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Keikyū Zushi Line

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Native name
  
京急逗子線

Locale
  
Kanagawa Prefecture

Opened
  
April 1930

Owner
  
Keikyu

Type
  
Commuter rail

Stations
  
4

Depot(s)
  
None

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Terminis
  
Kanazawa-hakkei Station, Shinzushi Station

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 Shinzushi in Zushi, all in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Contents

Service outline

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

  •      Local (普通, Futsū)
    • In the early morning and late night, all-stations local trains shuttle between Kanazawa-hakkei and Shinzushi. 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.

    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

    Keikyū Zushi Line Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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