Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

Shin-Shizuoka station, built with Shinshizuoka-Center Department Store, a part of Shizutetsu Group

The Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (静岡清水線, Shizuoka-Shimizu-sen) is a railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. This is the only line operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

Basic data

Distance: 11.0 km
Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Stations: 15
Track: Double
Electric supply: 600 V DC
Railway signalling: Automatic

Services

The line has a fairly frequent service, with trains operating every 5 minutes during the peaks, and every 6 minutes during the daytime and at weekends, linking Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu in 20 minutes. All the trainsets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept LuLuCa, a smart card ticketing system. They accept PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Stations

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
S01	Shin-Shizuoka	新静岡	0.0	■ Tokaido Shinkansen ■ Tokaido Main Line (at Shizuoka)	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S02	Hiyoshichō	日吉町	0.3
S03	Otowachō	音羽町	0.8
S04	Kasugachō	春日町	1.5
S05	Yunoki	柚木	2.0
S06	Naganuma	長沼	3.1	■ Tokaido Main Line (at Higashi-Shizuoka)
S07	Furushō	古庄	3.8
S08	Ken-Sōgō Undōjō	県総合運動場	4.8		Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
S09	Kenritsu-Bijutsukan Mae	県立美術館前	5.7		Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S10	Kusanagi	草薙	6.4	■ Tokaido Main Line
S11	Mikadodai	御門台	7.4
S12	Kitsunegasaki	狐ヶ崎	8.3
S13	Sakurabashi	桜橋	10.0
S14	Irieoka	入江岡	10.3
S15	Shin-Shimizu	新清水	11.0	■ Tokaido Main Line (at Shimizu)

Rolling stock

1000 series EMUs
A3000 series two-car EMUs (since 24 March 2016)

The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains entered service on 24 March 2016.^[1]

A3000 series set A3001 in December 2015

History

The line opened in 1908 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to the Shin-Shimizu wharf, and was regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified at 600 V DC in 1920. The line was double-tracked in sections between 1925 and 1930 except the section to the wharf, which closed in 1945.^{[citation needed]}

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.^{[citation needed]}

References

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

^ 静岡鉄道A3000形が営業運転を開始. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Shizuoka Railway official website Template:Ja icon

[railfan20160325-1] 静岡鉄道A3000形が営業運転を開始. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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