Keikyū Zushi Line

Keikyu Zushi Line
Overview
Native name	京急逗子線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Termini	Kanazawa-Hakkei Shin-Zushi
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	April 1930
Owner	Keikyu
Depot(s)	None
Technical
Line length	5.9 km (3.7 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The Keikyu Zushi Line (京急逗子線, Keikyū Zushi-sen) is a 5.9 km commuter railway line in Japan owned and operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects Kanazawa-Hakkei in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama with Shin-Zushi in Zushi, all in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Service outline

Three service types operate on the Keikyu Zushi Line, as shown below. All services stop at all stations between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Shin-Zushi.

•      Local (普通, Futsū)

In the early morning and late night, all-stations local trains shuttle between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Shin-Zushi. Other local trains run through to/from the Keikyu Main Line.

•      Airport Express (エアポート急行)

Since 16 May 2010, Airport Express services run to/from Haneda Airport via the Keikyu Airport Line.

•      Limited Express (特急)

There are only six limited express trains a day. Up trains go via the Keikyu Main Line, and all down trains start from Kanazawa-Bunko on the Keikyu Main Line, next to Kanazawa-Hakkei Station.

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
K50	Kanazawa-Hakkei	金沢八景	0.0	Keikyu Main Line Kanazawa Seaside Line	Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
K51	Mutsuura	六浦	1.3
K52	Jimmuji	神武寺	4.1		Zushi
K53	Shin-Zushi	新逗子	5.9	Yokosuka Line (Zushi Station)

History

The line was opened in April 1930 by the Shonan Electric Railway (湘南電気鉄道). Jimmuji Station opened on 1 April 1931. In 1941, the company merged with the Keihin Railway, which double-tracked the line by 1958.

Station numbering was introduced from 21 October 2010.

References

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

External links

• Official site