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Shin-Keisei Line

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Shin-Keisei Line
SL
An N800 series electric multiple unit in revised livery in March 2015
Overview
LocaleChiba Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Depot(s)Kunugiyama, Tsudanuma
Rolling stock
History
OpenedDecember 27, 1947
Technical
Line length26.5 km (16.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (55 mph)
Route map

The Shin-Keisei Line (新京成線, Shin-Keisei-sen) is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba.

Operations

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All trains stop at all stations. Most trains operate throughout the line, although during the morning hours, some services terminate at Shin-Tsudanuma. In mornings and nights some trains originate or terminate at Kunugiyama.

Services operate at a frequency of one train every 4 minutes in the morning peak, every 10 minutes during the day, and every 8 minutes in the evening peak. During the daytime, Shin-Keisei runs alternate through trains to Chiba-Chūō on the Keisei Chiba Line.

Stations

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  • All trains stop at all stations.
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
SL01 Matsudo 松戸 - 0.0 km (0 mi)
Matsudo
SL02 Kamihongō 上本郷 1.7 km (1.1 mi) 1.7 km (1.1 mi)  
SL03 Matsudo-Shinden 松戸新田 0.7 km (0.43 mi) 2.4 km (1.5 mi)  
SL04 Minoridai みのり台 0.6 km (0.37 mi) 3.0 km (1.9 mi)  
SL05 Yabashira 八柱 0.8 km (0.50 mi) 3.8 km (2.4 mi) JM Musashino Line (Shin-Yahashira Station)
SL06 Tokiwadaira 常盤平 1.8 km (1.1 mi) 5.6 km (3.5 mi)  
SL07 Gokō 五香 1.8 km (1.1 mi) 7.4 km (4.6 mi)  
SL08 Motoyama 元山 1.3 km (0.81 mi) 8.7 km (5.4 mi)  
SL09 Kunugiyama くぬぎ山 0.9 km (0.56 mi) 9.6 km (6.0 mi)   Kamagaya
SL10 Kita-Hatsutomi 北初富 1.7 km (1.1 mi) 11.3 km (7.0 mi)  
SL11 Shin-Kamagaya 新鎌ヶ谷 0.8 km (0.50 mi) 12.1 km (7.5 mi)
SL12 Hatsutomi 初富 1.2 km (0.75 mi) 13.3 km (8.3 mi)  
SL13 Kamagaya-Daibutsu 鎌ヶ谷大仏 2.1 km (1.3 mi) 15.4 km (9.6 mi)  
SL14 Futawamukōdai 二和向台 0.9 km (0.56 mi) 16.3 km (10.1 mi)   Funabashi
SL15 Misaki 三咲 0.8 km (0.50 mi) 17.1 km (10.6 mi)  
SL16 Takifudō 滝不動 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 18.5 km (11.5 mi)  
SL17 Takanekōdan 高根公団 1.0 km (0.62 mi) 19.5 km (12.1 mi)  
SL18 Takanekido 高根木戸 0.6 km (0.37 mi) 20.1 km (12.5 mi)  
SL19 Kita-Narashino 北習志野 0.9 km (0.56 mi) 21.0 km (13.0 mi) TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
SL20 Narashino 習志野 0.7 km (0.43 mi) 21.7 km (13.5 mi)  
SL21 Yakuendai 薬園台 0.8 km (0.50 mi) 22.5 km (14.0 mi)  
SL22 Maebara 前原 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 23.9 km (14.9 mi)  
SL23 Shin-Tsudanuma 新津田沼 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 25.3 km (15.7 mi)
Narashino
SL24 Keisei Tsudanuma 京成津田沼 1.2 km (0.75 mi) 26.5 km (16.5 mi)

Rolling stock

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All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.

  • Shin-Keisei 8800 series
    Shin-Keisei 8800 series
  • Shin-Keisei 8900 series
    Shin-Keisei 8900 series
  • Shin-Keisei N800 series
    Shin-Keisei N800 series
  • Shin-Keisei 80000 series
    Shin-Keisei 80000 series

Former

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  • Keisei 200 series
    Keisei 200 series
  • Shin-Keisei 800 series
    Shin-Keisei 800 series
  • Shin-Keisei 8000 series in revised livery in April 2017
    Shin-Keisei 8000 series in revised livery in April 2017

History

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The line was originally opened in 1929 with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) for army training purposes, and ceased to be used in 1945.[citation needed]

The line was transferred to the Shin-Keisei Railway, which reopened and electrified at 1,500 V DC (overhead) the first section of the line, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, on 27 December 1947.[3] The Yukuendai–Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi the following year.[citation needed]

The reopened sections were regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in October 1953, and the entire line was reopened as a single-track line by 21 April 1955.[3] In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) to match the standard gauge used by Keisei Electric Railway.[3]

Future plans

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On 31 October 2023, it was announced that the Shin-Keisei Line would be merged into the Keisei Electric Railway and renamed to the Matsudo Line (松戸線, Matsudo-sen). The move is expected to be completed by April 2025.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ 歴史年表2000年 - 2009年 [Chronology 2000 - 2009]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b 新京成電鉄80000形、新造車両1編成を11/2導入 - 8000形は全車引退 [Shin-Keisei 80000 series, 1 new set introduced on 2 November - All 8000 series retired] (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi News. 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. ^ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ Kinoshita, Kenji (2024-06-25). 新京成電鉄を吸収合併、京成電鉄「松戸線」に - 車両カラー変更へ [Merger with Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to form Keisei Electric Railway "Matsudo Line" - Change of train livery]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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