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private railway
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Keikyu
(), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. ...
in Japan.
Keikyu Main Line
(), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. ...
trains from and in Tokyo connect to the
Miura Peninsula
is a peninsula located in Kanagawa, Japan. It lies south of Yokohama and Tokyo and divides Tokyo Bay, to the east, from Sagami Bay, to the west. Cities and towns on the Miura Peninsula include Yokosuka, Miura, Hayama, Zushi, and Kamakur ...
on the Keikyu Kurihama Line.
Service types
Three different types of service operate on the line, including all-stations "Local" trains, with through-running to and from the Keikyu Main Line. All services except ''Morning Wing'' services stop at all stations within the Keikyu Kurihama Line.
Abbreviations:
* Lo = : Stops at all stations up to Keikyū Kurihama
* LE =
* LE =
* MW =
* KW =
Stations
All stations are located in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...
.
History
The section from Horinouchi to Kurihama (present-day Keikyu Kurihama) opened on 1 December 1942.
The line was extended to Nobi on 1 November 1963, and the Keikyu factory at Kurihama opened at the same time.
The line was further extended to Tsukuihama on 27 March 1966, and to Miurakaigan on 7 July 1966.
Direct limited express services between Miurakaigan and began on 31 December 1969.
ATS signalling was introduced on all Keikyu Lines on 12 November 1970.
The final section from Miurakaigan to Misakiguchi opened on 26 April 1975.
From the start of the revised weekday timetable on 7 December 2015, two ''Morning Wing'' limited-stop commuter services from Miurakaigan to Shinagawa and Sengakuji in Tokyo were introduced. These stop at Yokosuka-chuo, Kanazawa-Bunko, and Kamiōoka en route.
See also
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alway ...
References
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Kurihama Line
Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture