bypass closed. Keihin Line service was extended to Sakuragichō on December 30, 1915 when freight service ceased on the branch. The line was planned to be extended to Ōfuna, and in 1920 the Government Railways decided that the extension route would be parallel to the Ōoka River and then turn to Hodogaya. From Hodogaya to Ōfuna, additional tracks would be added to the existing Tōkaidō Main Line. However, this plan was scrapped after the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. Later, the planned extension was revived with a completely different route: "The railway from Sakuragichō in Kanagawa Prefecture to " was added to the list of railways to be built in the Railway Construction Act on March 31, 1937. This provision was the basis for the construction of the present-day Negishi Line. Yokohama Station moved on October 15, 1928; between then and January 26, 1930, temporary platforms for the Keihin Line were provided on either side of the station. On May 19, 1964, the line was extended to . The line was renamed the Negishi Line after one of the new stations. The Takashima freight line opened on June 1 that year and freight service returned to the line after a nearly 50-year absence. 103 series trains were introduced to the line in October 1965. The line was extended from Isogo to on March 17, 1970. The final section between Yōkōdai and opened on April 9, 1973; On October 1 that year, freight service commenced between Ōfuna and Isogo. Freight services between Ōfuna and Isogo ceased on February 1, 1984; three days prior to this, the line adopted Automatic Train Control. On April 1, 1987 the Japanese National Railways were privatized, with ownership of the Negishi Line passing to JR East; JR Freight took over freight services on the line. Some trains began operating through onto the Yokosuka Line on March 15, 2008. Accidents The Sakuragichō train fire occurred on April 24, 1951. On May 20, 1970 a 103 series train derailed between and Yōkōdai, injuring two people. Rolling Stock E233-1000 series E233-6000 series (used on Yokohama Line inter-running services) Footnotes References External links Stations of the Keihintohoku Line＆the Negishi Line (JR East) Lines of East Japan Railway Company Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1872