The is a group of three railway lines operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The network consists of a main line and two branches serving the port and industrial areas of Yokohama and Kawasaki. Passenger services operate between Tsurumi and Ōgimachi, as well as on two short branches to and . The lines have a combined route length of , use a rail gauge of , and are electrified at 1,500 V DC. Two sections are double-tracked.
Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) operates freight services on three sections of the Tsurumi Line, primarily transporting petroleum and other chemicals produced by refineries and factories in the surrounding industrial area. The line is also used to transport jet fuel from the United States Navy fuel depot near Anzen Station via the Musashino Line to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.
Station list All stations are located in Kanagawa Prefecture. Trains stop at every station. The Ōkawa branch is served during peak hours only.
rowspan=2 colspan=3No.StationDistance in km (mi)TransfersLocationBetweenstationsFromTsurumi Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki Nambu Line (JN54; Branch Line)
Rolling stock E131-1000 series 3-car EMUs (since 24 December 2023)
Eight new-build 3-car E131-1000 series EMU trainsets were introduced on the line from 24 December 2023 as a successor to the 205–1100 series fleet.
Former KuMoHa 12 (Ōkawa Branch Line service, from December 1972 until March 1996) 72 series (from 1972 until January 1980) 101 series (from 1980 until March 1992) 103 series (from 2 August 1990 until 17 March 2006) 205-1100 series 3-car EMUs (from 25 August 2004 until 27 February 2024)
Freight Locomotives seen hauling freight trains include the EF65 and DE10.
Other A shuttle bus for Toshiba employees runs in a loop between Asano, Shin-Shibaura, and Umi-Shibaura stations on a schedule alternating with Tsurumi Line trains. Both the bus and the stops are marked with the Toshiba logo.
History The opened the Bentembashi to Hama-Kawasaki line, including the branch to Okawa in 1926, and extended the mainline to Ogimachi in 1928. In 1930, the Tsurumi to Bentembashi section opened, the lines were electrified at 600 V DC, and passenger services commenced on both lines. The Asano to Shin-Shibaura section opened as a freight-only line in 1932, and was extended to Umi-Shibaura in 1940, with passenger services commencing upon the opening of the extension.
The company was nationalised in 1943, and in 1948 the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC.
On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with Tsurumi line stations being assigned station numbers between JI01 and JI10. Station numbers were also introduced to the Umi-Shibaura branch (station numbers JI51 and JI52) as well as the Ōkawa branch (station number JI61).
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Stations of the Tsurumi Line (JR East)