I recently visited Yokohama City with my family. Our destination was Yokohama Cosmo World, which is a famous amusement park in the Minato-mirai area. Waiting for the sunset, we enjoyed Cosmo Clock 21 in the park. What's Cosmo Clock 21? It's Japan's fourth largest ferris wheel that is 112.5 meters in height. The wheel is illuminated by numerous beautiful bright LED lights. Riding Cosmo Clock 21, we enjoyed a spectacular view of the Yokohama port area.
To get to this large ferris wheel, we took the JR East Yokohama line, and got off at Sakuragicho station. As I posted before, the Yokohama line is one of the major commuter lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It was opened in 1908 to transport silk from the midland area to Yokohama Port. Connecting Higashi-Kanagawa and Hachiouji, the route length is 42.6 kilometers.
All the commuter trains on the Yokohama line are operated with green colored 8-car trains of the EMU E233-6000 series. JR East purchased 28 sets, 224 units, of the E233-6000 series from J-TREC. All units belong to Kamakura Rail Yard in Kanagawa Prefecture. The specification of the E233-6000 series is mostly the same as the other E233 series trains such as the E233-7000 series on the Saikyo line and the E233-8000 series on the Nambu line. They are equipped with induction motors with a IGBT-VVVF inverter (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor-variable frequency drive) control system. LED lights are widely used for interior illumination to reduce the electric consumption.
To get to this large ferris wheel, we took the JR East Yokohama line, and got off at Sakuragicho station. As I posted before, the Yokohama line is one of the major commuter lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It was opened in 1908 to transport silk from the midland area to Yokohama Port. Connecting Higashi-Kanagawa and Hachiouji, the route length is 42.6 kilometers.
All the commuter trains on the Yokohama line are operated with green colored 8-car trains of the EMU E233-6000 series. JR East purchased 28 sets, 224 units, of the E233-6000 series from J-TREC. All units belong to Kamakura Rail Yard in Kanagawa Prefecture. The specification of the E233-6000 series is mostly the same as the other E233 series trains such as the E233-7000 series on the Saikyo line and the E233-8000 series on the Nambu line. They are equipped with induction motors with a IGBT-VVVF inverter (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor-variable frequency drive) control system. LED lights are widely used for interior illumination to reduce the electric consumption.
