Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line

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).

Shizuoka-Shimizu Line
Overview
Native name静岡清水線 (Shizuoka-Shimizu-sen)
LocaleShizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
TerminiShizuoka
Shin-Shimizu
Stations15
Operation
OpenedMay 18, 1908 (1908-05-18)
Operator(s)Shizuoka Railway
Technical
Line length11 km (6.8 mi)
Number of tracksdouble
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification600 V DC
Route map
A 3000 series EMU
Shin-Shizuoka station, built with Shinshizuoka-Center Department Store, a part of Shizutetsu Group

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 PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Stations

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

No. Station Japanese Commuter Express Express Distance (km) Transfers Location
S01Shin-Shizuoka新静岡●●0.0
 Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S02Hiyoshichō日吉町●↓0.3
S03Otowachō音羽町↑↓0.8
S04Kasugachō春日町↑↓1.5
S05Yunoki柚木↑↓2.0
S06Naganuma長沼↑↓3.1■ Tōkaidō Main Line (at Higashi-Shizuoka)
S07Furushō古庄●↓3.8
S08Ken-Sōgō Undōjō県総合運動場↑●4.8Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
S09Kenritsu-Bijutsukan Mae県立美術館前↑↓5.7Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S10Kusanagi草薙●●6.4■ Tōkaidō Main Line
S11Mikadodai御門台●●7.4
S12Kitsunegasaki狐ヶ崎●●8.3
S13Sakurabashi桜橋●●10.0
S14Irieoka入江岡↑↓10.3
S15Shin-Shimizu新清水●●11.0■ Tōkaidō Main Line (at Shimizu)

Rolling stock
  • 1000 series EMUs
  • A3000 series two-car EMUs (since 24 March 2016)

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.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.

See also

References

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

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