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Enshū Railway Line
1000 type EMU, the "Red Train"
Overview
Native name鉄道線 (Tetsudō-sen)
OwnerEnshū Railway
LocaleShizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations18
Websitewww.entetsu.co.jp
Service
Operator(s)Enshū Railway
History
OpenedDecember 6, 1909 (1909-12-06)
Technical
Line length17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification750 V DC
Route map

17.8
Nishi-Kajima (西鹿島)
16.3
Enshū-Gansuiji (遠州岩水寺)
15.0
Enshū-Shibamoto (遠州芝本)
13.3
Enshū-Kobayashi (遠州小林)
12.0
Misono Chūōkōen (美薗中央公園)
11.2
Hamakita (浜北)
10.2
Enshū-Komatsu (遠州小松)
9.2
Enshū-Nishigasaki (遠州西ヶ崎)
7.8
Sekishi (積志)
6.6
Saginomiya (さぎの宮)
5.3
Jidōshagakkō Mae (自動車学校前)
Magome River
4.5
Kamijima (上島)
3.4
Hikuma (曳馬)
2.4
Sukenobu (助信)
1.6
Hachiman (八幡)
0.8
Enshūbyōin (遠州病院)
0.5
Daiichidōri (第一通り)
0.0
Shin-Hamamatsu (新浜松)
Shin-Hamamatsu Station

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 Station in Chūō Ward to Nishi-Kajima Station in Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line is nicknamed the 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.

Railway signalling on this line is automatic.[1]

History

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Most of the line opened as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway on December 6, 1909 by the Dai-Nippon Light Railway.[2] The line was transferred to the Enshu Railway (later re-named to Enshu Electric Railway) on October 12, 1919.[3][4] On April 1, 1923, the line was closed as a narrow-gauge railway and was converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge railway, electrified at 600 VDC.[5] The line was extended from Entetsu-Hamamatsu (since closed) to Enshu-Magome (also closed) on February 1, 1924[6] and to the current Shin-Hamamatsu station on September 1, 1927. The voltage was increased to 750 VDC in 1961, and CTC signalling was commissioned between Nishi-Kajima and Hachiman in 1967, and extended to Shin-Hamamatsu in 1974.

Freight services ceased in 1976.[citation needed]

Former connecting lines

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  • Hamakita station - The Seien Railway Co. opened a 4 km (2.5 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Miyaguchi in 1924, and merged with the Enshu Railway Co. in 1928. The line closed in 1937.[7]

Services

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Trains operate every 12 minutes all day, every day. Early morning and after 9pm trains operate every 20 minutes. All trains stop at every station.[8]

Stations

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All stations are within Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.[1]

No. Station Distance
(km)
Transfers Location
01 Shin-Hamamatsu[1] 新浜松 0.0 JR: Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (both at Hamamatsu) Chūō-ku
02 Daiichidōri[1] 第一通り 0.5
03 Enshūbyōin[1] 遠州病院 0.8
04 Hachiman[1] 八幡 1.6
05 Sukenobu[1] 助信 2.4
06 Hikuma[1] 曳馬 3.4
07 Kamijima[1] 上島 4.5
08 Jidōshagakkō Mae[1] 自動車学校前 5.3
09 Saginomiya[1] さぎの宮 6.6
10 Sekishi[1] 積志 7.8
11 Enshū-Nishigasaki[1] 遠州西ヶ崎 9.2
12 Enshū-Komatsu[1] 遠州小松 10.2 Hamana-ku
13 Hamakita[1] 浜北 11.2
14 Misono Chūōkōen[1] 美薗中央公園 12.0
15 Enshū-Kobayashi[1] 遠州小林 13.3
16 Enshū-Shibamoto[1] 遠州芝本 15.0
17 Enshū-Gansuiji[1] 遠州岩水寺 16.3
18 Nishi-Kajima[1] 西鹿島 17.8 Tenryū Hamanako Railroad: Tenryū Hamanako Line Tenryū-ku
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Enshū Railway Line is the setting of the Japanese Urban Legend "Kisaragi Station".[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Enshu Railway Co., Ltd". Enshu Railway Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  3. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  5. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  6. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  7. ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  8. ^ "新浜松|遠鉄電車(赤電)公式サイト - 浜松市を南北に走る電車|遠州鉄道株式会社". 遠鉄電車(赤電)公式サイト - 浜松市を南北に走る電車|遠州鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. ^ "ネットで騒然、恐怖「きさらぎ駅」はどこにある?". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

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

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