TÅkaidÅ Freight Line
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Junction of TÅkaidÅ Freight Line (straight to the tunnel) and Takashima Line (diverting) at Tsurumi | |||
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Locale | KantÅ region | ||
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Odawara Station Tokyo Freight Terminal (HamamatsuchÅ Station) | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | 1918 (1872) | ||
Owner | JR East | ||
Operator(s) | JR East, JR Freight | ||
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Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | Overhead catenary 1,500 V DC | ||
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The TÅkaidÅ Freight Line (æ±æµ·é“貨物線 TÅkaidÅ Kamotsu-sen) links Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture and HamamatsuchÅ Station in central TÅkyÅ, Japan.
Summary
The TÅkaidÅ Freight Line runs parallel to the immediate west of the Yokosuka and TÅkaidÅ passenger lines from Odawara Station to Higashi-Totsuka Station, where it veers west via Yokohama Hazawa freight station and long tunnels bypassing Yokohama. Near Tsurumi Station, the bypass rejoins the main passenger route for a short distance, and has connections to the freight-only Takashima Line (高島線) to SakuragichÅ Station, the Hinkaku Line and Musashino Line. The freight line then curves east, briefly sharing tracks with the Nambu Branch Line between HatchÅnawate and Hama-Kawasaki stations, then veers north past Kawasaki freight station, under the entrance to Haneda Airport northward to the Tokyo Freight Terminal. The line north from here, currently dormant, continues to HamamatsuchÅ Station alongside a branch of the TÅkaidÅ Shinkansen used to move empty rolling stock to and from a nearby depot.[1] Beyond HamamatsuchÅ Station the TÅkaidÅ Freight Line also continued to Shibaura Station (located on a branch line), the Shiodome Freight Terminal (the site of the original Shimbashi Station) and eventually to Tokyo Market Station (located at the Tsukiji fish market). The Tokyo Market Station closed in 1984, followed by Shibaura Station in 1985 and Shiodome Freight Terminal in 1986.
The latter dormant section was closed to enable construction of the Toei ÅŒedo Line subway near HamamatsuchÅ Station.
Until 1980, the TÅkaidÅ Freight Line included the Hinkaku Line until it was converted for passenger use as part of the Yokosuka Line.
Takashima Line
The freight-only Takashima Line is a branch of the TÅkaidÅ Freight Line between Tsurumi Station and SakuragichÅ Station, giving access for freight trains to and from the Negishi Line. It branches off from Tsurumi Station and ends at SakuragichÅ Station in Yokohama, with a branch between Tsurumi and SakuragichÅ leading off to ShinkÅ Station located at Pier 4 of the Port of Kawasaki.
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Takashima Line tracks, June 2010
Future development
SÅtetsu connections
The following lines are under construction by Sagami Railway (SÅtetsu) and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency:
- a 2.7 km new underground line, called the SÅtetsu JR Link Line (相鉄JR直通線 SÅtetsu JR ChokutsÅ«-sen), connecting Nishiya Station on the Sagami Railway Main Line with the TÅkaidÅ Freight Line. The line, initially expected to be completed by 2015, now pushed back to 2018, will enable direct passenger services from SÅtetsu lines to Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo via the Yokosuka Line.[2]
- a 10 km Hiyoshi Station extension also under construction and scheduled to open in 2019 for SÅtetsu through services to Shibuya and Meguro via Tokyu Meguro Line and Tokyu Toyoko Line.
Haneda Airport connection
Since 2000 there have been proposals to use part of the line for passenger access to Haneda Airport, which is located just south of the Tokyo Freight Terminal. JR East announced in 2013, after the award of the 2020 Summer Olympics, that it was considering using the disused part of the freight line as a passenger connection between the Yamanote Line corridor (near Tamachi Station) and Haneda by building a new tunnel between Tokyo Freight Terminal and the airport.[3] In 2014, JR indicated that the line may be connected to the Ueno-Tokyo Line to allow through access to the Tohoku Main Line,[4] and/or to the Rinkai Line for through service to the Saikyo Line and/or Keiyo Line.[5] Although both JR and the Tokyo government have indicated that improved Haneda access is a high priority, JR has indicated that the connection and necessary line upgrades will take around ten years to complete and are unlikely to be completely ready for the 2020 Olympics.[6]
Route data
Distances:
- TÅkaidÅ Freight Branch Line (HamamatsuchÅ Station - Tokyo Freight Terminal - Hama-Kawasaki Station): 20.6 km
- Nambu Branch Line (Hama-Kawasaki Station - Hatchonawate Station): 3.0 km
- TÅkaidÅ Freight Branch Line (HatchÅnawate Station - Tsurumi Station): 2.3 km
- TÅkaidÅ Freight Branch Line (Tsurumi Station - Yokohama Hazawa Freight Terminal - Higashi-Totsuka Station): 16.0 km
- TÅkaidÅ Line (Higashi-Totsuka Station - Odawara Station): 47.2 km
- Double track except for short links near the Nambu Line Branch
History
- 1 May 1918: The freight branch opens between Kawasaki and Hama-Kawasaki (4.35 km). Hama-Kawasaki Station opens.
- 21 June 1964: The line is electrified between Hama-Kawasaki and Shiohama Misao.
- 1966: JNR announces the construction of a dedicated freight line between Totsuka and Tsurumi, bypassing Yokohama Station.
- 1 October 1973: Tokyo Freight Terminal opens.
- 1 March 1976: The line between Tsurumi and Hama-Kawasaki (5.3 km) opens.
- 1 October 1979: The line between Tsurumi and Totsuka via Yokohama Hazawa (20.2 km) opens.
- 1 October 1980: The Hinkaku Line is also used for passengers, as the TÅkaidÅ Line and Yokosuka Line are separated, Higashi-Totsuka Station opens.
- 10 March 1990: Shiohama Misao Freight Terminal is renamed Kawasaki Freight Terminal.
- 1 October 1996: The line between Shinagawa and HamamatsuchÅ (3.7 km) is closed.
- 30 January 1998: The line from Tokyo Freight Terminal to HamamatsuchÅ Station is closed for construction of the Toei ÅŒedo Line subway.
References
- ↑ Route description based on the Japanese Wikipedia article, corroborated using Google Maps
- ↑ "都市鉄é“åˆ©ä¾¿å¢—é€²äº‹æ¥ ç›¸é‰„ãƒ»JR直通線 ç¥žå¥ˆå·æ±éƒ¨æ–¹é¢ç·šï¼ˆè¥¿è°·é§…~羽沢駅間)" (pdf) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ↑ "ç¾½ç”°â€•éƒ½å¿ƒã®æ–°è·¯ç·šã€ï¼ªï¼²æ±æ—¥æœ¬æ¤œè¨Žã€€äº”輪ã§åˆ©ç”¨å¢—予想". Asahi Shimbun. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "JRæ±ã€ç¾½ç”°æ–°è·¯ç·šã‚’北関æ±ã¨ç›´çµã€€æ±åŒ—縦貫線ã¨ã®æŽ¥ç¶šæ¤œè¨Ž". SankeiBiz. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "京葉線ã¯ç¾½ç”°ç©ºæ¸¯ã«å‘ã‹ã†ã‹ã€€æ¹¾å²¸ã®é‰„é“ã€äº”輪見æ®ãˆå‹•ã". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "一部開æ¥ã€Œè©°ã‚ã¦ã„る〠羽田アクセス線巡りJRæ±ç¤¾é•·è¨€åŠ". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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