The Shin-Keisei Electric Railway (新京成電鉄, Shin-Keisei Dentetsu) is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.
Native name | 新京成電鉄株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public KK (TYO: 9014) |
| Industry | Private railroad |
| Founded | October 23, 1946 |
| Headquarters | Kunugiyama, Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan |
Key people | Takayoshi Kasai (President) |
Number of employees | 460 (2015) |
| Parent | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Subsidiaries | Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus |
| Website | www |
It has the following bus company subsidiaries.
- Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus
- Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus
Lines
editThe company operates one line, the 26.5 km Shin-Keisei Line, between Matsudo and Keisei Tsudanuma.[citation needed]
Rolling stock
edit- 8800 series (since 1986)
- 8900 series (since 1993)
- N800 series (since 2005)[1]
- 80000 series (since 27 December 2019)[2]
All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.
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Shin-Keisei 8800 series
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Shin-Keisei 8900 series
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Shin-Keisei N800 series
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Shin-Keisei 80000 series
Former rolling stock
edit- 800 series (1971 – July 2010)
- 8000 series (1978 – November 2021)[3]
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Shin-Keisei 800 series
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Shin-Keisei 8000 series
History
editAfter World War II, the ownership of the right-of-way of an uncompleted Imperial Japanese Army military railway line was transferred to Keisei.[citation needed] Shin-Keisei was established as a subsidiary of Keisei on 23 October 1946 to construct and operate the line.[4] The first section of the line, 2.5 km from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, was opened on 27 December 1947, with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified at 1,500 V DC overhead.[4] The line was regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in October 1953, and the entire line was completed as a single-track line by 21 April 1955.[4] 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]
In June 2014, the company unveiled a new corporate image with a new corporate logo and "gentle pink" corporate colour scheme and train livery.[5] The company's entire fleet of trains was scheduled to be reliveried in the new colour scheme, with the first train, an 8800 series set entering service from 29 August 2014.[6]
Future plans
editIn an announcement made on 31 October 2023, the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway revealed that it would be merged into the parent Keisei Electric Railway. The move is expected to be completed by April 2025.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "新京成電鉄，80000形を報道陣に公開" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, 80000 series released to the press]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 「シンボルマーク」と「スローガン」が新しくなります（6/1） [Renewal of our corporate logo and slogan in 1 June] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ 新京成電鉄，全車両のデザインを変更 [Shin-Keisei to change design on all its trains]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)