Enoshima Electric Railway

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Enoshima Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. 江ノ島電鉄株式会社
Type	Public
Founded	December 25, 1900
Headquarters	Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Industry	Transportation(Tram,Transit bus)/Real estate
Employees	452 (2006)
Website	www.enoden.co.jp

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 Group of companies.

Contents 1 Train line 2 Stations 3 Buses 4 External links

[edit] Train line

The train line measures 10 kilometers (6 mi) in length with a gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). 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 V DC 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.

[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)
• Shōnankaigankōen Station
• Kugenuma Station
• Yanagikōji Station
• Ishigami Station
• Fujisawa Station (also served by JR East Tōkaidō Main Line, Odakyu Electric Railway's Odakyū Enoshima Line

[edit] Buses

Enoden also operates bus service in the area.

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Official website

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