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Railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | |||
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) | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) | ||
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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.
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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Between stations |
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SL01 | Matsudo | 松戸 | - | 0.0 km (0 mi) |
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Matsudo |
SL02 | Kamihongō | 上本郷 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | ||
SL03 | Matsudo-Shinden | 松戸新田 | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | ||
SL04 | Minoridai | みのり台 | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | ||
SL05 | Yabashira | 八柱 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) | JM Musashino Line (Shin-Yahashira Station) | |
SL06 | Tokiwadaira | 常盤平 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | ||
SL07 | Gokō | 五香 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | ||
SL08 | Motoyama | 元山 | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | ||
SL09 | Kunugiyama | くぬぎ山 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) | Kamagaya | |
SL10 | Kita-Hatsutomi | 北初富 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | 11.3 km (7.0 mi) | ||
SL11 | Shin-Kamagaya | 新鎌ヶ谷 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 12.1 km (7.5 mi) | ||
SL12 | Hatsutomi | 初富 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | ||
SL13 | Kamagaya-Daibutsu | 鎌ヶ谷大仏 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | ||
SL14 | Futawamukōdai | 二和向台 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Funabashi | |
SL15 | Misaki | 三咲 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 17.1 km (10.6 mi) | ||
SL16 | Takifudō | 滝不動 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | ||
SL17 | Takanekōdan | 高根公団 | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) | ||
SL18 | Takanekido | 高根木戸 | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | ||
SL19 | Kita-Narashino | 北習志野 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 21.0 km (13.0 mi) | TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line | |
SL20 | Narashino | 習志野 | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) | 21.7 km (13.5 mi) | ||
SL21 | Yakuendai | 薬園台 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) | ||
SL22 | Maebara | 前原 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 23.9 km (14.9 mi) | ||
SL23 | Shin-Tsudanuma | 新津田沼 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) |
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Narashino |
SL24 | Keisei Tsudanuma | 京成津田沼 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) |
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All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.
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 (1.6 mi) from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, on 27 December 1947.[3] The Yukuendai–Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi the following year.[citation needed]
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.[3] 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.[3]
On 31 October 2023, it was announced that the Shin-Keisei Line would be merged into the Keisei Electric Railway and renamed to the Matsudo Line (松戸線, Matsudo-sen). The move is expected to be completed by April 2025.[4][5][6]
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