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Izukyū Shimoda Station
270px, Platforms is a railway station in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Izukyū Corporation. Lines Izukyū-Shimoda Station forms the southern terminus of the Izu Kyūkō Line, and is located 45.7 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line and is 62.6 kilometers from . Station layout Izukyū-Shimoda Station has a double bay platform serving three tracks. Tracks 1 and 3 are used for normal train service, and Track 2 is used by the limited express ''Odoriko'' and ''Saphir ODORIKO is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Izukyū Corporation, Izukyu Corporation, and Izuhakone Railway, which runs between and or in Shiz ...''. The station has a staffed ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations History Izukyū-Shimoda Station opened on December 10, 1961. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izukyū Corporation
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxicab, taxi and bus services, as well as real estate and leisure resort development and a cable television network. Company history The Tokyu Corporation began preliminary work on a train line connecting Itō Station, the Terminal train station, terminus of the Japanese National Railways' Itō Line, with Shimoda, Shizuoka, Shimoda, at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula in 1956. A wholly owned subsidiary, the was created on April 11, 1959, and construction work on the new line began in February 1960. On February 20, 1961, the company changed its name to its current name of Izukyū Corporation. Actual train operation began at Itō Station on December 10, 1961, and a centralized traffic control center established at Itō in 1982. Izukyū Corporation was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izu Kyūkō Line
The Izu Kyūkō Line () is a privately owned railway line of the Izukyū Corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The line approximately parallels the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a tourist district noted for its numerous hot spring resorts, and golf courses, between Itō Station in Itō and Izukyū Shimoda Station in Shimoda. The line opened in 1961. Since March 13, 2010, PASMO and Suica cards are accepted on the line. . Basic data *Track: single * Signalling: Automatic ( ATS-Si, compatible with[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimoda, Shizuoka
270px, Shimoda City Hall is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 19,670 in 10,436 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . In the 1850s, Japan was in political crisis over its increasing inability to maintain its national seclusion policy and the issue of what relations, if any, it should have with foreign powers. For a few years, Shimoda was central to this debate. Geography Shimoda is located at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula about southwest of Tokyo. Shimoda's location, with the Amagi Mountains to the north, and the warm Kuroshio Current to the south give the city a humid, sub-tropical climate. Surrounding municipalities *Shizuoka Prefecture ** Kawazu ** Matsuzaki ** Minamiizu Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shimoda has been in slow decline since 1980. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Platform
In the United Kingdom and in Australia, a bay platform is a dead-end railway platform at a railway station that has through lines. It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms. They must have a buffer stop at one end for safety. Overview Bay and island platforms are so named because they resemble the eponymous geographic features. Examples of stations with bay platforms include Carlisle railway station, Ryde Pier Head railway station, Nottingham railway station (pictured), which has a bay platform inset into one of its platform islands; and the San Francisco International Airport (BART station), San Francisco International Airport BART Station which has three bay platforms, two of which are in use. Chicago's CTA O'Hare (CTA), O'Hare Airport Station features a bay platform with one track on the bay and a track on each side of the platform. Millennium Station in Chicago has several bay platforms for the South Shore Line and Metra. The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Express
A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun ; ; often abbreviated as , though some operators translate the word differently. There are two types of limited express trains: inter-city rail, intercity, and commuter rail, commuter. The former type of limited express trains generally use long-distance coaches, equipped better than other ordinary express trains, including reserved seating, dining cars, food and beverage cars, and "green cars" (first class cars). The latter type of limited express train usually incurs no surcharge, but seating is usually first-come, first-served, since this type of train uses commuter train coaches. Both types of trains travel faster and stop at fewer stations. Until 1972, the ''Hikari (train), Hikari'' on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odoriko
is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Izukyu Corporation, and Izuhakone Railway, which runs between and or in Shizuoka Prefecture. Summary The ''Odoriko'' started service from October 1981, with the then-new 185 series rolling stock, replacing the earlier ''Amagi'' limited express (run by the 183 series) and the ''Izu'' express (run by the 153 series). After that, the ''Super View Odoriko'' also operated from April 1990 to 13 March 2020, with the 251 series rolling stock. On 14 March 2020, ''Saphir Odoriko'' started service using E261 series EMUs. Regular services ''Odoriko'' Three services operate back and forth every day between Tokyo and Izukyū Shimoda Station along the Tōkaidō Main Line, Itō Line, and Izu Kyūkō Line, two of which are coupled with services that go to Shuzenji along the Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line (decoupled at ). Vending services are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimoda Ropeway
The is the name of a Japanese aerial lift line in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, as well as its operator. The company is a subsidiary of Izukyū Corporation. The line is also called , as it climbs Mount Nesugata. The observatory has a view of Port of Shimoda and Pacific Ocean. The line began operation on April 1, 1961. Basic data *System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables *Cable length: *Vertical interval: *Maximum gradient: 26°49′ *Operational speed: 3.6 Metre per second, m/s *Passenger capacity per a cabin: 41 *Cabins: 2 *Stations: 2 *Duration of one-way trip: 3 minutes 30 seconds See also *Izu Kyūkō Line *List of aerial lifts in Japan External links Official website Aerial tramways in Japan Tourist attractions in Shizuoka Prefecture Transport in Shizuoka Prefecture 1961 establishments in Japan Shimoda, Shizuoka {{Japan-rail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
