Private company

Yokohama Minatomirai Railway

Logo: 横浜高速鉄道株式会社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

The Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (横浜高速鉄道, Yokohama Kōsoku Tetsudō; lit. "Yokohama Rapid Railway") is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation. The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line.2 It is headquartered in Motomachi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 29, 1989Founded1
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Photo: RGB256, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (横浜高速鉄道, Yokohama Kōsoku Tetsudō; lit. "Yokohama Rapid Railway") is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation.2

The story

The company was founded on 29 March 1989, and on 19 April 1990, received government approval to operate the Minatomirai Line. On 1 August 1997, the company acquired the Kodomonokuni Line. The Minatomirai Line opened on 1 February 2004.

From Wikipedia’s article on Yokohama Minatomirai Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Mar 29, 1989Founded Founded1