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December 01, 2023

Keikyu Corporation (京浜急行電鉄株式会社, Keihin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9006), also known as Keihin Kyūkō (京浜急行) or, more recently, Keikyū (京急), is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Keihin (京浜) means the Tokyo (東京) - Yokohama (横浜) area. The company's railroad origins date back to 1898, but the current company dates to 1948. The railway pioneered Kantō region's first electric train and the nation's third, after Hanshin Electric Railway and Nagoya Electric Railway (Meitetsu) with the opening of a short 2 km (1.2 mi) long section of what later became the Daishi Line in January 1899.[1]

Keikyu Corporation
Headquarters in Yokohama
Native name
京浜急行電鉄株式会社
FormerlyKeihin Electric Express Railway Company, Ltd. (1948-2010)
TypePublic
TYO: 9006
IndustryPublic transport
Real estate
Retail
Predecessor
Headquarters
Yokohama
,
Japan
Key people
Kazuyuki Harada, President & CEO
SubsidiariesKeihin Kyuko Bus
etc
Websitewww.keikyu.co.jp
Keikyu's formal logo, adopted in 1964, rarely used in publicity since 1983; today it is mostly found in Keikyu maintenance worker headgear. It is a stylized version of the katakana ヶ

It is a member of the Fuyo Group and has its headquarters in Yokohama. The company changed its English name from Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd. to Keikyu Corporation on 21 October 2010.[2]

Trains on the Main Line have a maximum operating speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), making it the third fastest private railroad in the Tokyo region after the Keisei Skyliner and the Tsukuba Express. The track gauge is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge), differing from the more common Japanese track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).

Lines edit

 
Linemap of Keikyu Corporation

The Keikyu Main Line runs between south area of Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Yokosuka. Shinagawa Station is the terminal station in Tokyo of this line. Its Kaitoku (快特) limited-stop service competes with JR East's Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line.

From Sengakuji station, Keikyu trains run into the Toei Asakusa Line and Keisei Electric Railway (to Narita Airport) and Hokuso Railway (to Chiba newtown area) lines.

Stations edit

See also: List of Keikyu Corporation stations

There are a total of 73 “unique” stations (i.e., counting stations served by multiple lines only once) on the Keikyu network, or 77 total stations if each station on each line counts as one station.[3]

Rolling stock edit

Active edit

Keikyu currently has 802 vehicles available for passenger revenue service.

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    600 series

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    N1000 series

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    1500 series

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    2100 series

Retired edit

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    230 series

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    400 series

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    500 series

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    600 series (II)

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    700 series (II)

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    1000 series

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    2000 series

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    800 series

Accidents edit

Since 1997, Keikyu has had five accidents, all of which were on the main line, in the vicinity of Yokosuka and Yokohama.

On 7 April 1997, at about 2:47 pm, the first three cars of a four-car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide, resulting in 22 people injured. The accident occurred between Keikyu-Taura(In Japanese:京急田浦) and Anjinzuka(InJapanese:安針塚 or 按針塚) stations, with approximately 60 people on board. Heavy rains caused the mudslide, 7 months after a report by the train company to the Transportation Minister that there was little probability of such an occurrence in that area. 500 workers were mobilized as the train service was temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Horinouchi Stations.[5]

On 24 November 2000, at about 5:20 am, the front car of a four-car train derailed after a truck collided with the first car of the train at a railroad crossing, resulting in 3 passengers being slightly injured. The accident occurred in Yokosuka and the approximately 100 commuters on board later walked about 200 m to the nearest station to continue their commute via bus. The driver of the truck reported his foot became stuck between the accelerator and brake pedals, sending him through the crossing bar and into the crossing. Normal operations continued about 4 hours later that morning.[6]

On 24 September 2012, at about 11:58 pm, the first three cars of an eight-car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide, resulting in injuries to 28 people including the train driver. 7 men and women were seriously injured, including fractures, broken ribs and pelvises. The accident occurred between Oppama and Keikyu Taura stations, between Yokohama and Yokosuka, with approximately 700 passengers on board. Heavy rains caused the mudslide, sweeping away safety nets that had been installed in 1998, the year after a similar mudslide in the area.[7] An area of soil about 12 meters high and 15 meters wide fell onto the tracks, bringing trees and fencing structures with it. The train was travelling 75 km/h before the driver applied the brakes, 30 to 40 meters before the mudslide.[8] Train services were temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Hemi stations and temporary bus services were provided by the train company until normal operations resumed approximately 55+1⁄2 hours later after the assessment and clean-up process.[9]

On 18 April 2013, at about 4:30 pm, two window panes shattered in the front car of a local commuter train while passing an express train going the opposite direction, resulting in minor cuts to two high school students sitting with their backs to the windows. One window pane was also cracked on the passing train with no injuries. The accident occurred between Taura and Anjinzuka stations, with approximately 30 people in that car at the time of the accident.[10]

On 5 September 2019 a limited express train crashed into a truck in nearby Kanagawa-Shinmachi Station. There were 33 injuries and 1 death (truck driver).[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Yoshikawa, Fumio (1989). Nippon Densha Hattatsu-shi [The History of Development of Electric Trains in Japan]. Color Books No.778 (in Japanese). Osaka: Hoikusha. p. 99.
  2. ^ 京急、英文会社名を「ＫＥＩＫＹＵ」に＝２１日から変更、ブランド浸透で (in Japanese). Jiji Press. October 19, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 民鉄各社紹介 京浜急行電鉄株式会社 (in Japanese). 日本民営鉄道協会. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  4. ^ Saiki, Minoru (July 2014). 高性能車草分けの特急車 京浜急行電鉄600形 [Pioneering limited express trains: Keikyu 600 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 363. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 77–79.
  5. ^ "22 injured as mudslide derails train" The Daily Yomiuri (April 8, 1997).
  6. ^ "Kanagawa truck-train collision hurts 3" The Daily Yomiuri (November 25, 2000).
  7. ^ Aoki, M. (September 27, 2012). "Keikyu ups injury total from derailment to 28". The Japan Times
  8. ^ "11 injured in train derailed by landslide". (September 26, 2012). The Daily Yomiuri
  9. ^ Keikyu line resumes operations; company to reconsider sections subject to driving restrictions. (September 28, 2012). The Daily Yomiuri
  10. ^ Carriage windows shatter as keikyu trains pass. (April 19, 2013). Japan Today. Retrieved from http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/carriage-windows-smash-as-keikyu-trains-pass
  11. ^ . 5 September 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Hirooka, Tomoki (22 July 2015). The京急電鉄: シーブリーズを感じるエアポートライナー THE 京急電鉄 [Keikyu Corporation] (in Japanese). Japan: Sairyusha. ISBN 978-4779123658.
  • Yajima, Shuichi (8 July 2015). 京急電鉄各駅停車 [All Stations of Keikyu Corporation] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Co., Ltd. ISBN 978-4800306845.

External links edit

 
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December 01, 2023
keikyu, corporation, 京浜急行電鉄株式会社, keihin, kyūkō, dentetsu, kabushiki, gaisha, 9006, also, known, keihin, kyūkō, 京浜急行, more, recently, keikyū, 京急, private, railroad, that, connects, inner, tokyo, kawasaki, yokohama, yokosuka, other, points, miura, peninsula, kan. Keikyu Corporation 京浜急行電鉄株式会社 Keihin Kyukō Dentetsu Kabushiki gaisha TYO 9006 also known as Keihin Kyukō 京浜急行 or more recently Keikyu 京急 is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki Yokohama Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo Keihin 京浜 means the Tokyo 東京 Yokohama 横浜 area The company s railroad origins date back to 1898 but the current company dates to 1948 The railway pioneered Kantō region s first electric train and the nation s third after Hanshin Electric Railway and Nagoya Electric Railway Meitetsu with the opening of a short 2 km 1 2 mi long section of what later became the Daishi Line in January 1899 1 Keikyu CorporationHeadquarters in YokohamaNative name京浜急行電鉄株式会社FormerlyKeihin Electric Express Railway Company Ltd 1948 2010 TypePublicTraded asTYO 9006IndustryPublic transportReal estateRetailPredecessor Old Keihin Electric RailwayTokyu CorporationHeadquartersYokohama JapanKey peopleKazuyuki Harada President amp CEOSubsidiariesKeihin Kyuko BusetcWebsitewww wbr keikyu wbr co wbr jp Keikyu s formal logo adopted in 1964 rarely used in publicity since 1983 today it is mostly found in Keikyu maintenance worker headgear It is a stylized version of the katakana ヶIt is a member of the Fuyo Group and has its headquarters in Yokohama The company changed its English name from Keihin Electric Express Railway Co Ltd to Keikyu Corporation on 21 October 2010 2 Trains on the Main Line have a maximum operating speed of 120 km h 75 mph making it the third fastest private railroad in the Tokyo region after the Keisei Skyliner and the Tsukuba Express The track gauge is 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Standard gauge differing from the more common Japanese track gauge of 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Contents 1 Lines 2 Stations 3 Rolling stock 3 1 Active 3 2 Retired 4 Accidents 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLines edit nbsp Linemap of Keikyu CorporationLines Sections Length km Number ofstationsMain Line 本線 Sengakuji Station Uraga Station 56 7 50Kurihama Line 久里浜線 Horinouchi Station Misakiguchi Station 13 4 9Zushi Line 逗子線 Kanazawa Hakkei Station Zushi Hayama Station 5 9 4Daishi Line 大師線 Keikyu Kawasaki Station Kojimashinden Station 4 5 7Airport Line 空港線 Keikyu Kamata Station Haneda Airport Terminal 1 2 Station 6 5 7Total 5 lines 87 0 73The Keikyu Main Line runs between south area of Tokyo Kawasaki Yokohama and Yokosuka Shinagawa Station is the terminal station in Tokyo of this line Its Kaitoku 快特 limited stop service competes with JR East s Tōkaidō Main Line and Yokosuka Line From Sengakuji station Keikyu trains run into the Toei Asakusa Line and Keisei Electric Railway to Narita Airport and Hokuso Railway to Chiba newtown area lines Stations editSee also List of Keikyu Corporation stations There are a total of 73 unique stations i e counting stations served by multiple lines only once on the Keikyu network or 77 total stations if each station on each line counts as one station 3 Rolling stock editActive edit Keikyu currently has 802 vehicles available for passenger revenue service 600 series introduced 1994 N1000 series introduced 2002 1500 series introduced 1985 2100 series introduced 1998 nbsp 600 series nbsp N1000 series nbsp 1500 series nbsp 2100 seriesRetired edit 230 series introduced 1930 400 series introduced 1965 500 series introduced 1951 700 series 1956 1986 reclassified 600 series from 1966 4 700 series II 1967 2005 800 series introduced 1958 reclassified 1000 series 1000 series 1959 2010 2000 series 1982 2018 800 series 1978 2019 nbsp 230 series nbsp 400 series nbsp 500 series nbsp 600 series II nbsp 700 series II nbsp 1000 series nbsp 2000 series nbsp 800 seriesAccidents editSince 1997 Keikyu has had five accidents all of which were on the main line in the vicinity of Yokosuka and Yokohama On 7 April 1997 at about 2 47 pm the first three cars of a four car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide resulting in 22 people injured The accident occurred between Keikyu Taura In Japanese 京急田浦 and Anjinzuka InJapanese 安針塚 or 按針塚 stations with approximately 60 people on board Heavy rains caused the mudslide 7 months after a report by the train company to the Transportation Minister that there was little probability of such an occurrence in that area 500 workers were mobilized as the train service was temporarily suspended between Kanazawa Hakkei and Horinouchi Stations 5 On 24 November 2000 at about 5 20 am the front car of a four car train derailed after a truck collided with the first car of the train at a railroad crossing resulting in 3 passengers being slightly injured The accident occurred in Yokosuka and the approximately 100 commuters on board later walked about 200 m to the nearest station to continue their commute via bus The driver of the truck reported his foot became stuck between the accelerator and brake pedals sending him through the crossing bar and into the crossing Normal operations continued about 4 hours later that morning 6 On 24 September 2012 at about 11 58 pm the first three cars of an eight car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide resulting in injuries to 28 people including the train driver 7 men and women were seriously injured including fractures broken ribs and pelvises The accident occurred between Oppama and Keikyu Taura stations between Yokohama and Yokosuka with approximately 700 passengers on board Heavy rains caused the mudslide sweeping away safety nets that had been installed in 1998 the year after a similar mudslide in the area 7 An area of soil about 12 meters high and 15 meters wide fell onto the tracks bringing trees and fencing structures with it The train was travelling 75 km h before the driver applied the brakes 30 to 40 meters before the mudslide 8 Train services were temporarily suspended between Kanazawa Hakkei and Hemi stations and temporary bus services were provided by the train company until normal operations resumed approximately 55 1 2 hours later after the assessment and clean up process 9 On 18 April 2013 at about 4 30 pm two window panes shattered in the front car of a local commuter train while passing an express train going the opposite direction resulting in minor cuts to two high school students sitting with their backs to the windows One window pane was also cracked on the passing train with no injuries The accident occurred between Taura and Anjinzuka stations with approximately 30 people in that car at the time of the accident 10 On 5 September 2019 a limited express train crashed into a truck in nearby Kanagawa Shinmachi Station There were 33 injuries and 1 death truck driver 11 References edit Yoshikawa Fumio 1989 Nippon Densha Hattatsu shi The History of Development of Electric Trains in Japan Color Books No 778 in Japanese Osaka Hoikusha p 99 京急 英文会社名を ＫＥＩＫＹＵ に ２１日から変更 ブランド浸透で in Japanese Jiji Press October 19 2010 Retrieved October 23 2010 permanent dead link 民鉄各社紹介 京浜急行電鉄株式会社 in Japanese 日本民営鉄道協会 Retrieved 2012 06 07 Saiki Minoru July 2014 高性能車草分けの特急車 京浜急行電鉄600形 Pioneering limited express trains Keikyu 600 series Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine in Japanese Vol 43 no 363 Japan Kōtsu Shimbun pp 77 79 22 injured as mudslide derails train The Daily Yomiuri April 8 1997 Kanagawa truck train collision hurts 3 The Daily Yomiuri November 25 2000 Aoki M September 27 2012 Keikyu ups injury total from derailment to 28 The Japan Times 11 injured in train derailed by landslide September 26 2012 The Daily Yomiuri Keikyu line resumes operations company to reconsider sections subject to driving restrictions September 28 2012 The Daily Yomiuri Carriage windows shatter as keikyu trains pass April 19 2013 Japan Today Retrieved from http www japantoday com category national view carriage windows smash as keikyu trains pass One dead and more than 30 injured in train truck collision 5 September 2019 Further reading editHirooka Tomoki 22 July 2015 The京急電鉄 シーブリーズを感じるエアポートライナー THE 京急電鉄 Keikyu Corporation in Japanese Japan Sairyusha ISBN 978 4779123658 Yajima Shuichi 8 July 2015 京急電鉄各駅停車 All Stations of Keikyu Corporation in Japanese Japan Yosensha Co Ltd ISBN 978 4800306845 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keikyu Corporation Official website in Japanese Keikyu website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keikyu amp oldid 1185438253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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