The is a railway line in Japan owned by the

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

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway The is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. It has the following bus company subsidiaries. * Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus * Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus Lines ...

, a subsidiary of

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 ...

. The line runs between

Matsudo Station is an interchange railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line and is 15 ...

in Matsudo, Chiba, and

Keisei-Tsudanuma Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. Lines Keisei Tsudanuma Station is served by the following lines. * Keisei Main Line * ...

Narashino, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km². The total area of the city is Geography Narashino is located in far northw ...

Operations

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 on the

Keisei Chiba Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Tsudanuma Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of N ...

Stations

* All trains stop at all stations.

Rolling stock

Shin-Keisei 8800 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since 1986. Formations , the fleet consists of 16 six-car sets based a ...

(since 1986) * Shin-Keisei 8900 series (since 1993) *

Shin-Keisei N800 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since May 2005. Design Built by Nippon Sharyo in Aichi Prefecture, the ...

(since May 2005) *

Shin-Keisei 80000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway since December 2019. It shares a common design with the Keisei 3100 series. Design The trains were jointly designed with K ...

(since December 2019) All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots. File:Shikeisei-Type8800_8801-1.jpg, Shin-Keisei 8800 series File:Shikeisei-Type8900_8931.jpg, Shin-Keisei 8900 series File:Shikeisei-TypeN800_N851.jpg, Shin-Keisei N800 series File:Shikeisei-Type80000_80021.jpg, Shin-Keisei 80000 series

Former

* Keisei 33/39/45 series * Keisei 100/126 series * Keisei 200/220/250/500/550/2300 series *

Keisei 300 series Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway *Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus serv ...

* Keisei 600 series * Keisei 700/2200 series * Keisei 1100 series *

Keisei 1500 series Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway *Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus serv ...

* Keisei 2100 series * Shin-Keisei 800 series (from 1974 until 2010) *

Shin-Keisei 8000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan from 1978 to 2021. Formations , the fleet consists of three six-car set ...

(from 1978 until 2021) File:Shin-Keisei 204.jpg, Keisei 200 series File:Shin-Keisei Type 800.jpg, Shin-Keisei 800 series File:Shinkeisei8000pink-wiki.jpg, Shin-Keisei 8000 series in revised livery in April 2017

History

The line was originally opened in 1929 with a track gauge of for army training purposes, and ceased to be used in 1945. 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 from to , on 27 December 1947. The Yukuendai - Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi the following year. The reopened sections were regauged to in October 1953, and the entire line was reopened as a single-track line by 21 April 1955. In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to to match the standard gauge used by

References

{{Tokyo transit Railway lines in Japan Railway lines in Chiba Prefecture Standard gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1947 1947 establishments in Japan