Enshū Railway Line

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1000 type EMU, the "Red Train"

The Enshū Railway Line, officially the Railway Line (鉄道線, Tetsudō-sen^?), is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line has a nickname Nishi Kajima Line (西鹿島線, Nishi Kajima-sen^?), while locals often call it Akaden (あかでん, "The Red Train"), referring to the color of the EMUs. The line accepts NicePass, a smart card ticketing system, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. The first segment of the line opened in December 6, 1909, and the extension was completed in September 1, 1927.

1 Basic Data
2 Stations
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Basic Data

Distance: 17.8 km
Gauge: 1067mm
Stations: 18
Track: single
Electric supply: 750 V DC
Railway signalling: Automatic

[edit] Stations

All stations are within Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.

Station		Distance	Transfers	Location
Shin Hamamatsu	新浜松	0.0	JR: Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (both at Hamamatsu)	Naka Ward
Dai-Ichi Dōri	第一通り	0.5
Enshū Byōin	遠州病院	0.8
Hachiman	八幡	1.6
Sukenobu	助信	2.4
Enshū Hikuma	遠州曳馬	3.4
Enshū Kamijima	遠州上島	4.5
Jidōsha Gakkō Mae	自動車学校前	5.3		Higashi Ward
Saginomiya	さぎの宮	6.6
Sekishi	積志	7.8
Enshū Nishigasaki	遠州西ヶ崎	9.2
Enshū Komatsu	遠州小松	10.2		Hamakita Ward
Hamakita	浜北	11.2
Misono Chūō kōen	美薗中央公園	12.0
Enshū Kobayashi	遠州小林	13.3
Enshū Shibamoto	遠州芝本	15.0
Enshū Gansuiji	遠州岩水寺	16.3
Nishi Kajima	西鹿島	17.8	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad: Tenryū Hamanako Line	Tenryū Ward