Enoshima Electric Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
 江ノ島電鉄株式会社
Public
Industry Transportation (Tram, Transit bus)/Real estate
Founded December 25, 1900
Headquarters Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Number of employees
 415 (2011)[1]
Website www.enoden.co.jp

The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden (江ノ島電鉄 Enoshima dentetsu) is a private railway in Japan which connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Stations en route include Hase, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. The railway is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.

Route and operations

The route 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 double-tracked, allowing for the operation of bidirectional traffic. Included in the route is a short (450 m) section of street running between Koshigoe and Enoshima stations. Trains are electrically powered from 600 V DC overhead lines. The section from Kamakura Station to Koshigoe is in the city of Kamakura; that from Enoshima to Fujisawa Station is in the city of Fujisawa.

Stations

Enoshima Station
No Station Japanese Distance Transfers
EN01 Fujisawa 藤沢 0.0 km
EN02 Ishigami 石上 0.6 km
EN03 Yanagikōji 柳小路 1.2 km
EN04 Kugenuma 鵠沼 1.9 km
EN05 Shōnankaigankōen 湘南海岸公園 2.7 km
EN06 Enoshima 江ノ島 3.3 km
EN07 Koshigoe 腰越 3.9 km
EN08 Kamakura-Kōkō-Mae 鎌倉高校前 4.7 km
EN09 Shichirigahama 七里ヶ浜 5.6 km
EN10 Inamuragasaki 稲村ヶ崎 6.8 km
EN11 Gokurakuji 極楽寺 7.6 km
EN12 Hase 長谷 8.3 km
EN13 Yuigahama 由比ヶ浜 8.9 km
EN14 Wadazuka 和田塚 9.2 km
EN15 Kamakura 鎌倉 10.0 km

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2015, Enoden operates a fleet of 15 two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train types as shown below.[2][3]

Type Car numbers Manufacturer Date built Notes
300 series 305 355 Toyoko Sharyo May 1960 Rebuilt from former Keio DeHa 2000.
1000 series 1001 1051 Tokyu Car November 1979
1002 1052 Tokyu Car November 1979
1100 series 1101 1151 Tokyu Car December 1981
1200 series 1201 1251 Tokyu Car December 1983
1500 series 1501 1551 Tokyu Car November 1979
1502 1552 Tokyu Car November 1979
2000 series 2001 2051 Tokyu Car March 1990
2002 2052 Tokyu Car March 1991
2003 2053 Tokyu Car July 1991
10 series 10 50 Tokyu Car March 1997
20 series 21 61 Tokyu Car March 2002 Used running gear from former 500 series.
22 62 Tokyu Car March 2003 Used running gear from former 500 series.
500 series 501 551 Tokyu Car March 2006
502 552 Tokyu Car March 2008

Former rolling stock

Buses

Enoden operates buses from stations like Kamakura

Enoden also operates bus service in the area.

History

The original Enoshima Electric Railway opened the line on 1 September 1902.[4]

The company subsequently went through a series of ownership changes: Yokohama Electric Railway Co. in 1911, Tokyo Electric Power Co. in 1921, (second) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. in 1926, Tokyu Corporation in 1938, Enoshima Kamakura Tourist Co. in 1949, and Odakyu Electric Railway Co. in 1953. The (third) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. was formed on 1 September 1981 as a subsidiary of Odakyu.[4]

Gokurakuji Station is one of the settings for the 2014 film Our Little Sister.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. ↑ "江ノ島電鉄株式会社：会社案内". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 83. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  3. ↑ 路面電車年鑑2015 [Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 48. ISBN 978-4863209527.
  4. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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