Tōyoko Line

Tōyoko Line
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Two Tōyoko Line 5050 series EMUs in 2019
Overview
Native name東横線
StatusOperational
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleKantō Region
Termini
Stations21
Color on map  Red (#da0442)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)Motosumiyoshi
Daily ridership1,239,968 (FY2018)[1]
History
Opened14 February 1926; 98 years ago (14 February 1926)
Technical
Line length24.2 km (15.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)
SignallingCab Signalling
Train protection systemCS-ATC
Route Map

Legend
km
East Japan Railway Company JR East lines
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
0.0
 Shibuya DTINJAJSJY FGZ
JA Saikyō Line &
JS Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JY Yamanote Line
 Namikibashi
closed 1946
underground route opened 2012
1.5
 Daikan-yama
Shibuya tunnel
H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
2.2
 Naka-Meguro
3.2
 Yūtenji
4.2
 Gakugei-daigaku
5.6
 Toritsudaigaku
OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
7.0
 Jiyūgaoka
MG Meguro Line
8.2
 Den-en-chōfu [info]
9.2
 Tamagawa
TM Tōkyū Tamagawa Line
Tama River
Tokyo
Kanagawa
border
10.3
 Shin-Maruko
Tokaido Shinkansen
JO Yokosuka Line &
JS Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
JN Nambu Line
10.9
 Musashi-Kosugi JNJOJS
JO Yokosuka Line &
JS Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
 Kōgyōtoshi
closed 1953
12.1
 Motosumiyoshi
Motosumiyoshi depot
13.6
 Hiyoshi [info] SH
15.6
 Tsunashima│Shin-tsunashima [info]
SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line
17.5
 Ōkurayama
Tokaido Shinkansen
18.8
 Kikuna
JH Yokohama Line
20.2
 Myōrenji
21.4
 Hakuraku
22.1
 Higashi-Hakuraku
Shin-Ōtamachi
closed 1946
23.2
 Tammachi
Kanagawa
closed 1950
24.1
 Yokohama
↑ TY Tōyoko Line
↓ Minatomirai Line
JO Yokosuka Line &
JS Shōnan Shinjuku Line
JT Tokaido Main Line
JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line
KK Keikyu Main Line
24.9
 Takashimachō
Shin-Takashima
Tokaido Main Line freight line
 Minatomirai
26.2
 Sakuragichō
JK Negishi Line
 Bashamichi
Nihon-ōdōri
Motomachi-Chūkagai
km
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The Tōyoko Line (東横線, Tōyoko-sen) is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, Tōyoko (東横), is a combination of the first characters of Tōkyō (東京) and Yokohama (横浜), and is the mainline of the Tokyu network. The section between Den-en-chofu and Hiyoshi Station is a quadruple track corridor with the Tōkyū Meguro Line.

Services

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Almost all services operate as a through service at one or both ends of the line onto other railway lines - refer to "Through Operation" below for details.

Upon opening of the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line in March 2023, the typical weekday off-peak services are as follows:[2]

■ S-Train

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Main article: S-Train (Seibu)

■Limited Express (Tōyoko Express)

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See also: F Liner

Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū) is the fastest service provided on the line at no extra charge. These type of trains can complete the journey between Shibuya and Motomachi-Chukagai in 35 minutes. Most Limited Express trains are through service to Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line and some to the Tobu Tojo Line or Seibu Ikebukuro Line via Fukutoshin Line. All Limited Express trains are through service to the Minatomirai Line. Trains that continuously and completely operate as express services through Tobu/Seibu, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu, and Yokohama Minatomirai railways are dubbed as "F-Liner" services. In daytime, connects to a local train at Jiyūgaoka, Musashi-Kosugi (Only inbound train passing a local train at Motosumiyoshi), and Kikuna.

■Commuter Express

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Commuter Express (通勤特急, Tsūkin Tokkyū) trains stop at all stations that Limited Express trains stop at, with the sole addition of Hiyoshi on the Toyoko Line. They operate in the AM and PM rush hours during the weekday when Limited Express trains are not operating. It is also guided as ”Commuter Limited Express” in some cases. Most Commuter Limited Express trains will through operate into Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line as Commuter Express trains and beyond into the Tobu Tojo and Seibu Ikebukuro lines as Rapid services.

■Express

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Express (急行, Kyūkō) trains operate all day. Upbound-wise some Express Trains will through operate into Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line as local services. In daytime, connects to a local train at Jiyūgaoka and Kikuna. Downbound-wise, some Express Trains will through operate into Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line after Hiyoshi instead of continue onward to Yokohama/Motomachi-Chūkagai.

■Local

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Local (各駅停車, Kakueki-teisha) trains stop at all stations.

Most Limited Express and Express trains are 10 cars long, and all local trains are 8 cars long.

Through operation

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Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

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On 16 March 2013, the section of the Tōyoko line between Shibuya and Daikanyama Station was put underground, and connected to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line platforms at Shibuya. Through an engineering project culminating in a dramatic single overnight maneuver, the existing surface rail line was disconnected, sunken, and reconnected with the new underground line in time for the normal morning train schedule to run.[3]

The re-routing allowed for through operation between the Tōyoko and Fukutoshin lines. Since opening of the Fukutoshin Line in 2008, trains would through operate between the Seibu Ikebukuro line (via Seibu Yurakucho line) and the Tobu Tojo line at the northern end of the Fukutoshin Line. The new connection allows trains from Tobu Railway, Seibu Railway, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu Corporation and Yokohama Minatomirai Railway to operate trains in a common corridor. As a result of the new connection, the original elevated Shibuya terminal for Tokyu trains was abandoned and demolished.[4]

Minatomirai Line

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On 1 February 2004, Tōyoko line was realigned underground between Tammachi and Yokohama stations to enable through services with the Minatomirai Line.[5] The original alignment to Yokohama Station was demolished and turned into a rail trail.[6]

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (discontinued)

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Through operation with the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line started on 29 August 1964, with trains starting at Hiyoshi station will travel into Kita-Senju Station via a connection to the Hibiya Line at Naka-Meguro Station. In 1988, this service was extended to Kikuna Station temporarily during the realignment of Hiyoshi station to an underground corridor, but was retained as official service due to its popularity.

On 15 March 2013, with the start of through service with Fukutoshin Line, services to and from the Hibiya Line were discontinued.[7] Passengers must transfer between lines at Naka-Meguro Station.

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Main article: Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link

Through operation of the Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line and the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line started on 18 March 2023,[8][9] with trains starting at Wakoshi station on the Fukutoshin Line travelling into Shin-yokohama and Shonandai via a connection to the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line at Hiyoshi Station.

In May 2006, both the Tokyu and Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu) announced a plan to build a 12.7 km (7.9 mi) long connection to allow through services between the Sōtetsu Main Line and Tōyoko Line. The connection starts at Hiyoshi Station and head to Sōtetsu Main Line's Nishiya Station. New stations are set up at Tsunashima Station, Shin-Yokohama Station and Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai Station.[10] However, when a concrete plan was specified in November 2008 for Tsunashima station, the plan was changed to the establishment of a "Shin-tsunashima Station" to be constructed near Tsunashima station.

Stations

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Key:

  • O: stop; |: pass, ※: no passengers
  • L=Local trains Ex= Express trains CLE=Commuter limited express LE= Limited express (F-liner) ST=S-train
No. Name Japanese Distance (km) L Ex CLE LE ST Transfers Location
↑ Through-service to/from Shinrinkōen and Hannō via the FTokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, TJ Tobu Tojo Line, and Seibu Ikebukuro Line ↑
TY01

F16

Shibuya 渋谷 0.0 O O O O O
Shibuya, Tokyo
TY02 Daikan-yama 代官山 1.5 O | | | |  
TY03 Naka-meguro 中目黒 2.2 O O O O ※ H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Meguro, Tokyo
TY04 Yūtenji 祐天寺 3.2 O | | | |  
TY05 Gakugei-daigaku 学芸大学 4.2 O O | | |  
TY06 Toritsu-daigaku 都立大学 5.6 O | | | |  
TY07 Jiyūgaoka 自由が丘 7.0 O O O O O OM Tokyu Oimachi Line
TY08 Den-en-chōfu 田園調布 8.2 O O | | | MG Tokyu Meguro Line Ōta, Tokyo
TY09 Tamagawa 多摩川 9.0 O O | | |
TY10 Shin-maruko 新丸子 10.3 O | | | | MG Tokyu Meguro Line Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture
TY11 Musashi-kosugi 武蔵小杉 10.8 O O O O ※
TY12 Motosumiyoshi 元住吉 12.1 O | | | | MG Tokyu Meguro Line
TY13

SH03

Hiyoshi 日吉 13.6 O O O | |
Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
↓ Through-running of some express trains to/from Shōnandai or Ebina via SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line and Sōtetsu Izumino Line ↓
TY14 Tsunashima 綱島 15.8 O O | | |  
TY15 Ōkurayama 大倉山 17.5 O | | | |  
TY16 Kikuna 菊名 18.8 O O O O ※ JH Yokohama Line
TY17 Myōrenji 妙蓮寺 20.2 O | | | |  
TY18 Hakuraku 白楽 21.4 O | | | |   Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
TY19 Higashi-hakuraku 東白楽 22.1 O | | | |  
TY20 Tammachi 反町 23.2 O | | | |  
TY21

MM01

Yokohama 横浜 24.2 O O O O O
Nishi-ku, Yokohama
↓ Through-running to/from Motomachi-Chūkagai via the Minatomirai Line ↓

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Rolling stock

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Eight-car Tokyo Metro 10000 series sets entered revenue service on the Tokyu Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line from 7 September 2012. These 8-car sets were subsequently reformed back into 10-car sets.[13]

  • Tokyu 5050 series
    Tokyu 5050 series
  • Tokyu 5050-4000 series
    Tokyu 5050-4000 series
  • Y500 series
    Y500 series
  • Tokyo Metro 10000 series
    Tokyo Metro 10000 series
  • Tokyo Metro 17000 series
  • Tobu 9000 series
    Tobu 9000 series
  • Tobu 50070 series
    Tobu 50070 series
  • Seibu 6000 series
    Seibu 6000 series
  • Seibu 40000 series
    Seibu 40000 series
  • Sotetsu 20000 Series
    Sotetsu 20000 Series

Former rolling stock

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  • Tokyu 1000 series
    Tokyu 1000 series
  • Tokyu 3000 series
  • Tokyu 8000 series
    Tokyu 8000 series
  • Tokyu 8090 series
    Tokyu 8090 series
  • Tokyu 8500 series
    Tokyu 8500 series
  • Tokyu 9000 series
    Tokyu 9000 series
  • Tokyo Metro 03 series
    Tokyo Metro 03 series
  • Tokyo Metro 7000 series
  • Seibu 6000 series
    Seibu 6000 series

History

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Tōyoko Line train in 1980

The first section of the line from Tamagawa to Kanagawa (separate from the present Kanagawa of Keikyu) opened on 14 February 1926. The line was extended incrementally until the entire length from Shibuya to Sakuragichō in Yokohama was opened on 31 March 1932. On 29 August 1964, through service to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line via Naka-Meguro Station was started.[18]

The former Sakuragicho Station platforms in January 2004

On 31 January 2004, the section of Yokohama to Sakuragichō was abandoned.[18] From 1 February, Tokyu Toyoko Line trains started through service from Yokohama to the Minatomirai Line.[18]

On 16 March 2013, the 1.4 km (0.87 mi) section between Shibuya to Daikan-yama was replaced with an underground connection to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. The original ground-level terminal platforms were closed after the last service at 1 am that morning.[19] Just four hours later, at 5 am, trains began calling at a new set of underground platforms adjacent to those previously served only by the Fukutoshin Line.[20] During this time, 1,200 workers shifted the track alignment at Daikan-yama Station along a pre-built incline.[21] Since that day, Tokyu and Yokohama Minatomirai Railway trains commenced through running onto the Fukutoshin Line and beyond. Tokyo Metro, Tobu, and Seibu also started operating their trains through to the Tōyoko and Minatomirai Lines. At the same time, through service on Hibiya Line ended.[7]

In 2022, Tokyu announced the commencement of "Q-Seat" service on the Tōyoko Line for fiscal 2023. The Tōyoko Line will be the second Tokyu line to feature reserved seating services, the first being the Oimachi Line.[22] Therefore, 5050 series 8-car set 5166 was reformed as 10-car set 4112 with two newly built “Q-Seat” cars. They feature the same livery used for the Oimachi Line, however were painted in red instead of orange. Set 4112 is currently undergoing testing and is being stored at Nagatsuta Depot.[23] The cars started service on 24 October 2022 with "Q-Seat" services originally scheduled for February 2023.[24] However as of August 2023, "Q-Seat" services are scheduled to begin service within the beginning of the month on 10 August.[25]

Platform screen doors were scheduled to be installed at all station on the line by 2020.[26] This work was finished on time before April 2020.[27]

Incidents and accidents

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On 15 February 2014, two trains collided and derailed at Motosumiyoshi station resulting in nineteen injuries.[28]Operations continuing at normal speed during heavy snow were seen as likely cause.[29]

Future developments

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  • On 13 May 2022, Tokyu Corporation announced its decision to implement driver-only operation on the Tōyoko Line by fiscal 2023, at the earliest. The Tōyoko Line fleet is due to be modified accordingly.[30][needs update]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tokyu Corporation 2019-2020" (PDF). p. 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "東急電鉄 各駅時刻表 東横線" [Tokyu Railway Timetables Tōyoko Line]. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "1200 Station Workers in Tokyo Shift Tracks From Above to Underground in Just One Night". Spoon and Tamago. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "東急東横線渋谷駅地上ホームの営業終了" [Tokyu Tōyoko Line's elevated Shibuya station closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "みなとみらい線との相互直通運転開始に伴い2004年2月1日（日）、東横線のダイヤを改正します" [On Sunday 1 February 2004, the timetable for the Tōyoko Line will be revised due to the start of through service with the Minatomirai Line.] (PDF). tokyu.co.jp (in Japanese). 27 November 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "東横線跡地遊歩道活用実験" [Former Tōyoko Line remnants promenade utilization experiment]. city.yokohama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "東急東横線・東京メトロ日比谷線の相互直通運転が終了" [Through operation between the Tokyu Tōyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line ends]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ "「相鉄・東急直通線」2023年3月開業へ 連絡線と駅2つを新設" ["Sotetsu/Tokyu direct line to open in March 2023, New connecting line and two new stations] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. ^ "相鉄新横浜線・東急新横浜線、神奈川東部方面線の路線名称が決定" [Line names for Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line, Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, and Eastern Kanagawa Line decided] (in Japanese). MyNavi Corporation. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/ (This reference represents all of "Stations" section.)
  12. ^ Wakabayashi, Kenya (25 September 2021). "東京メトロ「兄弟車」有楽町線・副都心線17000系と半蔵門線18000系" [Tokyo Metro "brother car" - Yurakucho/Fukutoshin Line 17000 series and Hanzomon Line 18000 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ "東京メトロ10000系が東横線・みなとみらい線で営業運転を開始" [Tokyo Metro 10000 series enters revenue service on Tokyu Tōyoko and Minato Mirai Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  14. ^ 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 144. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
  15. ^ "東横線から9000系が姿を消す" [Tōyoko Line 9000 series operation ends]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  16. ^ "東京メトロ7000系が東横線・みなとみらい線で営業運転を開始" [Tokyo Metro 7000 series begins revenue service on the Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. ^ Shibata, Togo (13 July 2022). "またも｢サイレント引退｣東京メトロ7000系の足跡 | 通勤電車" [Tokyo Metro 7000 series follows the footprints of "silent retirement"]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  19. ^ 安井功 (15 March 2013). "さよなら東横線渋谷駅…大改造計画が始動" [Goodbye Tōyoko Line Shibuya Station ... Major remodeling plan started]. MSN Sankei News. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  20. ^ "さよなら「ヒビチョク」 副都心線乗り入れの陰で、菊名～北千住が３月１５日終幕" [Goodbye "Hibichoku" Kikuna-Kitasenju ends on March 15th, behind the Fukutoshin Line]. Kanaloco (in Japanese). 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  21. ^ "1,200 Japanese workers convert above-ground train to subway line in a matter of hours". SoraNews24. Socio Corporation. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  22. ^ "東急東横線「Q SEAT」導入、10両中2両をロング・クロス転換車両に". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Tokyu Toyoko Line "Q Seat" to be introduced, 2 out of 10 cars to use rotating transverse seating. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. ^ "東横線向け「Q SEAT」車両が登場" ["Q SEAT" train for the Tōyoko Line is presented for testing]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  24. ^ "東急東横線の「Q SEAT」、23年のサービス開始に先立ち「一般車両」として運行へ" [Tokyu Toyoko Line "Q SEAT" to operate as "general vehicle" prior to service start in 2023]. Traffic News (in Japanese). 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  25. ^ "東急東横線で8月10日から有料座席指定サービス「Q SEAT」を開始". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  26. ^ ２０２０年を目標に東横線・田園都市線・大井町線の全６４駅にホームドアを設置します [Platform edge doors to be installed at all 64 stations on Tōyoko Line, Den-en-toshi Line, and Oimachi Line]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  27. ^ International, Railway Gazette (7 April 2020). "Tokyu Corp completes platform edge door programme". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  28. ^ 後続電車が追突し脱線 東横線、乗客19人けが一部区間で運転見合わせ [Later train collides and derails on the Tōyoko Line. 19 passengers injured, some services suspended]. Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  29. ^ "雪でブレーキ力低下か、ATCは作動 東横線事故" [Tōyoko Line incident. Were the brakes compromised due to the snow? The Automatic Train Control was operational.]. Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  30. ^ "「東急東横線 ワンマン運転」対応の車両改修はじまる 副都心線に続き「早期実現」へ" [Tokyu to begin refurbishing vehicles to allow for driver-only operation on the Tōyoko Line, following implementation on the Fukutoshin Line]. Traffic News (in Japanese). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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