Gakunan Railway Line Explained

Gakunan Railway Line
Color:FF4500
Type:Heavy rail
Locale:Shizuoka Prefecture
Stations:10
Website:https://www.gakutetsu.jp/
Open:1936
Operator:Gakunan Electric Train Co., Ltd.
Linelength:9.2km (05.7miles)
Electrification:1500 V DC overhead
Map State:collapsed

The is a Japanese railway line between and, all within the industrial area of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture. The line does not have any official name. This is the only railway line operates.[1] The operator company was established on April 1, 2013 as a subsidiary of the former operator, a subsidiary of Fuji Kyuko.[2] [3]

Stations

No.StationJapaneseDistance
(km)
TransfersLocation
Between
stations
Total
GD01吉原0.0 Tōkaidō Main LineFuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
GD02ジヤトコ前2.32.3
GD03吉原本町0.42.7
GD04本吉原0.33.0
GD05岳南原田1.44.4
GD06比奈1.05.4
GD07岳南富士岡1.06.4
GD08須津0.97.3
GD09神谷0.98.2
GD10岳南江尾1.09.2

History

The Gakunan Railway began operations as an industrial railway named the on August 5, 1936 as part of a project to create an industrial center in Fuji city. The terminal station of the line was established at Yoshiwara Station on the Tokaido Main Line, and initial plans called for the line to be extended as far as Numazu Station. These plans were delayed by World War II and were eventually cancelled with the end of the war and breakup of the Nissan zaibatsu. The line gained its present name on December 15, 1948, after which regularly scheduled passenger service began. The electric supply for the line was upgraded from 600 Volts to the present 1,500 volts in 1969. In 1984, scheduled freight services past were discontinued.

All freight services were discontinued on March 16, 2012.[2]

Rolling stock

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.mintetsu.or.jp/corporates/local/gakunan.html. ja:民鉄各社紹介 岳南電車株式会社. Introduction of private railway companies Daisen Train Co., Ltd.. The Association of Japanese Private Railways. Japanese. June 15, 2013.
  2. Web site: http://www.fujikyu.co.jp/gakunan/kaisyagaiyou.html. ja:会社概要. Company Profile. Gakunan Electric Train Co., Ltd.. Japanese. June 15, 2013.
  3. Web site: http://www.fujikyu.co.jp/corporate/group.html. ja:富士急グループ企業一覧. List of Fujitsu Group companies. Fujikyuko Co., Ltd.. Japanese. June 15, 2013.
  4. Web site: August 26, 2017. 東急東横線90周年祝い、5050系に「青ガエル」ラッピング 9/4登場. live. February 11, 2021. tetsudo-ch.com. EXPRESS Co., Ltd.. Japanese. https://archive.today/20190727184349/https://tetsudo-ch.com/18866.html. July 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: 車両紹介 . Japanese . gakutetsu.jp . Gakunan Electric Train . February 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019224151/https://www.gakutetsu.jp/originalgoods/train.html . October 19, 2020 . live.