Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

A 1000 series EMU
Shin-Shizuoka station, built with Shinshizuoka-Center Department Store, a part of Shizutetsu Group

The Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (静岡清水線 Shizuoka-Shimizu-sen) is a railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. This is the only line operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

Basic data

Services

The line has a fairly frequent service, with trains operating every 5 minutes during the peaks, and every 6 minutes during the daytime and at weekends, linking Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu in 20 minutes. All the trainsets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept LuLuCa, a smart card ticketing system. They accept PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
S01 Shin-Shizuoka 新静岡 0.0 Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S02 Hiyoshichō 日吉町 0.3
S03 Otowachō 音羽町 0.8
S04 Kasugachō 春日町 1.5
S05 Yunoki 柚木 2.0
S06 Naganuma 長沼 3.1 Tokaido Main Line (at Higashi-Shizuoka)
S07 Furushō 古庄 3.8
S08 Ken-Sōgō Undōjō 県総合運動場 4.8 Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
S09 Kenritsu-Bijutsukan Mae 県立美術館前 5.7 Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S10 Kusanagi 草薙 6.4 Tokaido Main Line
S11 Mikadodai 御門台 7.4
S12 Kitsunegasaki 狐ヶ崎 8.3
S13 Sakurabashi 桜橋 10.0
S14 Irieoka 入江岡 10.3
S15 Shin-Shimizu 新清水 11.0 Tokaido Main Line (at Shimizu)

Rolling stock

The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains entered service on 24 March 2016.[1]

History

The line opened in 1908 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to the Shin-Shimizu wharf, and was regauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 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.

See also

References

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

  1. 静岡鉄道A3000形が営業運転を開始 [Shizuoka Railway A3000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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