Enoshima Electric Railway

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Enoshima Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. 江ノ島電鉄株式会社

Type of Company	Public
Founded	December 25, 1900
Headquarters	Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Industry	Transportation(Tram,Transit bus)/Real estate
Employees	452 (2006)
Website	www.enoden.co.jp

This train at Kamakura Station is bound for Fujisawa

Enoden operates buses from stations like Kamakura

Enoden Kamakura Station is adjacent to JR Kamakura Station.

The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu^?)connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Railway Group of companies.

1 Train line
2 Stations
3 Buses
4 External links

[edit] Train line

The train line measures 10 kilometers in length with a gauge of 1067 mm. It connects fifteen stations with a single track; five of those stations can accommodate two trains to allow bidirectional traffic. The trains operate on 600 VDC electric supply from overhead lines. The segment from Kamakura Station to Koshigoe Station is in the city of Kamakura; from Enoshima Station to Fujisawa Station, the line is in the city of Fujisawa. Until recently the trains were quite rickety and cramped, until they upgraded to a modern trainset, although trains still pass a few feet from doorsteps of homes and shops.

[edit] Stations

Kamakura Station (also served by JR East Yokosuka Line)
Wadazuka Station
Yuigahama Station
Hase Station
Gokurakuji Station
Inamuragasaki Station
Shichirigahama Station
Kamakura Kōkō mae Station
Koshigoe Station
Enoshima Station (a short walk from Katase Enoshima Station and Shonan Enoshima Station)
Shōnan Kaigan Kōen Station
Kugenuma Station
Yanagikōji Station
Ishigami Station
Fujisawa Station (also served by JR East Tōkaidō Main Line, Odakyu Electric Railway's Odakyu Enoshima Line