Enoshima Electric Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway Co.,Ltd.
江ノ島電鉄株式会社

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Type	Public
Industry	Transportation (Tram, Transit bus)/Real estate
Founded	December 25, 1900
Headquarters	Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Number of employees	415 (2011)
Website	www.enoden.co.jp

The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima dentetsu) connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. Stations en route include Hase, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. The railway is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.

History

The (first) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1902, featuring the tightest curves on a 1,067 mm gauge line in Japan: 28 m radius.

The company went through a series of ownership changes: Yokohama Electric Railway Co. in 1911, Tokyo Electric Power Co. in 1921, (second) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. in 1926, Tokyu Corporation in 1938, Enoshima Kamakura Tourist Co. in 1949, and Odakyu Electric Railway Co. in 1953. The (third) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. was formed in 1981 as a subsidiary of Odakyu.

Route and operations

The route is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) long and has a rail gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). It is single-track; however, five of the route's fifteen stations are double-tracked, allowing for the operation of bidirectional traffic. Included in the route is a short (450 m) section of street running between Koshigoe and Enoshima stations. Trains are electrically powered from 600 V DC overhead lines. The section from Kamakura Station to Koshigoe is in the city of Kamakura; that from Enoshima to Fujisawa Station is in the city of Fujisawa.

Stations

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Enoshima Station

• Kamakura Station (also served by JR East Yokosuka Line)
• Wadazuka Station
• Yuigahama Station
• Hase Station
• Gokurakuji Station
• Inamuragasaki Station
• Shichirigahama Station
• Kamakura-Kōkō-Mae Station
• Koshigoe Station
• Enoshima Station (a short walk from Katase-Enoshima Station and Shonan Enoshima Station)
• Shōnankaigankōen Station
• Kugenuma Station
• Yanagikōji Station
• Ishigami Station
• Fujisawa Station (also served by JR East Tokaido Main Line and Odakyū Enoshima Line)

Rolling stock

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500 series

As of 2013, Enoden had the following six types of EMUs. Trains are normally made up of two two-car units.

• 500 series
• 300 series
• 1000 series
• 2000 series
• 10 series
• 20 series

Buses

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Enoden operates buses from stations like Kamakura

Enoden also operates bus service in the area.

Popular culture

The Enoden features briefly but crucially in the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film High and Low.

References

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

External links

• (Japanese)