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Feature ProgramYOKOHAMA LINE

Type 205

Aihara - Katakura, September 24, 1988

JR Yokohama line extends for 42.6km from Higashi Kanagawa station of Tokaido line through Hachioji station of Chuo line with a double track and electrification along the whole line. Lots of residential districts are along the line, and also schools are. It has been in the black since the period of Japan National Railways.

Two Colors as One Train

Type 103	Type 103
Around Katakura station, 1983(?)	Around Katakura station, 1983(?)

At that time, light green cars converted from Yamanote line and sky blues' from Keihin Tohoku line had been arranged for each train in Yokohama line. I investigated which arrangements were on the track, as below. Unfortunately, I do not know the serial numbers and the roundhouse that each car had belonged.

Arrangements in around August, 1983

U: with unit window frame C: air conditioned (I had avoided SAHAs in summers because there were little air-conditioned SAHAs.

80th Anniversary

Specially colored Type 103 with a special sign was on the track, and we could see a commemorative train of KUMOHA 40. And Type 205 just appeared at that day.

Type 103	KUMOHA 40	Orange Card (Prepaid card)
Katakura station, September 22, 1988	Aihara-Katakura, September 24, 1988	Issued in 1988

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KIHA 30 as "Kappa"

Around Katakura station, 1983(?)

Direct Service through Sagami Line

For useful access to the beach, some trains went directly from Hachioji station through Chigasaki station, which is the terminal of Sagami line, during summers. Sagami line was without its electrification at that time, so diesel cars were used. Now, electric car Type 205-500's goes through Sagami line as regular trains.

DE10+SURO 81

Katakura - Hachioji, around 1983

Special Train for Group Tours

We sometimes could find tatami train. The locomotive DE10 had been used for freight trains as well.

Type 201

Katakura station, 1987

Direct Service through Chuo Line

It is a special train "Sagami Lake Hiking" from Higashi Kanagawa station through Sagamiko station on Chuo line. Orange colored Type 201 with 6 cars had never been used on Yokohama line so far. It should pass Katakura station, but it was stopping there to pass with the opposite train because of a single track then. Thank you for the information from "O" who is the webmaster of "JR Yokohama Line in Old Times" .

Hard Ticket

Katakura staion was one of the last stations on Yokohama line that sold hard tickets. The belows are the ones that I asked the stuff of the station to sell me. His calling to my house pleased me very much!

Issued in 1978	Issued in 1980

Special Discount Ticket

It was for the first visit to Kamakura Hachimangu shrine in the new year's days. I wondew if it was sold in these years.

Kobuchi Sta. Opened. Issued in 1988	Renewal of Katakura Sta. Issued in 1988

Orange Card

Up to 2008, the comunity bus "Hachi Bus" goes from Katakura Station to Naganuma Station of Keio Railway five times a day.