Keikyū Daishi Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Keikyu Daishi Line
| native_name = 京急大師線
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| type = Commuter rail
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| locale = Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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| end = {{STN|Kojimashinden|x}}
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| open = {{Start date and age|21 January 1899|df=y}}
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| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (overhead catenary)
| trainprotection = C-ATS
| signalling = Automatic closed block signalling
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The {{Nihongo|Keikyu Daishi Line|京急大師線|Keikyū Daishi-sen}} is a {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects Keikyu Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station, both located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
Service patterns
Keikyu Daishi Line services are operated only by four-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains, stopping at all stations between Keikyu Kawasaki and Kojimashinden. During the weekday off-peak, trains run at 10-minute intervals, increased to 5-minute intervals during the morning and evening peaks.
Stations
All stations are located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
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!No. !Station name !Japanese !Distance (km) !Transfers |
| {{KQSN|20|size=35}}
|{{STN|Keikyu Kawasaki|x}} | 京急川崎 |align=right|0.0 |{{KQLS|KK}} Keikyu Main Line |
| {{KQSN|21|size=35}}
|{{STN|Minatochō|x}} | 港町 |align=right|1.2 | |
| {{KQSN|22|size=35}}
|{{STN|Suzukichō|x}} | 鈴木町 |align=right|2.0 | |
| {{KQSN|23|size=35}}
|{{STN|Kawasaki-Daishi|x}} | 川崎大師 |align=right|2.5 | |
| {{KQSN|24|size=35}}
|{{STN|Higashi-Monzen|x}} | 東門前 |align=right|3.2 | |
| {{KQSN|25|size=35}}
|{{STN|Daishibashi|x}} (Formerly: Sangyo Doro) | 大師橋 (Formerly: 産業道路) |align=right|3.8 | |
| {{KQSN|26|size=35}}
|{{STN|Kojimashinden|x}} | 小島新田 |align=right|4.5 | |
Rolling stock
Services on the line are operated using four-car Keikyu 1500 series EMUs, but are occasionally operated by other types, including four-car Keikyu 600 series, or Keikyu N1000 series EMUs.{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2016/06/13/170000.html |script-title=ja: 京急600形が大師線内で運用される|trans-title=Keikyu 600 series operated on Daishi Line|date= 13 June 2016|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160613084500/http://railf.jp/news/2016/06/13/170000.html|archive-date= 13 June 2016|url-status=live |access-date= 13 June 2016}}{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/archives/news/2008/01/09/093900.html |script-title=ja: 京急 新1000形が大師線運用に |trans-title=Keikyu New 1000 series operated on Daishi Line|date= 9 January 2008|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171025005934/http://railf.jp/archives/news/2008/01/09/093900.html |archive-date= 25 October 2017|url-status=live |access-date= 25 October 2017}}
History
File:Rokugobashi Station -01.jpg
The line was opened on 21 January 1899 by the {{Nihongo|Daishi Electric Railway|大師電気鉄道}}, as a standard gauge line electrified at 600 V DC, between Kawasaki Station (later renamed {{Nihongo|Rokugōbashi Station|六郷橋駅}}, which closed in 1949) and Daishi Station (later renamed Kawasaki-Daishi Station).{{cite book| last = Terada| first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways| publisher = Neko Publishing| date = 19 January 2013| location = Japan| page = 232| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The company was renamed {{Nihongo|Keihin Electric Railway|京浜電気鉄道}} on 25 April 1899. The line was double-tracked over its entire length from 29 November the same year, and extended from Rokugōbashi Station to the present-day Keikyu Kawasaki Station on 1 September 1902.
The line was extended to Sakuramoto in 1945, and the overhead line voltage was raised from the original 600 V DC to 1,500 V DC on 16 March 1951 except for the Shiohama to Sakuramoto section, which was transferred to the Kawasaki Streetcar Co. and operated as a tramway.
Originally, the line was built to transport the visitors of Kawasaki Daishi buddhist temple. But later, factory workers increased, as the east side of the temple became an industrial zone.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.keikyu-ensen.com/train/kakueki.jsp Keikyu route information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Keikyu transit}}
{{Tokyo transit}}
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Category:Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Transport in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Category:Standard-gauge railways in Japan
Category:Railway lines opened in 1899