Shin-Keisei Line

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Shin-Keisei N810 trainset
Shin-Keisei N810 trainset

The Shin-Keisei Line (新京成線 Shin-Keisei-sen?) is a railway line owned by a Japanese private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo City and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture.

In December 10, 2006, Shin-Keisei Line began through service for Keisei Chiba Line to Chiba Chūō.

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[edit] Basic data

  • Length: 26.5 km
  • Gauge: 1435 mm
  • Stations: 24
  • Track: Double, except between Shin-Tsudanuma and Keisei-Tsudanuma single
  • Power: Electric (1500 V DC)
  • Block system: Automatic (C-ATS)
  • Maximum speed at service: 85 km/h
  • Yard: at Kunugiyama Station

[edit] Operation

All trains stop at all stations. Most trains are operated throughout the line, in morning hours some terminate at Shin-Tsudanuma. In mornings and nights some trains originate or terminate at Kunugiyama.

One train every 4 minutes in morning, every 10 minutes in day, every 8 minutes in evening hours.

In day hours, Shin-Keisei runs through trains to Chiba Chūō on Keisei Electric Railway Chiba Line, alternately with trains that run inside the Shin-Keisei Line.

[edit] Stations

Station km Location Connections
Matsudo 0.0 East Japan Railway Company (JR East): Jōban Line Matsudo
Kamihongō 1.7  
Matsudo-Shinden 2.4  
Minoridai 3.0  
Yabashira 3.8 JR East: Musashino Line (Shin-Yabashira Station)
Tokiwadaira 5.6  
Gokō 7.4  
Motoyama 8.7  
Kunugiyama 9.6   Kamagaya
Kita-Hatsutomi 11.3  
Shin-Kamagaya 12.1
Hatsutomi 13.3  
Kamagaya-Daibutsu 15.4  
Futawamukōdai 16.3   Funabashi
Misaki 17.1  
Takifudō 18.5  
Takanekōdan 19.5  
Takanekido 20.1  
Kita-Narashino 21.0 Tōyō Rapid Railway: Tōyō Rapid Line
Narashino 21.7  
Yakuendai 22.5  
Maebara 23.9  
Shin-Tsudanuma 25.3 JR East: Sōbu Line (Tsudanuma Station) Narashino
Keisei-Tsudanuma 26.5

[edit] Rolling stock

Current stocks, in chronoligical order.

  • 800 series
  • 8000 series
  • 8800 series
  • 8900 series
  • N800 series

Abandoned stocks were mostly purchased from Keisei as used.

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Shin-Keisei Line

Matsudo - Kamihongō - Matsudo-Shinden -　Minoridai - Yabashira - Tokiwadaira - Gokō - Motoyama - Kunugiyama - Kita-Hatsutomi - Shin-Kamagya - Hatsutomi - Kamagaya-Daibutsu - Futawamukōdai - Misaki - Takifudō - Takanekōdan - Takanekido - Kita-Narashino - Narashino - Yakuendai - Maebara - Shin-Tsudanuma - Keisei-Tsudanuma(>>Through Service for Keisei Chiba Line to Chiba Chūō)
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Keisei lines
Keisei lines
Chiba • Chihara • Higashi-Narita • Kanamachi • Main • Oshiage
Related lines
Major stations
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Chiba Newtown Railway • Hokusō Railway • Kantō Railway • Kashima Railway (ceased) • Kominato Railway • Maihama Resort Line • Narita Airport Rapid Railway • Shibayama Railway • Shin-Keisei Electric Railway • Tōyō Rapid Railway • Tsukuba Kankō Railway
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○Chiyoda (C) • ○Fukutoshin (F) • ○Ginza (G) • ○Hibiya (H) • ○Marunouchi (M) • ○Namboku (N) • ○Tōzai (T) • ○Yūrakuchō (Y) • ○Hanzōmon (Z)
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Subway: ○Asakusa (A) • ○Ōedo (E) • ○Mita (I) • ○Shinjuku (S) • Guideway: Nippori-Toneri • Streetcar: Arakawa
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Keikyū (5) • Keiō (7) • Keisei (7) • Odakyū (5) • Seibu (13) • Shin-Keisei • Sōtetsu (2) • Tōbu (12) • Tōkyū (8)
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