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22-451: The Keikyu Main Line ( 京急本線 , Keikyū-honsen ) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu . The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato , Shinagawa , Ōta , and the Kanagawa municipalities of Kawasaki , Yokohama and Yokosuka . The Keikyu Main Line began as a short 2 km (1.2 mi) line in 1895. By 1905 it was extended from Shinagawa Station in Tokyo to central Yokohama, becoming

44-914: A joint-stock company , or in Japanese: kabushiki gaisha (lit. stock company), but may be any type of private business entity. Although the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies are also kabushiki gaishas, they are not classified as private railways because of their unique status as the primary successors of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Voluntary sector railways (semi-public) are additionally not classified as shitetsu due to their origins as rural, money-losing JNR lines that have since been transferred to local possession, in spite of their organizational structures being corporatized. Among private railways in Japan,

66-455: A major strike protesting the breakup (and layoffs of tens of thousands of employees) of JNR in 1985. Though private railways such as industrial railways have existed in Japan they are not deemed shitetsu nor mintetsu in Japanese, as their purpose is not public transit. Tokyo Metro is a member of Japan Private Railway Association but is under special laws and its stock is owned by

88-600: A footbridge with the station building underneath. Platform screen doors were installed in January 2022. The station opened on 1 April 1930, as a station on the Shōnan Electric Railway, which merged with the Keihin Electric Railway on 1 November 1941. Keikyū introduced station numbering to its stations on 21 October 2010; Oppama Station was assigned station number KK54. In fiscal 2019,

110-421: A major interurban line between the two cities. Keikyu operates the following different types of service, including all-stations "Local" trains. Abbreviations: Morning Wing and Evening Wing trains skip Yokohama Station , which is a major interchange railway station and is the fifth-busiest railway station in the world. For connections and distances, see the route diagram. Narita Airport Terminal 1 via

132-572: A mudslide, resulting in 22 people injured. The accident occurred between Keikyū Taura and Anjinzuka stations, with approximately 60 people on board. Heavy rains caused the mudslide, 7 months after a report by the train company to the Transportation Minister that there was little probability of such an occurrence in that area. 500 workers were mobilized as the train service was temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Horinouchi stations. On 24 November 2000, at about 5:20 am,

154-694: The Japan Private Railway Association  [ ja ] categorizes 16 companies as "major" operators. They are often profitable and tend to be less expensive per passenger-kilometer than JR trains that also run less dense regional routes. Private railways corporations in Japan also run and generate profits from a variety of other businesses that depend on the traffic generated through their transit systems: hotels, department stores, supermarkets, resorts, and real estate development and leasing. Japanese railways, whether government run, semi-public, or private business, are subject to

176-618: The Japanese Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (pending privatization). The Japan Private Railway Association counts Tokyo Metro as one of the 16 major private railways. In the United States , a private railroad is a railroad owned by a company and serves only that company, and does not hold itself out as a "common carrier" (i.e., it does not provide rail transport services for

198-714: The KS Keisei Main Line Narita Airport Terminal 1 via the KS Keisei Main Line and KS Narita Sky Access Line Imba Nihon-idai via the KS Keisei Main Line and HS Hokusō Line All sections of the line were built as dual track. The Keihin Railway opened the Kawasaki to Omori section in 1901 as a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC. In 1904,

220-556: The Keikyu Kurihama Line to Shinagawa and Sengakuji in Tokyo were introduced. These stop at Yokosuka-chuo, Kanazawa-Bunko, and Kamiōoka en route. From the timetable revision effective 25 November 2023, all "Airport Express" services were renamed to "Express" while abandoning the airplane symbology used on these services. On 7 April 1997, at about 2:47 pm, the first three cars of a four-car train derailed after colliding with

242-479: The afternoon of 7 September. The train was scrapped in the aftermath. This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages. Private railway In Japan , private sector railway ( 私鉄 or 民鉄 , Shitetsu or Mintetsu ) , commonly simply private railway , refers to a public transit railway owned and operated by private sector, almost always organized as

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264-545: The crossing bar and into the crossing. Normal operations continued about 4 hours later that morning. On 24 September 2012, at about 11:58 pm, the first three cars of an eight-car train derailed after colliding with a mudslide, resulting in injuries to 28 people including the train driver. Seven men and women were seriously injured, including fractures, broken ribs and pelvises. The accident occurred between Oppama and Keikyū Taura stations, between Yokohama and Yokosuka, with approximately 700 passengers on board. Heavy rains caused

286-614: The following year, and in 1936, the voltage on the Shonan line was reduced to 600 V DC. In 1941, the Shonan Electric Railway merged with the Keihin Railway, which merged with Tokyu the following year. The voltage on the entire line was raised to 1,500 V DC in 1945, and in 1948, the Keihin Electric Railway was created to operate the railway. In October 2012 the section between Heiwajima and Rokugōdote stations

308-498: The front car of a four-car train derailed after a truck collided with the first car of the train at a level crossing, resulting in injuries to three passengers. The accident occurred in Yokosuka, and the approximately 100 commuters on board later walked about 200 m to the nearest station to continue their journeys via bus. The driver of the truck reported his foot became stuck between the accelerator and brake pedals, sending him through

330-525: The general public). Oppama Station Oppama Station ( 追浜駅 , Oppama-eki ) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan , operated by the private railway company Keikyū . Oppama Station is served by the Keikyū Main Line and is located 42.8 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms by

352-526: The line was regauged to 1,372 mm ( 4 ft 6 in ) and extended to Shinagawa. In 1930, the Shonan Electric Railway opened the Uraga to Koganecho section as a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) gauge line electrified at 1,500 V DC. In 1931, the line from Yokohama was extended to connect at Koganecho. Freight services ceased in 1932, the line was regauged to 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in )

374-522: The mudslide, sweeping away safety nets that had been installed in 1998, the year after a similar mudslide in the area. An area of soil about 12 metres high and 15 metres wide fell onto the tracks, bringing trees and fencing structures with it. The train was travelling at 75 km/h (47 mph) before the driver applied the brakes, 30 to 40 m (98 to 131 ft) before the mudslide. Train services were temporarily suspended between Kanazawa-Hakkei and Hemi stations and temporary bus services were provided by

396-808: The regulations enforced by the Railway Bureau  [ ja ] of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism . They may join unions such as National Railway Workers' Union and General Federation of Private Railway and Bus Workers' Unions of Japan , but their abilities to call a strike is severely limited by government legislation; there is very little tolerance for railway work stoppage. Employees of private railways may legally strike but its unheard of in Japan. There have only been two notable railroad strikes in Japanese history, both by employees of government run entities (government employees are legally barred from striking): One in 1973, and

418-412: The train company until normal operations resumed approximately 55 hours later after the assessment and clean-up process. The train was scrapped in the aftermath. On 18 April 2013, at about 4:30 pm, two window panes shattered in the front car of a commuter train while passing an express train going the opposite direction, resulting in minor lacerations to two high school students sitting with their backs to

440-694: The windows. One window pane was also cracked on the passing train with no injuries. The accident occurred between Keikyu Taura and Anjinzuka stations, with approximately 30 people in the car at the time of the accident. On 5 September 2019 at 11:43 am, a rapid limited express ( Aoto on the Keisei Oshiage Line to Misakiguchi ) collided with a truck and derailed at a level crossing between Kanagawa-shimmachi and Nakakido (now; Keikyū Higashi-Kanagawa ) Stations in Yokohama's Kanagawa Ward . The truck driver, identified as 67-year-old Michio Motohashi,

462-660: Was elevated to remove a number of at grade crossings. Keikyū Kamata Station was rebuilt as a new complex dual level junction to connect the Mainline with the Airport Line. Elevation of the section between Shinagawa and Shimbamba, including a rebuilding of the Kitashinagawa station, is underway as of 2023, due to be completed in 2029. From the start of the revised weekday timetable on 7 December 2015, two Morning Wing limited-stop commuter services from Miurakaigan on

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484-430: Was killed. 35 others were injured. According to the police and other reports, Motohashi was driving fruits from Yokohama to Narita and got stuck on the level crossing after attempting a right turn from a narrow side road that was not part of his normal route. Police were also investigating to see if the train operator correctly applied the brakes. Trains were suspended between Keikyū Kawasaki and Kamiōoka Stations until

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