Shin-Keisei Line
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Shin-Keisei Line | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Termini | |
Stations | 24 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
Operator(s) | Shin-Keisei Electric Railway |
Depot(s) | Kunugiyama, Tsudanuma |
Rolling stock | 8000, 8800, 8900, N800 series |
History | |
Opened | December 27, 1947 |
Technical | |
Line length | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph)* |
The Shin-Keisei Line (新京成線, Shin-Keisei-sen) is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba.
Operations
All trains stop at all stations. Most trains operate throughout the line, although during the morning hours, some services terminate at Shin-Tsudanuma. In mornings and nights some trains originate or terminate at Kunugiyama.
Services operate at a frequency of one train every 4 minutes in the morning peak, every 10 minutes during the day, and every 8 minutes in the evening peak. During the daytime, Shin-Keisei runs alternate through trains to Chiba Chūō on the Keisei Chiba Line.
Stations
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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Between stations |
Total | |||||
SL01 | Matsudo | 松戸 | - | 0.0 | Jōban Line | Matsudo |
SL02 | Kamihongō | 上本郷 | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
SL03 | Matsudo-Shinden | 松戸新田 | 0.7 | 2.4 | ||
SL04 | Minoridai | みのり台 | 0.6 | 3.0 | ||
SL05 | Yabashira | 八柱 | 0.8 | 3.8 | Musashino Line (Shin-Yahashira Station) | |
SL06 | Tokiwadaira | 常盤平 | 1.8 | 5.6 | ||
SL07 | Gokō | 五香 | 1.8 | 7.4 | ||
SL08 | Motoyama | 元山 | 1.3 | 8.7 | ||
SL09 | Kunugiyama | くぬぎ山 | 0.9 | 9.6 | Kamagaya | |
SL10 | Kita-Hatsutomi | 北初富 | 1.7 | 11.3 | ||
SL11 | Shin-Kamagaya | 新鎌ヶ谷 | 0.8 | 12.1 | Tobu Noda Line (Tobu Urban Park Line) | |
SL12 | Hatsutomi | 初富 | 1.2 | 13.3 | ||
SL13 | Kamagaya-Daibutsu | 鎌ヶ谷大仏 | 2.1 | 15.4 | ||
SL14 | Futawa-Mukōdai | 二和向台 | 0.9 | 16.3 | Funabashi | |
SL15 | Misaki | 三咲 | 0.8 | 17.1 | ||
SL16 | Takifudō | 滝不動 | 1.4 | 18.5 | ||
SL17 | Takane-Kōdan | 高根公団 | 1.0 | 19.5 | ||
SL18 | Takane-Kido | 高根木戸 | 0.6 | 20.1 | ||
SL19 | Kita-Narashino | 北習志野 | 0.9 | 21.0 | ||
SL20 | Narashino | 習志野 | 0.7 | 21.7 | ||
SL21 | Yakuendai | 薬園台 | 0.8 | 22.5 | ||
SL22 | Maebara | 前原 | 1.4 | 23.9 | ||
SL23 | Shin-Tsudanuma | 新津田沼 | 1.4 | 25.3 | Sōbu Line (Tsudanuma Station) | Narashino |
SL24 | Keisei-Tsudanuma | 京成津田沼 | 1.2 | 26.5 |
Rolling stock
- Shin-Keisei 8000 series (since 1978)
- Shin-Keisei 8800 series (since 1986)
- Shin-Keisei 8900 series (since 1993)
- Shin-Keisei N800 series (since May 2005)[1]
All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.
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Shin-Keisei 8000 series
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Shin-Keisei 8800 series in revised livery, September 2014
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Shin-Keisei 8900 series in revised livery, September 2014
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Shin-Keisei N800 series in revised livery, March 2015
Former
- Keisei 33/39/45 series
- Keisei 100/126 series
- Keisei 200/220/250/500/550/2300 series
- Keisei 300 series
- Keisei 600 series
- Keisei 700/2200 series
- Keisei 1100 series
- Keisei 1500 series
- Keisei 2100 series
- Shin-Keisei 800 series (from 1974 until 2010)
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Keisei 200 series
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Shin-Keisei 800 series
History
The line was originally opened in 1929 with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) for army training purposes, and ceased to be used in 1945.[citation needed]
The line was transferred to the Shin-Keisei Railway, which reopened and electrified at 1,500 V DC (overhead) the first section of the line, 2.5 km from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, on 27 December 1947.[2] The Yukuendai - Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi the following year.
The reopened sections were regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in October 1953, and the entire line was reopened as a single-track line by 21 April 1955.[2] In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) to match the standard gauge used by Keisei Electric Railway.[2]
The Matsudo to Shin-Tsudanuma section was double-tracked in stages between 1962 and 1975.[citation needed] In December 10, 2006, Shin-Keisei Line began through services to and from Chiba Chūō on the Keisei Chiba Line.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 歴史年表2000年 - 2009年. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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