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Extension of High-speed Railway Line 3

Last updated on October 1, 2021.

Extension of High-speed Railway Line 3 (Azamino-Shinyurigaoka)

　About extension of high-speed railway line 3 (Azamino-Shinyurigaoka), we decided to commercialize as Yokohama-shi in January, 2019 because maintenance effect, cost-effectiveness of extension section and profitability were recognized, A memorandum of understanding was exchanged in Yokohama City and Kawasaki City to promote business in cooperation and cooperation with each other. In addition, in January 2020, we agreed on the outline route and station location in both Yokohama City and Kawasaki City based on opinions from citizens.
　City of Yokohama, Transportation Bureau will develop and operate a section of approximately 6.5 km from Azamino Station (Aoba Ward, Yokohama City) to the south exit of Shin-Yurigaoka Station on the Odakyu Line (Ashio Ward, Kawasaki City). In the extension section, we will set up four new stations and aim to open in 2030, the target year of the Transport Policy Council report.
　As a maintenance effect, the improvement of wide-area transportation convenience by enhancing the railway network, strengthening the access function to the Shinkansen, improving convenience by setting up a new station, and creating a town around the station. Revitalization of the area is expected.
　In the future, we will proceed with discussions and coordination with the government and related parties, and aim to start the business as soon as possible through procedures such as the Railway Business Law, city planning, and environmental impact assessment.

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Business Overview
Items	Contents
Maintenance section	Azamino-Shinyurigaoka
Maintenance extension	Approx. 6.5km
Estimated project cost	Approx. ¥172 billion
Route and station location	4 new stations (excluding existing Azamino stations)
Business entity	City of Yokohama, Transportation Bureau (first-class railway operator)
Business Scheme	Underground high-speed railway maintenance project cost subsidy (assumed)
Opening of business	Target for opening in 2030 (target year of report of the Transport Policy Council)

Maintenance effect
Contents of maintenance
（１） Formation of a wide-area railway network ・Formation of a new urban axis that connects Yokohama with the northern part of Kawasaki and the Tama area ・Securing alternative routes in the event of a transportation failure due to a disaster, etc.
（２） Strengthening Shinkansen Access Functions ・Enhance access functions to Shin-Yokohama Station from a wide range of areas, including not only the northwestern part of Yokohama but also the northern part of Kawasaki and Tama districts.
（３） Reduction of travel time (example) ・Strengthen inter-base access 　About 30 minutes from Shinyurigaoka to Azamino → Reduced by approx. 10 minutes by approx. 20 minutes (no transfer) ・Strengthening Shinkansen access 　About 35 minutes from Shinyurigaoka to Shin-Yokohama → Reduced approximately 27 minutes by approximately 8 minutes (no transfer)
（４） Revitalization of areas along the railway line ・Activation of town development around the new station ・Enhance the transportation node function at terminal stations and strengthen the public transportation network in areas along the railway line

Status of Initiatives

Status of efforts to extend high-speed railway line 3

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Activities

April, 2021

Survey results of traffic behavior surveys targeting residents along the railway line

　This is a report on the results of the "Traffic Behavior Survey for Residents along the Line" conducted around the fall of 2020.
　 Thank you very much to the citizens who cooperated with the questionnaire. We received a lot of answers and were able to obtain various information.

[Summary of Survey]
Purpose of Survey	Understand the characteristics of daily traffic behavior and the means of transportation to the station and station to be used for the area along the line, collect basic data to examine the traffic environment after the opening of the main line, and install a new station in the future We conducted a questionnaire on usage and requests.
Survey target	5,000 households (randomly extracted from the Basic Resident Register)
Survey method	Mail detention, mail response and WEB response
Survey period	From October 12 to November 2, 2020
Question items	Personal attribute information (Household composition, age, gender, presence or absence of a car license, etc.) Traffic behavior according to daily travel purpose (commuting / commuting, shopping, going to hospital, etc.) Daily transportation by means of transportation (railways, buses, automobiles, etc.) Intention to use after setting up a new station (Which station to use, opinions, requests, etc.)

[Survey Results]
　Please refer to the following document for details.
　Survey results on traffic behavior targeting residents along the railway line (PDF: 460KB)

June, 2020

Applied on the environmental impact assessment procedure (planning stage consideration book)

　About facilities in Yokohama city area pertaining to this line, we inspect plan stage consideration book based on Yokohama-shi environmental impact assessment regulations. ※The inspection has been completed.
　In addition, about Kawasaki city area, we push forward procedure from preparation book based on the regulations about Kawasaki-shi environmental impact assessment.
　For more information, please refer to the following link.
　Transportation Bureau Press Release (June 30, 2020) (PDF: 290KB)

January, 2020

Determination of approximate route and station location

　Based on opinions from citizens, we have agreed on the outline route, station, and station location for this route in both Yokohama City and Kawasaki City. We aim to start the business as soon as possible through procedures such as environmental impact assessment, city planning, and railway business law.
　For more information, please refer to the following link.
　Yokohama-shi, Kawasaki-shi press release document (January 21, 2020) (PDF: 628KB)

November, 2019

Results of opinion offer that Kawasaki-shi carried out and basic way of thinking of Kawasaki-shi

　As a result of opinion offer about "way of thinking of leading route plan (east side route) of Kawasaki-shi side" and basic way of thinking of Kawasaki-shi were gathered up.
　For more information, please visit the following website.
　WEB page (outside site) of Kawasaki City Town Development Bureau Transportation Policy Office

September, 2019

Call for opinions on influential route plans on the Kawasaki City side

　About "way of thinking of leading route plan (east side route) of Kawasaki-shi side", we carried out opinion offer from September 17, 2019 to October 16.
　For more information, please visit the following website.
　WEB page (outside site) of Kawasaki City Town Development Bureau Transportation Policy Office

August, 2019

Holding briefings

　A briefing session was held from August 23 to August 31, 2019, co-hosted with Kawasaki City on the outline of this project, the approximate route and station location, and how to proceed with the future business. .

Materials related to briefing sessions
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Outline of the briefing session (September 2019) (PDF: 198KB)
Briefing Session Main Questions and Answers (PDF: 114KB)
Briefing session handouts (August 2019) (PDF: 2,837KB)
Briefing session slide (August 2019) (PDF: 881KB)
News of briefing session (July 22, 2019) (PDF: 749KB)

January, 2019

Decision on commercialization of extension of high-speed railway line 3 (Azamino-Shinyurigaoka)

　About extension of high-speed railway line 3 (Azamino-Shinyurigaoka), we decided to commercialize as Yokohama-shi because maintenance effect, cost-effectiveness of extension section and profitability are recognized.

　City of Yokohama, Transportation Bureau will develop and operate a section of approximately 6 km from Azamino Station (Aoba Ward, Yokohama City) to Shin-Yurigaoka Station on the Odakyu Line (Ashio Ward, Kawasaki City). In the extension section, we will set up four new stations and aim to open in 2030, the target year of the Transport Policy Council report.

　Please refer to the following document for an overview of the business.
　Yokohama-shi, Kawasaki-shi press release document (January 23, 2019) (PDF: 497KB)