Keifuku Electric Railroad
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Lines
This railway started service in 1910,[3] operated at that time by Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. It was transferred to the Kyoto-based electric power generation company Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. Later it built the Kitano Line.[4]
Formerly the company operated several railway lines in Fukui Prefecture. Some of them are now operated by Echizen Railway.[5]
The Eizan Electric Railway also belonged to Keifuku until 1985.[6]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Randen
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Arashiyama Line
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| No. | Station [Japanese] |
Distance (km) | Location | |
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| A1 | Template:STN [四条大宮] |
0 | File:Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line.svg Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-84: Template:STN) | Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto |
| A2 | Template:STN [西院] |
1.4 | File:Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line.svg Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-83) | Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto |
| A3 | Template:STN [西大路三条] |
2.0 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A4 | Template:STN [山ノ内] |
2.8 | ||
| A5 | Template:STN [嵐電天神川] |
3.7 | File:Subway KyotoTozai.svg Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line (T17: Template:STN) | |
| A6 | Template:STN [蚕ノ社] |
3.9 | ||
| A7 | Template:STN [太秦広隆寺] |
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| A8 | Template:STN [帷子ノ辻] |
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| A9 | Template:STN [有栖川] |
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| A10 | Template:STN [車折神社] |
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| A11 | Template:STN [鹿王院] |
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| A12 | Template:STN [嵐電嵯峨] |
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| A13 | Template:STN [嵐山] |
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Kitano Line
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| No. | Station [Japanese] |
Distance (km) | Location | |
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| B9 | Template:STN [北野白梅町] |
0 | Kita-ku, Kyoto | |
| B8 | Template:STN [等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前] |
0.7 | ||
| B7 | Template:STN [龍安寺] |
0.9 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| B6 | Template:STN [妙心寺] |
1.3 | ||
| B5 | Template:STN [御室仁和寺] |
1.7 | ||
| B4 | Template:STN [宇多野] |
2.1 | ||
| B3 | Template:STN [鳴滝] |
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| B2 | Template:STN [常磐] |
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| B1 | Template:STN [撮影所前] |
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| A8 | Template:STN [帷子ノ辻] |
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Eizan Cable
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Eizan Ropeway
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The cable and ropeway lines are for visitors to Mount Hiei on the northeastern edge of the city, together with Eizan Electric Railway's Eizan Main Line.
History
Arashiyama Line
The Arashiyama Tram opened the line in 1910, with Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". gauge and electrified at 600 V DC. The Kyoto Electric Light Company acquired the line in 1918, and double-tracked the track between 1925 and 1928. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.[7]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Kitano Line
The Kyoto Electric Light Company opened the line between 1925 and 1926, and double-tracked the Tokiwa to Narutaki section in 1930. Plans to double-track the rest of the line were abandoned as a result of the economic depression. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.[7]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Former connecting lines
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Etymology
"Keifuku" is composed of two characters "京" and "福", the former denoting Kyoto and the latter Fukui. As the Kyoto Dento lines used to be in Fukui, the hydraulic source, and in Kyoto, the company took the name "Keifuku".
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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