Freight Line in Yokohama ‘Minato Mirai 21’
The neighborhood southeast of JR Yokohama Station on the other side of the estuary of the Katabira River is the most modern district of Yokohama city named ‘Minato Mirai 21’ (translated as Port Future 21st Century) symbolized by the Landmark Tower, up to now the third tallest skyscraper in Japan.
One freight only single track line brushes past the northern edge of the area, branching off from Tsurumi Station on the Tokaido Main Line, and converges with the JR Negishi Line, on which commuter trains of the Keihin-Tohoku service to and from Tokyo come and go.
Here can be seen JR Freight’s oil tanker trains from/to Negishi Station on the Negishi Line, which adjoins a large scale oil refinery of ENEOS Co.
A tanker train heads for Tsurumi after having diverged from the Negishi Line, with a view of the Landmark Tower. Taken by Hiroshi Naito in March 2025.
An EH 200 hauled tanker train roars through a park located at the northern edge of the Minato Mirai 21 area, beyond which is the Katabira River. Taken by Adam Barr in March 2025.
A tanker train bound for Negishi is going to pass through Sakuragicho Station located south of the Minato Mirai 21 area. Taken by Hiroshi Naito in March 2025.