Keikyū Zushi Line

Keikyu Zushi Line
The dual-gauge track near Jimmuji station that allows for narrow-gauge rolling stock to be transferred from the J-TREC factory to JR tracks near Zushi Station.
Overview
Native name京急逗子線
OwnerKeikyu
LocaleKanagawa Prefecture
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeCommuter rail
DepotNone
History
OpenedApril 1, 1930; 96 years ago (April 1, 1930)
Technical
Line length5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)

The Keikyu Zushi Line (Japanese: 京急逗子線, Hepburn: Keikyū Zushi-sen) is a 5.9-kilometre (3.7 mi) private railway line in Japan, operated by Keikyū. It connects Kanazawa-hakkei in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama with Zushi·Hayama in Zushi, all in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Service outline

Three service types operate on the Keikyu Zushi Line, as shown below.

Abbreviations

Station list

Local trains stop at all stations.

History

The line was opened in April 1930 by the Shonan Electric Railway (湘南電気鉄道). Jimmuji Station opened on 1 April 1931.

Station numbering was introduced from 21 October 2010.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 普通, Futsū
  2. ↑ 急行, Kyūkō
  3. ↑ 特急

References

  1. 1 2 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド 主要私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Major Private Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Futabasha. 22 July 2013. pp. 112–117. ISBN 978-4-575-45387-4.
  2. ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 232–233. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.