The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
company
Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects. The combination uses diffe ...
. It connects
Oshiage Station
is a railway station in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway. It is adjacent to the Tokyo Skytree complex.
Lines
Oshiage Station ...
in
Sumida and
Aoto Station
is a railway station in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The station is served by the Keisei Main Line and the Keisei Oshiage Line.
Layout
The station has two island platforms on diff ...
in
Katsushika
is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km². The total area is 34.80 ...
.
The Oshiage Line passes through areas typical of Tokyo's ''
shitamachi'' ("down town") working-class sections known for their distinctively earthy atmosphere.
Basic data
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Gauge
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:
*Track: double
*Block system: Automatic
*ATC/ATS: C-ATS
Service patterns
The following types of service operate on the line.
;
:Through service on the Keisei Narita Sky Access Line.
:Through services to
Toei Asakusa Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes.
The Asak ...
and
Keikyu Line, Airport Limited Express for
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
.
;
:Through services to Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyu Line, Airport Limited Express on the Asakusa Line, Limited Express (''Kaitoku'') on the Keikyu Line for Haneda Airport.
;
;
;
:Through service on the Keisei Main Line.
;
:Trans stop at all stations along the Oshiage Line.
;*Through services to Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyu Main Line, Limited Express (''Kaitoku'') for
Misakiguchi.
;*Through services to Hokuso Line.
Stations
History
This line constituted part of the original Keisei Main Line, opened in 1914 as a dual track 1,372 mm gauge electrified line, but once the section from
Ueno
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...
and
Nippori to Aoto came into service in 1932, this line became a short branch and was renamed the "Oshiage Line".
The line was regauged to 1,435 mm in 1959 in preparation for the introduction of through services upon the opening of
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transport (Toei) Line 1 (present
Toei Asakusa Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes.
The Asak ...
) on 4 December 1960, when the line returned to its original role in the Keisei network, to provide trains from its main line to downtown Tokyo via the Toei line.
It also provides connections at Oshiage to the
Tobu Skytree Line
The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...
and the
Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro.
Overview
The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō, and Sumida. Despite being shorter in length than nearly all other Tokyo su ...
. The line is now a ''de facto'' main line of Keisei.
Former connecting lines
* Mukojima Station (since closed): The Keisei company was seeking a line to Tokyo, and encouraged the Ōji Electric Railway to construct a 1.4 km 1,372 mm gauge line to this station as part of a campaign for government approval for a Tokyo line, the line opening in 1928. However, once approval to build to Ueno was received, the Tokyo line proposal lapsed and the line closed in 1936. Mukojima Station closed in 1947.
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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