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Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

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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).

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Shin-Shizuoka station, built with Shinshizuoka-Center Department Store, a part of Shizutetsu Group
Line map

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.[1][2] All the train sets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept LuLuCa, a smart card ticketing system. They accept Suica, Toica, PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Stations

● indicate that the service will stop at that station,

↑ ↓ indicate that it will pass the station.

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Rolling stock

The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains entered service on 24 March 2016.[3]

  • A3000 series set A3001 in December 2015

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.[citation needed]

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.[citation needed]

See also

References

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

  1. [1]
    "Furusho Station Timetable" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "Shin-Shizuoka Station Timetable" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    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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