Sagami Railway starts in Tokyo 92 lines mainly between Ebina and Shinjuku

Sagami Railway starts entering Tokyo, mainly 92 lines between Ebina and Shinjuku, November 30 11:49

Sagami Railway that runs in Kanagawa Prefecture will enter Tokyo from the 30th by direct operation with JR East in order to improve convenience and value along the railway line, and the best way to go from Ebina Station to Tokyo / Shinjuku Station on the morning of 30th The train has left.

At Ebina Station, where the first train on the uphill departs, a railroad fan formed a line from the night of 29th, and a tape cut was held to celebrate direct operation at around 5:30 in the morning on the 30th.

A woman who got up early to get on with the grandchild on the train said, “I am happy to be able to go to various places such as Shibuya. I am thrilled to think that I can get on the train most.” It was.

At 5:43 am, when the station chief signaled the departure, the first train with a navy blue body left for Shinjuku Station.

Direct operation is enabled by the completion of the Sotetsu / JR Direct Line of approximately 2.7 km from Nishitani Station on the Sotetsu Line in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama to the vicinity of Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai Station in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama. It was.

92 trains run mainly between Ebina and Shinjuku, and some morning trains also go directly to Omiya in Saitama City.

The connection line that opened on the 30th will be further extended, and the “Sotetsu / Tokyu Direct Line” connecting Shin-Yokohama Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen to Hiyoshi Station on Tokyu Corporation will be opened in about three years. Improvement is expected.