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This is a list of railway electrification systems in Japan. All lines use an overhead line power supply unless otherwise noted. As of 2005, the rail system consists of the following: [1] 20,264 km (12,591 mi) of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), of which 13,280 kilometres (8,250 mi) is electrified.
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Electrification: 1,500 V DC overhead catenary: ... Sōtetsu Honsen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, ...
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Enoshima Electric Railway route. The line is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) long and has a rail gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).It is single-track; however, five of the route's fifteen stations are equipped with passing loops, allowing for the operation of bi-directional traffic.
The 103 series (103系, 103-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1963 [2] by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Japan pioneered the high-speed shinkansen or "bullet train", which now links Japan's largest cities at speeds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph). However, other trains running on the conventional line or "zairaisen" remain relatively slow, operating at fastest 160 km/h (99 mph) and mostly under 130 km/h (81 mph), most likely due to the wide usage of ...
Japanese National Railways (JNR) began research on a linear propulsion railway system in 1962 with the goal of developing a train that could travel between Tokyo and Osaka in one hour. [5] Shortly after Brookhaven National Laboratory patented superconducting magnetic levitation technology in the United States in 1969, JNR announced development ...