The is a railway line in

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, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of

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. This is the only line operated by the

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operator

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(Shizutetsu).

Services

The line has a fairly frequent service, with local services operating every 5–6 minutes during rush hours, and every 6–8 minutes during the daytime and at weekends, linking Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu in 22 minutes. In addition, express services run in the mornings every 12 minutes, linking the two stations in 16–18 minutes. All the train sets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept

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, a

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ticketing system. They accept Suica, Toica,

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and

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as well.

Stations

● indicate that the service will stop at that station, ↑ ↓ indicate that it will pass the station.

Rolling stock

* 1000 series EMUs * A3000 series EMUs The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car

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(EMU) trains entered service on 24 March 2016. File:Shizutetsu A3001F Naganuma.JPG, A3000 series set A3001 in December 2015

History

The line opened in 1908 as a gauge line to the Shin-Shimizu wharf, and was regauged to and electrified at 600 V DC in 1920. The line was double-tracked in sections between 1925 and 1930 except the section to the wharf, which closed in 1945. CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.

References

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

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