| Izu Kyūkō Line | |
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Resort 21 train on Izu Peninsula coast |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Termini | Izukyū-Shimoda Itō |
| Stations | 16 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1961 |
| Operator(s) | Izukyū Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 45.7 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
The Izu Kyūkō Line (伊豆急行線 Izu Kyūkō-sen) is a privately owned railway line of Izukyū Corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
The line runs along the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a tourist district noted for its numerous hot spring resorts and golf courses, between Itō Station in Itō and Izukyū-Shimoda Station in Shimoda. The line opened in 1961.
Since March 13, 2010, PASMO and Suica cards are accepted on the line.[1]
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The northern terminal station for the Izu Kyūkō Line is at Ito Station, from which local trains depart for the southern terminal station of Izukyū-Shimoda. However, several varieties of limited express trains operated by JR East originate at Tokyo Station travel via the Itō Line tracks to Ito, and then terminate at Izukyū-Shimoda. These include the Odoriko and Super View Odoriko named trains. Similarly, the Resort Odoriko operated by the Izu Kyūkō Line also makes the same run, but using different rolling stock.
| Station Name |
Japanese | Distance from Itō (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
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| Town/City | Prefecture | ||||
| Itō | 伊東 | 0.0 | JR East: Itō Line | Itō | Shizuoka |
| Minami-Itō | 南伊東 | 2.0 | |||
| Kawana | 川奈 | 6.1 | |||
| Futo | 富戸 | 11.5 | |||
| Jōgasaki-Kaigan | 城ヶ崎海岸 | 13.9 | |||
| Izu-Kōgen | 伊豆高原 | 15.9 | |||
| Izu-Ōkawa | 伊豆大川駅 | 20.9 | Kamo District, Higashiizu |
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| Izu-Hokkawa | 伊豆北川駅 | 22.9 | |||
| Izu-Atagawa | 伊豆熱川 | 24.3 | |||
| Katase-Shirata | 片瀬白田 | 26.1 | |||
| Izu-Inatori | 伊豆稲取 | 30.3 | |||
| Imaihama-Kaigan | 今井浜海岸駅 | 34.2 | Kamo District, Kawazu |
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| Kawazu | 河津 | 35.3 | |||
| Inazusa | 稲梓 | 40.7 | Shimoda | ||
| Rendaiji | 蓮台寺 | 43.4 | |||
| Izukyū Shimoda | 伊豆急下田 | 45.7 | |||
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