The Port Service
Sea Bass at Port Side Park. | |
Locale | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
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Waterway | Port of Yokohama |
Transit type | Scheduled passenger ferry service and local excursion cruise ships |
Operator | The Port Service Corp. |
No. of lines | 1 water bus line, 3 excursion courses, 3 restaurant cruise courses |
No. of terminals | 4 |
The Port Service Corporation (ポートサービス, Pōto Sābisu) is a passenger ship operating company in Yokohama.
Founded in 1953, the company operates seabuses, an excursion cruise ship, and a restaurant ship, all within the Port of Yokohama. The services include public lines listed below, as well as chartered ships.
Lines
Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions. Lines are operated every day.
- Yo: Yokohama Station East Exit
- M: Minato Mirai 21 Pukarisanbashi Pier
- PA: Pier Aka-Renga
- Ya: Yamashita Park
- Seabass (シーバス, Shībasu) (Seabus)
- Yo — M — PA — Ya
- Yo — Ya
- Marine Shuttle (マリーンシャトル, Marīn Shatoru) (Excursion cruise ship)
- Ya → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya
- Ya → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → PA
- Ya → M → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → M → PA
- There are 40 minutes, 60 minutes, and 90 minutes courses.
- Marine Rouge (マリーンルージュ, Marīn Rūju) (Restaurant ship)
- Ya → M → PA → (Port of Yokohama) → Ya → M → PA
- There are 3 courses, namely Lunch Cruising (takes 90 minutes), Sunset Cruising (90 minutes), and Dinner Cruising (120 minutes).
Ships
- Sea Bass
- Designed for frequent passenger services between Yokohama Station and Yamashita Park. The ship is named Sea Bass, after the Japanese sea bass a fish native to local rivers and estuaries.
- Marine Shuttle
- An excursion cruise ship, mainly built for the observation tour of the Port of Yokohama. The ship is also often used for school excursions. There is a casual restaurant as well.
- Marine Rouge
- A restaurant ship, meaning a cruise ship mainly made for its restaurant cruise service. There are four dining spaces, and some observatory spaces. It is also possible to ride the ship without eating.
Stations
Name | Japanese | Transfers | Facilities | Location (All in Yokohama) |
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Yokohama Station East Exit | 横浜駅東口 | JR: ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line, ■ Negishi Line, ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, ■ Tōkaidō Main Line, ■ Yokohama Line, ■ Yokosuka Line Keikyū: Main Line Sōtetsu: Main Line Tōkyū: ■ Tōyoko Line Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line Yokohama Municipal Subway: ■ Blue Line (All 10 min. walk from Yokohama. Minatomirai Line is also changeable at Shin-Takashima, 7 minutes walk.) | Yokohama Bayquarter, Port Side Park, Yokohama city central | Kanagawa |
Minato Mirai 21 Pukarisanbashi Pier | みなとみらい21 ぷかりさん橋 | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (7 min. walk from Minato Mirai) | Minato Mirai 21 (Yokohama Landmark Tower, Pacifico Yokohama, Queen's Square Yokohama, Yokohama Cosmo World) | Nishi |
Pier Aka-Renga | ピア赤レンガ (赤レンガ倉庫前) | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (9 min. walk from Nihon-ōdōri) | Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama Customs, Kanagawa Prefectural Government | Naka |
Yamashita Park | 山下公園 | Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: ■ Minatomirai Line (6 min. walk from Motomachi-Chūkagai) | Yamashita Park, Yokohama Chinatown, Yokohama Marine Tower |
See also
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passing through
Central Tokyo
- JY Yamanote
- JK Keihin-Tōhoku - Negishi
- JB Chūō-Sōbu Local
- JC Chūō Rapid
- JO Yokosuka - Sōbu Rapid
- JU Utsunomiya & Takasaki - JT Tōkaidō
- JA Saikyo
- JS Shonan–Shinjuku
- JJ Jōban Rapid
- JL Jōban Local
- JE Keiyō
- C Chiyoda
- F Fukutoshin
- G Ginza
- H Hibiya
- M Marunouchi
- N Namboku
- T Tōzai
- Y Yūrakuchō
- Z Hanzōmon
in satellite cities
or suburbs
- DT Den-en-toshi
- IK Ikegami
- MG Meguro
- OM Ōimachi
- TM Tamagawa
- TY Tōyoko
- KD Kodomonokuni
- SH Shin-Yokohama
rail lines
aerial lifts
- Tokyo-Wan Ferry
- Tokyo Cruise Ship
- Tokyo Mizube Line
- Keihin Ferry Boat
- The Port Service (Yokohama)
- Smart cards
- Transport in Greater Tokyo
- Rail transport in Japan
- List of named passenger trains of Japan
- List of through trains in Japan
- Toei Subway rolling stock
- Tokyo Metro rolling stock
- List of East Japan Railway Company stations
- List of Toei Subway stations
- List of Tokyo Metro stations
- Station numbering
- Japan transit: Tokyo
- Keihanshin
- Nagoya
- Fukuoka
- Hakone Fuji Izu
- Hokkaido
- Aomori
- Sendai
- Akita
- Niigata
- Toyama
- Nagano
- Okayama
- Hiroshima
- Shikoku
- Metro systems
- Shinkansen
- trams (list)
- aerial lifts (list)
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website
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