Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Japan's conventional mainline railway network schematic map showing electrification systems with voltages and frequencies as of 2017. Third-sector railways are included. Shinkansen exclusive-use trackage is not included. Municipal subways and other rapid transit networks are not included. Private railways are not included.
Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (叡山電鉄株式会社, Eizan Dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway company whose two lines run entirely in Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. The name of this small railway network is abbreviated as Eiden ( 叡電 ) , and is derived from the name of its predecessor, the Eizan Electric ...
These rail integrated communities are a form of transit oriented development unique to the rail system in Japan. [2] Rail integrated communities increase walkability in these urban spaces. As they are to be used by pedestrians, they include sidewalks and bikeways. Regional governments, and companies funded jointly by regional governments and ...
They are three of the eleven subway lines in Japan which use both third-rail electrification and standard gauge track (the Ginza and Marunouchi lines in Tokyo are the only other two lines to use third rail at that voltage; five of the eight lines of the Osaka Metro and the Blue Line in Yokohama all use 750 V DC third rail).
A JNR map from the October 1964 English-language timetable, showing the then-new Tokaido Shinkansen line (in red) and conventional lines A 0 series set in front of Mount Fuji. Japan was the first country to build dedicated railway lines for high-speed travel.
The Kishigawa Line (貴志川線, Kishigawa-sen) is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the sole line of the Wakayama Electric Railway Co., Ltd. The 14.3 km route extends from Wakayama Station in the city of Wakayama to Kishi Station in neighboring Kinokawa. Including the terminals, the Kishigawa Line has 14 stations.
The Chōshi Electric Railway Line (銚子電気鉄道線, Chōshi Denki Tetsudō-sen) is a 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long railway line operated by the privately owned Chōshi Electric Railway between Chōshi and Tokawa stations in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. [1] It is the Chōshi Electric Railway's only line and is facing declining ridership.
Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima Dentetsu) is a private railway operator in Kanagawa, Japan. Its sole line, the Enoshima Dentetsu Line, connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa. Both the company and line are known by the abbreviation Enoden (江ノ電). The railway is fully owned by the Odakyu ...