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Keikyu Main Line
An N1000 series EMU on the Keikyu Main Line in July 2007
Overview
Native name京急本線
OwnerKeikyu
LocaleTokyo and Kanagawa, Japan
Termini
Stations50
Service
Depot(s)Kanazawa-Bunko
History
Opened1901
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
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The Keikyu Main Line (京急本線, Keikyū-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato, Shinagawa, Ōta, and the Kanagawa municipalities of Kawasaki, Yokohama and Yokosuka. The Keikyu Main Line began as a short 2 km line in 1895, and by 1905 had extended from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo to central Yokohama.

Service types

(video) A Keikyu Main Line train

Keikyu operates the following different types of service, including all-stations "Local" trains.[2]

Abbreviations:

  •   Lo = Local (普通, Futsū): Stops at all stations
  •   AE = Airport Express (エアポート急行, Eapōto Kyūkō)
(1) between Sengakuji and Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal (mornings and evenings only)
(2) between Shin-Zushi and Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal
  •   LE = Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū) (mornings and evenings only[3])
  •   LE = Limited Express (快特, Kaitoku)
  •   A = Airport Limited Express (エアポート快特, Eapōto Kaitoku)
  •   MW = Morning Wing (モーニング・ウィング号, Mōningu-Uingu-gō): A "Home Liner" service with an additional charge for seat reservation. Operates only on weekday mornings from Miurakaigan on the Keikyu Kurihama Line to Shinagawa and Sengakuji.
  •   KW = Keikyu Wing (京急ウィング号, Keikyū-Uingu-gō): A "Home Liner" service with an additional charge for seat reservation. Operates only on weekday evenings from Shinagawa to Misakiguchi on the Keikyu Kurihama Line.

Stations

For connections and distances, see the route diagram.

No. Name Lo AE LE LE LE A MW KW Transfers Location
A-07 Sengakuji O O O O O O   Toei Asakusa Line (through service) Minato, Tokyo
KK01 Shinagawa O O O O O O O O
KK02 Kitashinagawa O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓   Shinagawa, Tokyo
KK03 Shin-Banba O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK04 Aomono-Yokochō O O O ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK05 Samezu O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK06 Tachiaigawa O O | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK07 Ōmori-Kaigan O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK08 Heiwajima O O O ↑ | | ↑ ↓   Ōta, Tokyo
KK09 Ōmorimachi O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK10 Tokyo O | | ↑ | | ↑ ↓  
KK11 Keikyu Kamata O O O O O | ↑ ↓ Keikyu Airport Line (through service)
KK18 Zōshiki O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK19 Rokugōdote O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK20 Keikyu Kawasaki O O O O O   ↑ ↓
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
KK27 Hatchōnawate O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓ ■ Nambu Branch Line
KK28 Tsurumi-ichiba O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK29 Keikyu Tsurumi O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓
KK30 Kagetsuen-mae O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK31 Namamugi O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK32 Keikyu Shin-Koyasu O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK33 Koyasu O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK34 Kanagawa-Shinmachi O O O ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK35 Nakakido O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK36 Kanagawa O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK37 Yokohama O O O O O   ↑ ↓
Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK38 Tobe O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK39 Hinodechō O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK40 Koganechō O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK41 Minami-Ōta O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK42 Idogaya O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK43 Keikyū O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK44 Kamiōoka O O O O O   O O Yokohama Subway Blue Line Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
KK45 Byōbugaura O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK46 Kanagawa O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK47 Keikyu Tomioka O | | ↑ |   ↑ ↓   Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
KK48 Nōkendai O O | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK49 Kanazawa-Bunko O O O O O   O O  
KK50 Kanazawa-Hakkei O O O O O   ↑ O Keikyu Zushi Line (through service)
KK54 Oppama O   O O |   ↑ ↓   Yokosuka, Kanagawa
KK55 Keikyu Taura O   | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK56 Anjinzuka O   | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK57 Hemi O   | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK58 Kanagawa O   O O |   ↑ ↓  
KK59 Yokosuka-Chūō O   O O O   O O  
KK60 Kenritsu Daigaku O   | ↑ |   ↑ ↓  
KK61 Horinouchi O   O O O   ↑ O Keikyu Kurihama Line (through service)
KK62 Keikyū Ōtsu O   O O          
KK63 Maborikaigan O   O O          
KK64 Uraga O   O O          

History

All sections of the line were built as dual track. The Keihin Railway opened the Kawasaki to Omori section in 1901 as a 1,435 mm gauge line electrified at 600 V DC. In 1904, the line was regauged to 1,372 mm and extended to Shinagawa.

In 1930, the Shonan Electric Railway opened the Uraga to Koganecho section as a 1,435 mm gauge line electrified at 1,500 V DC. In 1931, the line from Yokohama was extended to connect at Koganecho. Freight services ceased in 1932, the line was regauged to 1,435 mm the following year, and in 1936, the voltage on the Shonan line was reduced to 600 V DC.

In 1941, the Shonan Electric Railway merged with the Keihin Railway, which merged with Tokyu the following year. The voltage on the entire line was raised to 1,500 V DC in 1945, and in 1948, the Keihin Electric Railway was created to operate the railway.

From the start of the revised weekday timetable on 7 December 2015, two Morning Wing limited-stop commuter services from Miurakaigan on the Keikyu Kurihama Line to Shinagawa and Sengakuji in Tokyo were introduced. These stop at Yokosuka-chuo, Kanazawa-Bunko, and Kamiōoka en route.[4]

Accidents

On 7 April 1997, at about 2:47 pm, the first three cars of a four-car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide, resulting in 22 people injured. The accident occurred between Keikyū Taura and Anjinzuka stations, with approximately 60 people on board. Heavy rains caused the mudslide, 7 months after a report by the train company to the Transportation Minister that there was little probability of such an occurrence in that area. 500 workers were mobilized as the train service was temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Horinouchi stations.[5]

On 24 November 2000, at about 5:20 am, the front car of a four-car train derailed after a truck collided with the first car of the train at a level crossing, resulting in injuries to three passengers. The accident occurred in Yokosuka, and the approximately 100 commuters on board later walked about 200 m to the nearest station to continue their journeys via bus. The driver of the truck reported his foot became stuck between the accelerator and brake pedals, sending him through the crossing bar and into the crossing. Normal operations continued about 4 hours later that morning.[6]

On 24 September 2012, at about 11:58 pm, the first three cars of an eight-car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide, resulting in injuries to 28 people including the train driver. Seven men and women were seriously injured, including fractures, broken ribs and pelvises. The accident occurred between Oppama and Keikyū Taura stations, between Yokohama and Yokosuka, with approximately 700 passengers on board. Heavy rains caused the mudslide, sweeping away safety nets that had been installed in 1998, the year after a similar mudslide in the area.[7] An area of soil about 12 metres high and 15 metres wide fell onto the tracks, bring trees and fencing structures with it. The train was travelling at 75 km/h before the driver applied the brakes, 30 to 40 metres before the mudslide.[8] Train services were temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Hemi stations and temporary bus services were provided by the train company until normal operations resumed approximately 55 hours later after the assessment and clean-up process.[9]

On 18 April 2013, at about 4:30 pm, two window panes shattered in the front car of a commuter train while passing an express train going the opposite direction, resulting in minor lacerations to two high school students sitting with their backs to the windows. One window pane was also cracked on the passing train with no injuries. The accident occurred between Keikyu Taura and Anjinzuka stations, with approximately 30 people in the car at the time of the accident.[10]

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. ^ Keikyu station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keikyu) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Keikyu train line map". Keikyu Web. Japan: Keikyu Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ^ "京急本線 横浜 浦賀方面時刻表" (in Japanese). Keikyu Railway. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ^ 京浜急行電鉄ダイヤ改正について. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "22 injured as mudslide derails train", The Daily Yomiuri, Japan, 8 April 1997
  6. ^ "Kanagawa truck-train collision hurts 3", The Daily Yomiuri, Japan, 25 November 2000
  7. ^ Aoki, M (27 September 2012), "Keikyu ups injury total from derailment to 28", The Japan Times, Japan
  8. ^ "11 injured in train derailed by landslide", The Daily Yomiuri, Japan, 26 September 2012, retrieved 25 April 2013
  9. ^ "Keikyu line resumes operations; company to reconsider sections subject to driving restrictions", The Daily Yomiuri, Yokohama], 28 September 2012, retrieved 25 April 2013
  10. ^ "Carriage windows shatter as Keikyu trains pass". Japan Today. Japan: GPlusMedia Co., Ltd. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

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