Keihin Electric Express Railway
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Yokosuka
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 419,067 and a population density of 4,160 people per km². It covered an area of 100.62 km²...
and other points on the Miura Peninsula
Miura Peninsula
is a peninsula located in Kanagawa, Japan. It lies south of Yokohama and Tokyo and divides Tokyo Bay, to the east, from Sagami Bay, to the west. Cities and towns on the Miura Peninsula include Yokosuka, Miura, Hayama, Zushi, and Kamakura....
in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo (東京) - Yokohama (横浜) area. The company's railway origins date back to 1898, but the current company dates to 1948. The Kanto region's first electric train (the nation's third, after Kyoto Electric Railway and Nagoya Electric Railway) rolled in January 1899.
It is part of the Fuyo Group
Fuyo Group
is a Japanese keiretsu.The group emerged after World War II as a continuation of the Yasuda zaibatsu. It coalesced around Fuji Bank, and group presidents began meeting regularly in 1964...
and has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
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The company changed its English name from Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd. to Keikyu Corporation on October 21, 2010.
Trains on the Main Line have a maximum operating speed of 120 km/h, making it the third fastest private railroad in the Tokyo region, after the Keisei Skyliner
Skyliner
is a limited-express airport train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Narita Sky Access route.-Service:...
and the Tsukuba Express. The railroad's gauge is , differing from the more common Japanese rail gauge
Rail gauge
Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
of .
List of Keikyu lines
| Lines | Sections | Length (km) |
Number of stations |
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| Main Line | Sengakuji Station Sengakuji Station is a railway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.It is entirely owned and operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, but also serves as the northern terminus of the Keikyu Main Line operated by the Keihin Electric Express Railway... |
– | Uraga Station Uraga Station is a railway station operated by the Keikyū Main Line located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminal station for the Keikyū Main Line and is located 55.5 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:Uraga... |
56.7 | 50 |
| Kurihama Line Keikyu Kurihama Line The is a commuter rail line operated by Keikyu in Japan. Keikyū Main Line trains from Oshiage and Shinagawa in Tokyo run through the Miura Peninsula on the Keikyū Kurihama Line.-Stations:... |
Horinouchi Station Horinouchi Station is a junction railway station operated by the Keihin Electric Express Railway located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 52.3 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo.-History:... |
– | Misakiguchi Station Misakiguchi Station is a railway station in Miura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by Keikyu.-Lines:Misakiguchi Station is the southern terminus of the Keikyū Kurihama Line, and is located 13.4 km from Horinouchi Station, and 65.7 km from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo.-Station layout:... |
13.4 | 9 |
| Zushi Line Keikyu Zushi Line The ' is a commuter line owned by Keihin Electric Express Railway and connects Kanazawa-Hakkei to Shin-Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture.-Trains:Train types... |
Kanazawa-Hakkei Station Kanazawa-Hakkei Station is a junction railway station in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Keikyu.-Lines:Kanazawa-Hakkei Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 40.9 rail kilometers from the northern terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo... |
– | Shin-Zushi Station Shin-Zushi Station is a railway station operated by Keikyū Zushi Line located in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the Zushi Line, and is located 5.9 rail kilometers from the Kanazawa Hakkei junction, and 46.8 kilometers from the opposing northern terminus at Shinagawa... |
5.9 | 4 |
| Daishi Line Keikyu Daishi Line The is a railway line of Keikyu. It connects Keikyū Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station, both located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.-Data:*Length: 4.5 km*Operator: Keikyu*Gauge: 1,435 mm*Electrification: 1,500 V DC... |
Keikyū Kawasaki Station Keikyu Kawasaki Station is a junction railway station of the Keikyu Corporation located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The station is a terminus for the Keikyū Daishi Line and is located 11.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Keikyū Main Line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo... |
– | Kojimashinden Station Kojimashinden Station is the terminal railway station operated by Keikyū Daishi Line located in Kawasaki ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located 4.5 rail kilometers from the opposite terminus of the Daishi Line at Keikyū Kawasaki Station.-History:... |
4.5 | 7 |
| Airport Line Keikyu Airport Line The is a commuter line operated by Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway. It runs from Keikyū Kamata to in Tokyo, and has Airport Express , Ltd. Express , Rapid Ltd. Express , and Airport Rapid Ltd. Express services.-Station list:... |
Keikyū Kamata Station Keikyu Kamata Station , is a railway station located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Keihin Electric Express Railway .-History:The station opened on 1 February 1901 as Kamata Station . The Airport Line was opened in 1902.... |
– | Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Station | 6.5 | 8 |
| Total | 5 lines | 87.0 | 74 | ||
The Keikyū Main Line runs between south area of Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Yokosuka. Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station
is the first major station south ofTokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central, and Keikyu. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region pass through here...
is the terminal station in Tokyo of this line. Its "Kaitoku" (快特) limited-stop service competes with JR East's Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
and Yokosuka Line
Yokosuka Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company .The Yokosuka Line connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Yokosuka, Kanagawa...
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From Sengakuji station, Keikyu trains run into the Toei Asakusa Line and Keisei Electric Railway
Keisei Electric Railway
The is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railways main line connects. The combination uses different readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and...
(to Narita Airport
Narita Airport Station
is an underground train station located beneath Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The station is shared between East Japan Railway Company and Keisei Electric Railway.-Station layout:...
) and Hokuso Railway
Hokuso Line
The is a commuter rail line operated by the Hokusō Railway in Japan. It runs between Keisei-Takasago Station in Katsushika, Tokyo and Inba-Nihon-Idai Station in Inzai, Chiba....
(to Chiba newtown area) lines.
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- New 1000 seriesKeikyu N1000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Keihin Electric Express Railway in Japan.-Variants:Since the first set was introduced in March 2002, the type has undergone a number of design improvements. Sets built from 2002 to 2006 have painted aluminium bodies, whereas sets...
- 2100 seriesKeikyu 2100 seriesThe is an express-purpose electric multiple unit which operates on the Keihin Electric Express Railway. It is the successor to the 2000 series. A total of 10 trainsets with 8 cars each were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, retrieved 30 June 2008 and Tokyu Car Corp,...
- 600 series
- 1500 series
- 2000 series
- 800 series
- 700 series
Retired
- 230 series
- 400 series
- 500 series
- Old 600 series
- Old 800 seriesKeikyū 1000 seriesThe was a commuter electric multiple unit EMU type operated by the Keikyu in Japan.The trains were used on the Keikyū Main Line, Keikyū Airport Line, Keikyū Daishi Line, Keikyū Zushi Line, and Keikyū Kurihama Line. They were also used on Toei Asakusa Line inter-running services until 2008. The...
- Old 1000 seriesKeikyū 1000 seriesThe was a commuter electric multiple unit EMU type operated by the Keikyu in Japan.The trains were used on the Keikyū Main Line, Keikyū Airport Line, Keikyū Daishi Line, Keikyū Zushi Line, and Keikyū Kurihama Line. They were also used on Toei Asakusa Line inter-running services until 2008. The...