Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line


The Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line is a rapid transit line serving Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the shorter of the two lines in the Yokohama Municipal Subway system operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first section to be opened of a proposed Yokohama Circular Railway.
The Green Line links on the JR East Yokohama Line and on the Tokyu Toyoko Line with of track and 10 stations. Construction began in 2001 and the new line started operating on 30 March 2008. It uses linear motor propulsion and a full journey takes approximately 21 minutes one way.

Stations

Platforms are above ground at Kawawachō, Center-Kita, and Center-Minami stations and underground at other stations.
No.StationJapaneseDistance TransfersLocation
G01中山0.0 Yokohama LineMidori-ku
G02川和町1.7 Tsuzuki-ku
G03都筑ふれあいの丘3.1 Tsuzuki-ku
G04センター南4.8 Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Tsuzuki-ku
G05センター北5.7 Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line Tsuzuki-ku
G06北山田7.4 Tsuzuki-ku
G07東山田8.8 Tsuzuki-ku
G08高田10.3 Kōhoku-ku
G09日吉本町11.6 Kōhoku-ku
G10日吉13.0Kōhoku-ku

Rolling stock

The Green Line is operated by 17 4-car 10000 series EMUs. In 2018, it was announced that 10 of these would be lengthened to six cars each by 2024 as a measure to ease overcrowding on the Green Line. By April 2023, lengthening of 4-car trains to 6-car trains had commenced, and by the end of fiscal year 2024, there will be 10 x 6-car trains.