Enoshima Electric Railway
Type | Public |
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Industry | Transportation (Tram, Transit bus)/Real estate |
Founded | December 25, 1900 |
Headquarters | Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
Employees | 415 (2011)[1] |
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.
Train line
The train line measures 10 kilometers (6.2 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.
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
Rolling stock
As of 2013, Enoden has the following six types of EMUs. All trains are formed in sets of two cars.[2]
- Type 500
- Type 300
- Type 1000
- Type 2000
- Type 10
- Type 20
Buses
Enoden also operates bus service in the area.
Popular culture
The Enoden features briefly but crucially in the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film High and Low.
References
- ↑ "江ノ島電鉄株式会社:会社案内". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "江ノ島電鉄:車両図鑑". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enoshima Electric Railway. |
- Official website: Japanese (English version)
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