Keikyū Daishi Line


The Keikyu Daishi Line is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects Keikyu Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station, both located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.

Service patterns

Keikyu Daishi Line services are operated only by four-car electric multiple unit trains, stopping at all stations between Keikyu Kawasaki and Kojimashinden. During the weekday off-peak, trains run at 10-minute intervals, increased to 5-minute intervals during the morning and evening peaks.

Stations

All stations are located in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki.
No.Station nameJapaneseDistance Transfers
KK20京急川崎0.0 Keikyu Main Line
KK21港町1.2
KK22鈴木町2.0
KK23川崎大師2.5
KK24東門前3.2
KK25大師橋3.8
KK26小島新田4.5

Rolling stock

Services on the line are operated using four-car Keikyu 1500 series EMUs, but are occasionally operated by other types, including four-car Keikyu 600 series, or Keikyu N1000 series EMUs.

History

The line was opened on 21 January 1899 by the Daishi Electric Railway, as a standard gauge line electrified at 600 V DC, between Kawasaki Station and Daishi Station. The company was renamed Keihin Electric Railway on 25 April 1899. The line was double-tracked over its entire length from 29 November the same year, and extended from Rokugōbashi Station to the present-day Keikyu Kawasaki Station on 1 September 1902.
The line was extended to Sakuramoto in 1945, and the overhead line voltage was raised from the original 600 V DC to 1,500 V DC on 16 March 1951 except for the Shiohama to Sakuramoto section, which was transferred to the Kawasaki Streetcar Co. and operated as a tramway.
Originally, the line was built to transport the visitors of Kawasaki Daishi buddhist temple. But later, factory workers increased, as the east side of the temple became an industrial zone.