Odakyū Enoshima Line

The is a branch line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Odakyū Electric Railway in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture. The Enoshima Line branches from the Odawara Line at Sagami-Ōno, extending south to Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima, a distance of 27.6 km. It was completed with 13 stations on April 1, 1929.

As is also the case with the Odawara Line, as well as being a heavy commuter line the operator also offers, for an additional charge, limited express services to the popular scenic site of Enoshima. After the introduction of East Japan Railway Company's (JR East) Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, passengers between Fujisawa Station and Shinjuku Station have had an alternative to the Enoshima Line. Odakyū have responded since then to improve the frequencies of rapid through services to Shinjuku.

History

The Odawara Express Railway Co. opened the Sagami-Ōno - Fujisawa section in 1928, and extended the line to Katase-Enoshima, as well as duplicating the entire line, the following year. In 1943 the line was returned to single track and the steel rail recycled for the Japanese war effort. The line was re-duplicated in 1948/49.

In 1942, the company was forcibly merged by the government with Tokyu Corporation. Tokyu was broken up in 1948 and the line was transferred to the newly founded Odakyu Electric Railway Co.

Freight services operated on the line between 1944 and 1966.

Services

The Limited Express trains are named Enoshima and Homeway. Surcharges are required for rapid and seat reservation services with better accommodation of carriages. Rapid service is also offered. Express and Rapid Express services make more stops than Limited Express services, and are served by the same types of EMUs as Local trains without extra charge.

Shinjuku and Katase-Enoshima

Shinjuku and Fujisawa (only two are to/from Katase-Enoshima)

Shinjuku and Katase-Enoshima (some exceptions)

Machida or Sagami-Ōno (some from Shinjuku) and Katase-Enoshima

Stations

For Limited Express service, see Odakyu Electric Railway.

• All stations are located in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Legend

• ● : All trains stop
• │ : All trains pass

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)			Express	Rapid Express	Transfers	Location
			Between Stations	Total (from Sagami-Ōno)	Total (from Shinjuku)
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	相模大野	-	0.0	32.2	●	●	Template:ODLS Odakyū Odawara Line (Through Services for Template:STN)	Minami-ku Sagamihara
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	東林間	1.5	1.5	33.8	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	中央林間	1.5	3.0	35.3	●	●	Template:TQLS Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line (DT27)	Yamato
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	南林間	1.5	4.5	36.8	●	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	鶴間	0.6	5.1	37.4	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	大和	2.5	7.6	39.9	●	●	File:Sotetsu line symbol.svg Sotetsu Main Line (SO14)
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	桜ヶ丘	2.2	9.8	42.1	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	高座渋谷	2.0	11.8	44.1	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	長後	2.2	14.0	46.3	●	│		Fujisawa
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	湘南台	1.8	15.8	48.1	●	●	File:Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line symbol.svg Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B01) File:Sotetsu line symbol.svg Sotetsu Izumino Line (SO37)
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	六会日大前	1.5	17.3	49.6	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	善行	2.4	19.7	52.0	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	藤沢本町	1.6	21.3	53.6	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	藤沢	1.8	23.1	55.4	●	●	Template:JRLS Tōkaidō Main Line (JT08) EN Enoshima Electric Railway Line (EN01)
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	本鵠沼	1.5	24.6	56.9	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	鵠沼海岸	1.3	25.9	58.2	│	│
Template:ODSN	Template:STN	片瀬江ノ島	1.7	27.6	59.9	●	●	EN Enoshima Electric Railway Line (Enoshima Station (EN06)) SM Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line (Shōnan-Enoshima Station (SMR8))

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

• Odakyū website
• Pictures and descriptions of stations