Enoshima Electric Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Native name	江ノ島電鉄株式会社
Type	Public
Industry	Transportation (Tram, Transit bus)/Real estate
Founded	December 25, 1900
Headquarters	Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Number of employees	415 (2011)[1]
Website	www.enoden.co.jp

The Enoshima Electric Railway or Enoden (江ノ島電鉄 Enoshima dentetsu) is a private railway in Japan which connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. 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.

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

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

As of 1 April 2015, Enoden operates a fleet of 15 two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train types as shown below.^[2][3]

Type	Car numbers		Manufacturer	Date built	Notes
300 series	305	355	Toyoko Sharyo	May 1960	Rebuilt from former Keio DeHa 2000.
1000 series	1001	1051	Tokyu Car	November 1979
	1002	1052	Tokyu Car	November 1979
1100 series	1101	1151	Tokyu Car	December 1981
1200 series	1201	1251	Tokyu Car	December 1983
1500 series	1501	1551	Tokyu Car	November 1979
	1502	1552	Tokyu Car	November 1979
2000 series	2001	2051	Tokyu Car	March 1990
	2002	2052	Tokyu Car	March 1991
	2003	2053	Tokyu Car	July 1991
10 series	10	50	Tokyu Car	March 1997
20 series	21	61	Tokyu Car	March 2002	Used running gear from former 500 series.
	22	62	Tokyu Car	March 2003	Used running gear from former 500 series.
500 series	501	551	Tokyu Car	March 2006
	502	552	Tokyu Car	March 2008

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  300 series set 305 in 2005

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  500 series

Former rolling stock

• 500 series

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  Original 500 series set 502 in April 1992

Buses

Enoden operates buses from stations like Kamakura

Enoden also operates bus service in the area.

History

The original Enoshima Electric Railway opened the line on 1 September 1902.^[4]

The company subsequently 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 on 1 September 1981 as a subsidiary of Odakyu.^[4]

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.

1. "江ノ島電鉄株式会社：会社案内". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 83. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
3. 路面電車年鑑2015 [Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 48. ISBN 978-4863209527.
4. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)