Kintetsu Suzuka Line

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Kintetsu Suzuka Line
Local bound for Hiratachō
Info
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Suzuka
Terminals	Ise-Wakamatsu Hiratachō
No. of stations	5
Operation
Opened	Dec 20, 1925
Operator(s)	Kintetsu
Technical
Line length	8.2 km (5.1 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Overhead, 1500V DC
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Line map Legend All lines are Kintetsu unless otherwise noted Nagoya Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Nagoya Line 0.0 Ise-Wakamatsu Suzuka Line Nagoya Line 2.2 Yanagi National Route 23 Ise Railway 4.1 Suzukashi (Ise-Kambe) 6.2 Mikkaichi 8.2 Hiratachō

The Kintetsu Suzuka Line (近鉄鈴鹿線, Kintetsu Suzuka-sen^?) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Ise-Wakamatsu Station (Suzuka, Mie Prefecture) and Hiratachō Station (Suzuka, Mie Prefecture) in Japan.

The line connects with the Kintetsu Nagoya Line at Ise-Wakamatsu Station.

Students and factory workers make up the majority of the line's ridership and trains are generally only crowded during rush hour.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Kambe Line 1.2 Timeline 2 Service 3 Stations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Kambe Line

The Suzuka Line was originally built by Ise Electric Railway (Iseden) in the 1920s and was known as the Iseden Kambe Line (伊勢電神戸線 Iseden Kambe-sen) and for many years the track ended at Ise-Kambe Station (what is now Suzukashi Station). Steam engines were used on the line for its first two years of operation but were soon replaced when the line was electrified in 1927. Though the line was built by Iseden, ownership of the Kambe Line was passed between various different railway companies during the late 1930s and early 1940s due to many mergers occurring within the Japanese private railway industry at that time. It came under the ownership of Kintetsu in 1944.

Kintetsu made some improvements to the line in the late 1950s and 1960s. The gauge on the line, originally 1067 mm was widened to 1435 mm so that it could connect directly with the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, also widened to 1435 mm at that time. A few years later, the line was extended, two new stations were built, and Hiratachō Station became the new terminus. It was at this time that the line received its current name.

[edit] Timeline

• Dec 20, 1925 - Ise Railway (Iseden) opens the line as the Iseden Kambe Line (Ise-Wakamatsu ~ Ise-Kambe).
• Dec 26, 1927 - Electrification of the entire line completed.
• Sep 15, 1936 - Sangū Express Electric Railway (Sankyū) acquires Iseden and all of its lines. Line is officially renamed Ise Kambe Line.
• Mar 15, 1941 - Osaka Electric Railroad (Daiki) and Sankyū merge to form Kansai Express Railway (Kankyū). Line officially renamed Kambe Line.
• Jun 01, 1944 - Kankyū changes its name to Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu). Line officially renamed Kintetsu Kambe Line.
• Nov 23, 1959 - Gauge along entire line widened from 1067 mm to 1435 mm.
• Apr 08, 1963 - Ise-Kambe ~ Hiratachō extension opens. Ise-Kambe Station officially renamed Suzukashi Station. Line officially renamed Kintetsu Suzuka Line.
• Oct 17, 1968 - ATS system activated on entire line.
• Mar 16, 1995 - Maximum speed on the line raised from 65 km/h to 80 km/h; total ride time from end-to-end reduced by one minute.
• Jun 13, 1998 - One man (conductor-less) train service begins.

[edit] Service

 LO  Local (普通 futsū)

For Wakamatsu

For Hiratachō

(Locals stop at every station.)

(Trains run three times per hour during the day, four times per hour in the mornings and evenings.)

 EX  Express (急行 kyūkō)

For Yokkaichi

For Hiratachō

(Stops at every station on the Suzuka Line.)

(Trains run once a day in the morning.)

[edit] Stations

Legend
●	Trains stop here

Station		Dist (km)	Connections	LO	EX	Location
Ise-Wakamatsu	伊勢若松	0.0	Kintetsu: Nagoya Line	●	●	Suzuka	Mie Prefecture
Yanagi	柳	2.2		●	●
Suzukashi	鈴鹿市	4.1		●	●
Mikkaichi	三日市	6.2		●	●
Hiratachō	平田町	8.2		●	●

[edit] References

• (Japanese) Kintetsu Line Archives - Suzuka Line
• (Japanese) Wikipedia - Kintetsu Suzuka Line

[edit] External links

• Kintetsu railway network map - Suzuka Line
• (Japanese) Main Terminal - Kintetsu Suzuka Line

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