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Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

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Stations
  
15

Number of tracks
  
double

Line length
  
11 km (6.8 mi)

Operator
  

Native name
  
静岡清水線 (Shizuoka-Shimizu-sen)

Locale
  
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Opened
  
May 18, 1908 (1908-05-18)

Terminis
  
Shizuoka, Shin-Shimizu Station

The Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (静岡清水線, Shizuoka-Shimizu-sen) is a railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. This is the only line operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

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Services

The line has a fairly frequent service, with trains operating every 5 minutes during the peaks, and every 6 minutes during the daytime and at weekends, linking Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu in 20 minutes. All the trainsets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept LuLuCa, a smart card ticketing system. They accept PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Rolling stock

  • 1000 series EMUs
  • A3000 series two-car EMUs (since 24 March 2016)
  • The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains entered service on 24 March 2016.

    History

    The line opened in 1908 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to the Shin-Shimizu wharf, and was regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified at 600 V DC in 1920. The line was double-tracked in sections between 1925 and 1930 except the section to the wharf, which closed in 1945.

    CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.

    References

    Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line Wikipedia


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