Ichibata Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is the name of two related, yet different companies in

Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

, Japan. was a railway operator until 2006, when it became a

holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...

of the Ichibata Group, spinning off its railway division to its newly founded . Although the two companies have different names in Japanese, in English they are referred to by the English name of their parent holding company. The company name is often shortened to Bataden.

Lines

Kita-Matsue Line The is a 22.9 km railway line owned by the Ichibata Electric Railway. The line connects Dentetsu-Izumoshi Station in Izumo with Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen Station in Matsue, all within Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Tracks run parallel to JR West's ...

: line between

Dentetsu Izumoshi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway.. Dentetsu Izumoshi Station is located 100 meters east of th ...

and

Matsue Shinjiko-Onsen Station is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District. Matsue is located at ...

Taisha Line The is a 8.3 km railway line owned by the Ichibata Electric Railway. The line connects Kawato Station with Izumo Taisha-mae Station, all within Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. With the closure of JR West's Taisha Line in 1990, thi ...

: line between

Kawato Station is a train station in Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Kita-Matsue Line and Taisha Line (Bataden), Taisha Line, operated by the Ichibata Electric Railway. All rail services stop at this station. Lines * Ichibata El ...

(on Kita-Matsue Line) and

Izumo Taisha-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway and is the closest train station to the Izumo Taisha Shrine. The station feat ...

Rolling stock

* 1000 series: 2-car EMUs converted from former

Tokyu 1000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Tokyu Ikegami and Tokyu Tamagawa lines in Japan since 1988. Design Based on the earlier Tokyu 9000 series design, the 1000 s ...

cars * 2100 series: 2-car EMUs converted from former

Keio 5000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type which was formerly operated by Keio Corporation in Japan and first introduced in 1963. Built in batches by Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corp, and Hitachi, it was the recipient of the fourth Laurel P ...

cars * 5000 series: 2-car EMUs converted from former

cars * 7000 series: Single-car EMUs introduced on 11 December 2016 File:Ichibata 1002 20150913.jpg, 1000 series File:BATADEN 2103F Kawato.jpg, 2100 series File:BATADEN 5009F LakeShinji MatsueOnsen.jpg, 5000 series File:Ichibata-7002-2017-8-3.jpg, 7000 series car 7002 in August 2017

1000 series

In 2014, four former

intermediate cars (1453, 1403, 1455, and 1405) were resold to the Ichibata Electric Railway, and reformed as two 2-car 1000 series sets with the addition of new cab ends. These entered service on 9 February 2015.

Formations

Car identities

The former identities of the fleet are as shown below.

7000 series

Ichibata 7001 at Dentetsu Izumoshi Station 20170430

, two 7000 series cars (7001 and 7002) were in operation. While all cars carry the same basic livery of white with orange stripes on the upper and lower body, each car has a different theme and colouring on the ends and body sides.

Fleet details

Former rolling stock

* 3000 series: 2-car EMUs converted from former Nankai 21000 series cars The last 3000 series set was withdrawn following its final run on 22 January 2017, and scrapped in February 2017. File:BATADEN 3006F Ichibataguchi.jpg, 3000 series

History

Kita Matsue Line

The was founded on 6 April 1912. The company opened the line from to Unshuhirata on 29 April 1914, with services hauled by steam locomotives. The line was extended to Ichibata Station (later closed) on 4 February 1915. Electric trains began operating on the line from 1 October 1927, following electrification of the line at 1,500 V DC. The line was extended to the then-named on 5 April 1928.

Driver-only operation One-person operation (OPO), also known as driver-only operation (DOO), one-man operation (OMO), single person train operation (SPTO), or one-person train operation (OPTO), similarly to Driver Controlled Operation, is operation of a train, bus, ...

commenced on 20 February 1997.

Taisha Line

The 8.3 km line from

(on the Kita-Matsue Line) to

opened in 1930, following its electrification at 1,500 V DC.

References

External links

Ichibata Electric Railway
(The holding company)
Ichibata Electric Railway
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