| Caption: | 1000 type EMU, the "Red Train" |
| Electrification: | 750 V DC |
| End: | Nishi-Kajima |
| Enshū Railway Line | |
| Native Name: | 鉄道線 (Tetsudō-sen) |
| Native Name Lang: | Japanese |
| Locale: | Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Operator: | Enshū Railway |
| Owner: | Enshū Railway |
| Start: | Shin-Hamamatsu |
| Stations: | 18 |
The Enshū Railway Line, officially the, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin-Hamamatsu Station in Chūō Ward to Nishi-Kajima Station in Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line is nicknamed the, while locals often call it Akaden (あかでん, "The Red Train"), referring to the color of the EMUs. The line accepts NicePass, a smart card ticketing system, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system.
Railway signalling on this line is automatic.
The line opened as in 1909, and was converted to gauge and electrified at 600 VDC in 1923.
The voltage was increased to 750 VDC in 1961, and CTC signalling was commissioned between Nishi-Kajima and Hachiman in 1967, and extended to Shin-Hamamatsu in 1974.
Freight services ceased in 1976.
Trains operate every 12 minutes all day, every day. Early morning and after 9pm trains operate every 20 minutes. All trains stop at every station.
All stations are within Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
| No. | Station | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shin-Hamamatsu[1] | align=right | 0.0 | JR Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (both at Hamamatsu) | Chūō-ku | |
| 02 | Daiichidōri | align=right | 0.5 | |||
| 03 | Enshūbyōin | align=right | 0.8 | |||
| 04 | Hachiman | align=right | 1.6 | |||
| 05 | Sukenobu | align=right | 2.4 | |||
| 06 | Hikuma | align=right | 3.4 | |||
| 07 | Kamijima | align=right | 4.5 | |||
| 08 | Jidōshagakkō Mae | align=right | 5.3 | |||
| 09 | Saginomiya | align=right | 6.6 | |||
| 10 | Sekishi | align=right | 7.8 | |||
| 11 | Enshū-Nishigasaki | align=right | 9.2 | |||
| 12 | Enshū-Komatsu | align=right | 10.2 | Hamana-ku | ||
| 13 | Hamakita | align=right | 11.2 | |||
| 14 | Misono Chūōkōen | align=right | 12.0 | |||
| 15 | Enshū-Kobayashi | align=right | 13.3 | |||
| 16 | Enshū-Shibamoto | align=right | 15.0 | |||
| 17 | Enshū-Gansuiji | align=right | 16.3 | |||
| 18 | Nishi-Kajima | align=right | 17.8 | Tenryū Hamanako Railroad | Tenryū-ku | |
Enshū Railway Line is the setting of the Japanese Urban Legend "Kisaragi Station".
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia