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The name Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railway runs: Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1]

Network overview

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Linemap of Keio Corporation

Lines

The Keio network is based around the central Keiō Line, Script error: No such module "convert"., 32 stations.

Line Section Station No. Length (km) Stations Date opened Maximum
speed (km/h)
Keiō Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 01, 04-34 37.9 32 April 15, 1913 110
Keiō Sagamihara Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 18, 35-45 22.6 12 1916 110
Keiō Takao Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 33, 48-53 8.6 7 March 20, 1931 105
Keiō Inokashira Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Inokashira.PNG 01-17 12.7 17 1934 90
Keiō New Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 01-04 3.6 4 1980
Keiō Dōbutsuen Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 29, 47 2.0 2 April 29, 1964
Keiō Keibajō Line Template:STN - Template:STN File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG 23, 46 0.9 2 April 29, 1955
Total 7 lines 88.3

The Keio Inokashira Line does not share track with the Keio Main Line. It intersects with the Keio Line at Meidaimae Station.

History

The company's earliest predecessor was the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". founded in 1905.[1] In 1906 the company was reorganized as the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., and in 1910 was renamed yet again to Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1] It began operating its first stretch of interurban between Sasazuka and Chōfu in 1913.[1] By 1923, Keiō had completed its main railway line (now the Keiō Line) between Shinjuku and Hachiōji.[1] Track along the Fuchū – Hachiōji section was originally laid in 1,067 mm gauge by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo".; it was later changed to match the rest of the line's 1,372 mm gauge.[1]

The Inokashira Line began operating in 1933 as a completely separate company, Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1] This company had also planned to link Template:STN with Suzaki (now Kōtō ward), though this never materialized.[1] In 1940, Teito merged with the Odakyu Electric Railway, and in 1942 the combined companies were merged by government order into Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (now Tokyu Corporation).[1]

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Map of Tokyo Area railways with 1,372 mm gauge

In 1947, the shareholders of Tokyu voted to spin off the Keio and Inokashira lines into a new company, Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1] The Teito name was dropped in 1998 in favor of Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., though "KTR" placards and insignia can still be seen occasionally.[1] The company's English name was changed to Keio Corporation on June 29, 2005.[1]

Priority seats

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"Priority Seat" sign

Keiō was among the first railway companies to introduce priority seats on its trains. Priority seats are those reserved for the physically handicapped, elderly, pregnant women, and people with infants. These special seats, which were initially called "Silver seats" but renamed in 1993, were inaugurated on Respect for the Aged Day on September 15, 1973.

Rolling stock

All Keio trains have longitudinal (commuter-style) seating.

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The first of a fleet of five new ten-car 5000 series EMUs was introduced on 29 September 2017, ahead of the start of new evening reserved-seat commuter services from Shinjuku in spring 2018.[2]

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Former rolling stock

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Related companies

Transport

Taxi

Retail

Other

  • Keio Realty and Development
  • Keio Travel Agency
  • Keio Plaza Hotel
  • Keio Construction

References

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External links

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