Keihin Electric Express Railway
- Keihin Electric Express Railway
The nihongo|Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.|京浜急行電鉄株式会社|Keihin Kyūkō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha (tyo|9006), also known as nihongo|Keihin Kyūkō|京浜急行 or, more recently, nihongo|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. nihongo|京浜|Keihin means the Tokyo (東京) - Yokohama (横浜) area.
It is part of the Fuyo Group (or keiretsu) and has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo.
Trains on the Main Line have a maximum operating speed of 120 km/h, making it the second fastest private railroad in the Tokyo region, after the Tsukuba Express. The railroad's gauge is 1,435 mm.
List of Keikyū lines
*Keikyū Main Line (Sengakuji Station - Uraga Station; 56.7 km):It 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, Keikyū trains run into the Toei Asakusa Line and Keisei Electric Railway (to Narita Airport) and Hokuso Railway (to Chiba newtown area) lines.
*Keikyū Kurihama Line (Horinouchi Station - Misakiguchi Station; 13.4 km)
*Keikyū Zushi Line (Kanazawa-Hakkei Station - Shin-Zushi Station; 5.9 km)
*Keikyū Daishi Line (Keikyū Kawasaki Station - Kojimashinden; 4.5 km)
*Keikyū Airport Line (Keikyū Kamata Station - Haneda Airport Station; 6.5 km)
List of Keikyū train models
Active
* New 1000 series
* 2100 series
* 600 series
* 1500 series
* 2000 series
* 800 series
* 700 series
* Old 1000 series
Retired
* 230 series
* 400 series
* 500 series
* Old 600 series
* Old 800 series
Accidents
On 26 December 1944 according to Japanese media, a commuter train collided with another standing commuter train at Tsurumi market station, Keikyu Line, Yokohama, Japan, killing at least 53, and another 94 injured.Fact|date=April 2008
External links
* [http://www.keikyu.co.jp/worldwide/index.shtml Keikyū Website]
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