Izu-Kyūkō Line

Izu-Kyūkō Line
Class 2000 multiple unit between Kawana and Futo
Route length:	45.7 km
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
Power system :	1500 V  =
Top speed:	95 km / h
Dual track :	No
Society:	Izu Kyūkō
Legend ↑ Itō Line 1938– 0.0 Itō ( 伊 東 ) 1938– (2 tunnels) 2.0 Minami-Itō ( 南伊 東 ) 1961– 6.1 Kawana ( 川奈 ) 1961– (2 tunnels) 11.5 Futo ( 富 戸 ) 1961– 13.9 Jōgasaki-Kaigan ( 城 ヶ 崎 海岸 ) 1972– 15.9 Izu-Kōgen ( 伊豆 高原 ) 1961– (2 tunnels) 20.9 Izu-Ōkawa ( 伊豆 大川 ) 1961– 22.9 Izu-Hokkawa ( 伊豆 北 川 ) 1964– 24.3 Izu-Atagawa ( 伊豆 熱 川 ) 1961– Shirata-gawa 26.1 Katase-Shirata ( 片 瀬 白 田 ) 1961– 30.3 Izu-Inatori ( 伊豆 稲 取 ) 1961– (2 tunnels) 34.2 Imaihama-Kaigan ( 今井 浜 海岸 ) 1962– (2 tunnels) 35.3 Kawazu ( 河津 ) 1961– Kawazu-gawa Yatsu Tunnel (2796 m) 40.7 Inazusa ( 稲 梓 ) 1961– (3 tunnels) 43.4 Rendaiji ( 蓮台 寺 ) 1961– (2 tunnels) Inozawa-gawa 45.7 Izukyū-Shimoda ( 伊豆 急 下田 ) 1961– Shimoda cable car 1961–

The Izu Kyūkō Line ( 伊豆 急 行 線 , Izu Kyūkō-sen ) is a railway line on the Japanese island of Honshū , which is operated by the Izu Kyūkō railway company , a company of the Tokyu Group . In Shizuoka Prefecture , it runs along the east coast of the Izu Peninsula from Itō to Shimoda .

description

The Izu-Kyūkō line laid in Cape Gauge (1067 mm) is 45.7 km long and forms the continuation of the Itō line operated by JR East and beginning in Atami . It provides access to 16 train stations and stops, with train crossings at eleven intermediate stops. The line is single-track and electrified with 1500 V DC .

The junction of the two lines and the northern starting point of the Izu-Kyūkō line is Itō station . Due to the mountainous terrain along the east coast of the Izu Peninsula , more than a third of the route runs in tunnels. The route initially leads eastwards for a short distance and increases noticeably until it reaches a height of more than a hundred meters above sea level near Kawana. It then turns south-west and gradually drops off, only to run back almost to sea level from Katase-Shirata. In Kawazu, the route moves away from Sagami Bay and passes under the foothills of Mount Ohirayama in the 2,796-meter-long Yatsu tunnel. It then follows the Inōzawa River to the outskirts of Shimoda, bridges it and finally ends at Izukyū-Shimoda station . The valley station of the Shimoda cable car is in the immediate vicinity .

Trains

Operationally, the Itō-Line and the Izu-Kyūkō-Line form a unit, the separation is only based on property law. Izu Kyūkō operates regional trains from Atami via Itō to Shimoda. These run every half hour during the day and are usually tied through in Itō , so that there is no need to change trains. Since the Izu Peninsula is a popular destination for tourists from the capital region, JR East operates numerous direct connections from Tokyo to Shimoda with no transfers, the Odoriko express trains that run every 30 to 60 minutes . Three pairs of trains are run as Super View Odoriko with panorama cars .

The rolling stock used in local traffic consists of the multiple unit series 2100 and 8000 of the Izu Kyūkō. The express trains from JR East are class 185 (Odoriko) and 251 (Super View Odoriko) multiple units .

history

In the early 1930s, the Ministry of Railways planned a double-track line from Atami to Shimoda . Due to technical problems and the austerity policies of Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi at the beginning of the Great Depression , the financial resources were only sufficient for a single-track line to Ito that was completed 1938th Further work had to be abandoned for the time being after the outbreak of World War II .

In 1953 the private railway company Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu (Tōkyū), the parent company of today's Tokyu Group, presented a tourism development concept. Its core was the development of the southeastern part of the Izu Peninsula by extending the existing railway line. Tōkyū submitted an application to the Ministry of Transport in February 1956. The railway company Seibu Tetsudō also wanted to benefit from the forecast upturn in tourism and shortly thereafter submitted its own application, which, however, was less mature. Three years later, Tōkyū was awarded the building permit, whereupon a subsidiary called Itō Shimoda Denki Tetsudō was founded (today's Izu Kyūkō).

A 47.8 km long route was planned, which should mainly run along the scenic coast. In the meantime, Seibu Tetsudō had acquired extensive plots of land on the coastline northeast of Shimoda (where the Shimoda Prince Hotel is now located) and refused to provide the competition with the parcels needed for the railway construction. For this reason, a new route had to be planned south of Kawazu, which was two kilometers shorter, but required the construction of the Yatsu tunnel. Construction began in February 1960 and progressed rapidly so that the entire line could be opened on December 10, 1961. A 15.5 km extension from Shimoda to Izozaki on the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula was also planned, but this was never realized. Freight traffic ceased on October 1, 1980.

List of train stations

Surname	km	Connecting lines	location	place
Itō ( 伊 東 )	00.0	Itō line	Coord.	Itō
Minami-Itō ( 南伊 東 )	02.0		Coord.
Kawana ( 川奈 )	06.1		Coord.
Futo ( 富 戸 )	11.5		Coord.
Jōgasaki-Kaigan ( 城 ヶ 崎 海岸 )	13.9		Coord.
Izu-Kōgen ( 伊豆 高原 )	15.9		Coord.
Izu-Ōkawa ( 伊豆 大川 )	20.9		Coord.	Higashiizu
Izu-Hokkawa ( 伊豆 北 川 )	22.9		Coord.
Izu-Atagawa ( 伊豆 熱 川 )	24.3		Coord.
Katase-Shirata ( 片 瀬 白 田 )	26.1		Coord.
Izu-Inatori ( 伊豆 稲 取 )	30.3		Coord.
Imaihama-Kaigan ( 今井 浜 海岸 )	34.2		Coord.	Kawazu
Kawazu ( 河津 )	35.3		Coord.
Inazusa ( 稲 梓 )	40.7		Coord.	Shimoda
Rendaiji ( 蓮台 寺 )	43.4		Coord.
Izukyū-Shimoda ( 伊豆 急 下田 )	45.7	Shimoda cable car	Coord.

photos

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  Odoriko express train (class 185) at Katase-Shirata

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  Futo station

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  Series 8000 multiple unit at Kawana

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  Izu-Atagawa Railway Station platform

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  Class 2100 multiple unit in Izukyū-Shimoda

Web links

Commons : Izu-Kyūkō-Line  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Izu Kyūkō website (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ JR 時刻表 2018 年 3 月 号 (JR timetable March 2018). Kōtsū shinbunsha, Tokyo 2018.
2. ↑ Tetsu Ishino (Ed.): 停車場 変 遷 大事 典 国 鉄 ・ JR 編 1 . JTB, Tokyo 1998, ISBN 4-533-02980-9 (station change directory JNR / JR).
3. ↑ ^{a b} Nobuyoshi Mori: 静岡 県 鉄 道 興亡 史 . (Shizuoka Prefecture Railway History). Shizuoka Shimbun, Shizuoka 1997, ISBN 4-7838-1367-1 , pp. 305-307 .

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