Keisei Matsudo Line
| Keisei Matsudo Line | |||
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 80000 series in January 2025 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 24 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Keisei Electric Railway | ||
| Depot(s) | Kunugiyama, Tsudanuma | ||
| Rolling stock | |||
| History | |||
| Opened | December 27, 1947 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) | ||
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The Keisei Matsudo Line (京成松戸線, Keisei-Matsudo-sen) is a railway line in Japan owned by Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba.
The line, known as the Shin-Keisei Line from December 1947 until its merger with Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025, was operated by the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
History
[edit]Most of the line overlaps with a railway line opened on an unknown date by the Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section used to connect military facilities.[1] The line had numerous sharp curves to train the drivers, which also led to the Matsudo line sharing a similar trait.[2] Although the rail profile of the line was sold to the Seibu Railway after the section disbanded following Japanese capitulation, the track bed remained in place. Seibu Railway and the Keisei Electric Railway, which both had hired former Railways and Shipping Section personnel, competed to gain approval from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) to construct a railway line using the track bed. The latter gained approval in March 1946 as they had their base of operation in Chiba prefecture.[3] The Shin-Keisei Electric Railway was established on 23 October 1946[2] as a subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway. The construction began in January 1947 using old materials with different standards due to difficulties in obtaining new materials.[3]
The first section of the Shin-Keisei Line (新京成線, Shin-Keisei-sen) was opened and electrified at 1,500 V DC (overhead), 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, on 27 December 1947.[4] The Yukuendai–Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi the following year.[citation needed] The reopened sections were regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in October 1953, and the entire line was reopened as a single-track line by 21 April 1955. In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) to match the standard gauge used by Keisei Electric Railway.[4]
Acquisition by Keisei Electric Railway
[edit]On 31 October 2023, it was announced that the Shin-Keisei Line would be merged into the Keisei Electric Railway and renamed to the Matsudo Line (松戸線, Matsudo-sen),[5][6][7] which was completed on 1 April 2025.[8] Stations were renumbered to KS-66 at Shin-Tsudanuma through KS-88 at Matsudo.[9] The restructuring was the result of revenue loss owing to the effects of COVID-19 on public transportation.[5] To prepare for the merger, Keisei purchased all remaining shares of the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in September 2022 which resulted in Shin-Keisei becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Keisei.[6] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved the merger on 25 June 2024.[6] The line's fares and service schedules did not change when the merger took place, although the pink-colored station infrastructure and trains will be repainted to Keisei's color scheme.[10]
Operations
[edit]All trains stop at all stations. Most trains operate throughout the line, although during the morning hours, some services terminate at Shin-Tsudanuma. In mornings and nights some trains originate or terminate at Kunugiyama. Services operate at a frequency of one train every 4 minutes in the morning peak, every 10 minutes during the day, and every 8 minutes in the evening peak. During the daytime, the Matsudo Line runs alternate through trains to Chiba-Chūō on the Keisei Chiba Line.[11]
List of stations
[edit]| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||
| KS88 | Matsudo | 松戸 | - | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Matsudo | |
| KS87 | Kamihongō | 上本郷 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | ||
| KS86 | Matsudo-Shinden | 松戸新田 | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | ||
| KS85 | Minoridai | みのり台 | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | ||
| KS84 | Yabashira | 八柱 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) | JM Musashino Line (Shin-Yahashira Station) | |
| KS83 | Tokiwadaira | 常盤平 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | ||
| KS82 | Gokō | 五香 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | ||
| KS81 | Motoyama | 元山 | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | ||
| KS80 | Kunugiyama | くぬぎ山 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) | Kamagaya | |
| KS79 | Kita-Hatsutomi | 北初富 | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | 11.3 km (7.0 mi) | ||
| KS78 | Shin-Kamagaya | 新鎌ヶ谷 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 12.1 km (7.5 mi) | ||
| KS77 | Hatsutomi | 初富 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | ||
| KS76 | Kamagaya-Daibutsu | 鎌ヶ谷大仏 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | ||
| KS75 | Futawamukōdai | 二和向台 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Funabashi | |
| KS74 | Misaki | 三咲 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 17.1 km (10.6 mi) | ||
| KS73 | Takifudō | 滝不動 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | ||
| KS72 | Takanekōdan | 高根公団 | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) | ||
| KS71 | Takanekido | 高根木戸 | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | ||
| KS70 | Kita-Narashino | 北習志野 | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) | 21.0 km (13.0 mi) | TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line | |
| KS69 | Narashino | 習志野 | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) | 21.7 km (13.5 mi) | ||
| KS68 | Yakuendai | 薬園台 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) | ||
| KS67 | Maebara | 前原 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 23.9 km (14.9 mi) | ||
| KS66 | Shin-Tsudanuma | 新津田沼 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) |
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Narashino |
| KS26 | Keisei Tsudanuma | 京成津田沼 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) |
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Rolling stock
[edit]- Shin-Keisei 8800 series (since 1986)
- Shin-Keisei 8900 series (since 1993)
- Shin-Keisei N800 series (since May 2005)[12]
- Shin-Keisei 80000 series (since December 2019)[13]
All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.
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Shin-Keisei 8800 series -
Shin-Keisei 8900 series -
Shin-Keisei N800 series -
Shin-Keisei 80000 series
Former
[edit]- Keisei 33/39/45 series
- Keisei 100/126 series
- Keisei 200/220/250/500/550/2300 series
- Keisei 300 series
- Keisei 600 series
- Keisei 700/2200 series
- Keisei 1100 series
- Keisei 1500 series
- Keisei 2100 series
- Shin-Keisei 800 series (from 1974 until 2010)
- Shin-Keisei 8000 series (from 1978 until 2021)[13]
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Keisei 200 series -
Shin-Keisei 800 series -
Shin-Keisei 8000 series in revised livery in April 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "軍用鉄道松戸線に関する初期調査" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nihon University. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b "軍用線だった｢新京成電鉄｣その痕跡と当時の記録 京成電鉄と合併､4月から｢京成松戸線｣に変更". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ a b 千葉県の鉄道史 [History of Railways in Chiba Prefecture] (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. 1980. p. 37, 44, 72.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Kinoshita, Kenji (2024-06-25). 新京成電鉄を吸収合併、京成電鉄「松戸線」に - 車両カラー変更へ [Merger with Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to form Keisei Electric Railway "Matsudo Line" - Change of train livery]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "新京成線、4月から｢京成松戸線｣に 利用客ら別れ惜しむ" [Shin-Keisei Line to become "Keisei Matsudo Line" from April, passengers sad to part ways]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Hello! Matsudo Line 2025年4月1日、新京成線は京成電鉄松戸線へと生まれ変わります". Keisei Electric Railway (in Japanese). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "新京成電鉄、78年の歴史に幕 4月から「京成松戸線」に：朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "松戸駅 京成津田沼方面 時刻表｜京成松戸線【駅探】". ekitan.com (in Japanese). 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ 歴史年表2000年 - 2009年 [Chronology 2000 - 2009]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ a b 新京成電鉄80000形、新造車両1編成を11/2導入 - 8000形は全車引退 [Shin-Keisei 80000 series, 1 new set introduced on 2 November - All 8000 series retired] (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi News. 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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