Enshū Railway Line
| Enshū Railway Line | |
|---|---|
 1000 type EMU, the "Red Train" | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 鉄道線 (Tetsudō-sen) |
| Locale | Japan |
| Termini |
Shin-Hamamatsu Nishi-Kajima |
| Stations | 18 |
| Operation | |
| Opening | December 6, 1909 |
| Operator(s) | Enshū Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) |
| No. of tracks | single |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 750 V DC |
The Enshū Railway Line, officially the Railway Line (鉄道線 Tetsudō-sen), is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line has a nickname Nishi Kajima Line (西鹿島線 Nishi Kajima-sen), while locals often call it Akaden (あかでん, "The Red Train"), referring to the color of the EMUs. The line accepts NicePass, a smart card ticketing system, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. The first segment of the line opened on December 6, 1909, and the extension was completed on September 1, 1927.
Railway signalling on this line is automatic.
Stations
All stations are within Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
| Station | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Hamamatsu | 新浜松 | 0.0 | JR: Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (both at Hamamatsu) | Naka Ward |
| Dai-Ichi Dōri | 第一通り | 0.5 | ||
| Enshū Byōin | 遠州病院 | 0.8 | ||
| Hachiman | 八幡 | 1.6 | ||
| Sukenobu | 助信 | 2.4 | ||
| Hikuma | 曳馬 | 3.4 | ||
| Kamijima | 上島 | 4.5 | ||
| Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae | 自動車学校前 | 5.3 | Higashi Ward | |
| Saginomiya | さぎの宮 | 6.6 | ||
| Sekishi | 積志 | 7.8 | ||
| Enshū-Nishigasaki | 遠州西ヶ崎 | 9.2 | ||
| Enshū-Komatsu | 遠州小松 | 10.2 | Hamakita Ward | |
| Hamakita | 浜北 | 11.2 | ||
| Misono-Chūō-kōen | 美薗中央公園 | 12.0 | ||
| Enshū-Kobayashi | 遠州小林 | 13.3 | ||
| Enshū-Shibamoto | 遠州芝本 | 15.0 | ||
| Enshū-Gansuiji | 遠州岩水寺 | 16.3 | ||
| Nishi-Kajima | 西鹿島 | 17.8 | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad: Tenryū Hamanako Line | Tenryū Ward |
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enshu Railway Line. |
- (Japanese) Enshū Railway official website