Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
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Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Kanagawa prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
and Tokyu Corporation.
The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Kodomonokuni Line
The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company.-Basic data:*Length: 3.4 km*Gauge: *Electrified segments: Entire line*Electrification: 1,500 V DC*Stations: 3 -History:...
. Train crews and operations are contracted out to Tokyu Corporation.
History
- March 1989: The company is established to develop the Minatomirai line.
- April 1990: The Minatomirai Line is categorized as a first class railroad.
- November 1992: Construction begins on the Minatomirai Line.
- August 1997: The company acquires the Kodomonokuni Line
- February 2004: The Minatomirai Line is opened.