Keihin Kyūkō Dentetsu
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
| founding | June 1, 1948 |
| Seat | Minato , Tokyo Prefecture |
| Branch | traffic |
| Website | www.keikyu.co.jp |
The Keihin Kyūkō Dentetsu KK ( Japanese 京 浜 急 行 電 鉄 株式会社 , Keihin kyūkō dentetsu Kabushiki kaisha , English Keikyu Corporation ), also known as Keikyū ( 京 急 ) for short in Japan , is the operator of railway lines on the Miura Peninsula based in Minato .
history
The private railway line was founded in 1897 and was called from 1899 "Keihin denki tetsudō kabushiki kaisha" (京 浜 電 気 鉄 道 株式会社). It was the 3rd company in Japan and the first in the Kantō area to operate its trains electrically. In 1948 it adopted its current name.
Lines
- Main Line : Sengakuji Station - Uraga Station
- Airport Line: Keikyū-Kamata Station - Haneda Airport Station
- Daishi Line : Keikyu-Kawasaki Station - Kojimashinden Station
- Zushi Line : Kanazawa-Hakkei Station - Shin-Zushi Station
- Kurihama Line : Horinouchi Station - Misakiguchi Station
Web links
Commons : Keikyu Corporation - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Japanese)