Stations 3 Line length 2.5 km (1.6 mi) Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead | Opened 21 October 1913 Minimum radius 160 m Owner Keisei Electric Railway | |
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Terminis Keisei-Takasago Station, Keisei Kanamachi Station | ||
Train driver s view of keisei kanamachi line shibamata to kanamachi japanese train
Keisei Kanamachi Line (京成金町線, Keisei-Kanamachi sen) is a 2.5 km railway line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway. The line services visitors to the Shibamata Taishakuten, a Buddhist temple founded in 1629, as well as the surrounding suburbs.
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Across the railway crossing in keisei kanamachi line japanese train
History
The first railway on this alignment was a 610mm gauge human powered line opened in 1899. It had 64 carriages, each seating six passengers and pushed by one person.
The Keisei company acquired the line in 1912 and rebuilt it as an electrified 1372mm gauge line. The line was regauged to 1435mm in 1959.
History
The line opened on 21 October 1913, initially running from Shibata Station to Kanamachi Station (present-day Keisei Kanamachi).
References
Keisei Kanamachi Line Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA