well as on two short branches to Umi-Shibaura and Ōgimachi. The lines have a combined route length of 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi), use a rail gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and are electrified at 1,500 V DC. Two sections are double-tracked.

Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) operates freight services on three sections of the Tsurumi Line, primarily transporting petroleum and other chemicals produced by refineries and factories in the surrounding industrial area. The line is also used to transport jet fuel from the United States Navy fuel depot near Anzen Station via the Musashino Line to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.

Station list

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  • All stations are located in Kanagawa Prefecture.
  • Trains stop at every station.
  • The Ōkawa branch is served during peak hours only.[1][2]
Service
 No. Station Distance in km (mi) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 From
Tsurumi
      JI01 Tsurumi
鶴見		 N/a 0 (0)
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
JI02 Kokudō
国道		 0.9 (0.56) 0.9 (0.56)  
JI03 Tsurumi-Ono
鶴見小野		 0.6 (0.37) 1.5 (0.93)  
JI04 Bentembashi
弁天橋		 0.9 (0.56) 2.4 (1.5)  
JI05 Asano
浅野		 0.6 (0.37) 3.0 (1.9)  
    JI51 Shin-Shibaura
新芝浦		 0.9 (0.56)[a] 3.9 (2.4)  
JI52 Umi-Shibaura
海芝浦		 0.8 (0.50) 4.7 (2.9)  
      JI06 Anzen
安善		 0.5 (0.31)[a] 3.5 (2.2)  
  JI61 Ōkawa
大川		 1.6 (0.99) 5.1 (3.2)   Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
    JI07 Musashi-Shiraishi
武蔵白石		 0.6 (0.37)[a] 4.1 (2.5)  
JI08 Hama-Kawasaki
浜川崎		 1.6 (0.99) 5.7 (3.5) Nambu Line (JN54; Branch Line)
JI09 Shōwa
昭和		 0.7 (0.43) 6.4 (4.0)  
JI10 Ōgimachi
扇町		 0.6 (0.37) 7.0 (4.3)  
  1. 1 2 3 Distance from Asano

Rolling stock

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Eight new-build 3-car E131-1000 series EMU trainsets were introduced on the line from 24 December 2023 as a successor to the 205–1100 series fleet.[3][4]

Former

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  • KuMoHa 12 (Ōkawa Branch Line service, from December 1972 until March 1996)
  • 72 series (from 1972 until January 1980)
  • 101 series (from 1980 until March 1992)
  • 103 series (from 2 August 1990 until 17 March 2006)
  • 205-1100 series 3-car EMUs (from 25 August 2004 until 27 February 2024)

Freight

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Locomotives seen hauling freight trains include the EF65 and DE10.

Other

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A shuttle bus for Toshiba employees runs in a loop between Asano, Shin-Shibaura, and Umi-Shibaura stations on a schedule alternating with Tsurumi Line trains. Both the bus and the stops are marked with the Toshiba logo.

History

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The Tsurumi Port Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō) opened the Bentembashi to Hama-Kawasaki line, including the branch to Okawa in 1926, and extended the mainline to Ogimachi in 1928. In 1930, the Tsurumi to Bentembashi section opened, the lines were electrified at 600 V DC, and passenger services commenced on both lines.[citation needed] The Asano to Shin-Shibaura section opened as a freight-only line in 1932, and was extended to Umi-Shibaura in 1940, with passenger services commencing upon the opening of the extension.[citation needed]

The company was nationalised in 1943, and in 1948 the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC.[citation needed]

On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with Tsurumi line stations being assigned station numbers between JI01 and JI10.[5][6] Station numbers were also introduced to the Umi-Shibaura branch (station numbers JI51 and JI52) as well as the Ōkawa branch (station number JI61).

References

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  1. ↑ "時刻表 大川駅 鶴見線：JR東日本". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "時刻表 大川駅 鶴見線：JR東日本". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ↑ E131系1000番代が鶴見線で営業運転を開始 [E131-1000 series begins operation on the Tsurumi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ JR東日本，鶴見線にE131系を導入 [JR East to introduce E131 series to Tsurumi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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