Izu Kyūkō Line

Railway line in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan

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Izu Kyūkō Line

Resort 21 train on Izu Peninsula coast

Overview
Locale| Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Termini|

* Izukyū-Shimoda
* Itō

Stations| 16
Service
Type| Heavy rail
Operator(s)| Izukyū Corporation
History
Opened| 1961
Technical
Line length| 45.7 km (28.4 mi)
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| 1,500 V DC overhead

Route map

The Izu Kyūkō Line (Japanese: 伊豆急行線, romanized: Izu Kyūkō-sen) is a privately owned railway line of the Izukyū Corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The line approximately parallels the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a tourist district noted for its numerous hot spring resorts, and golf courses, between Itō Station in Itō and Izukyū Shimoda Station in Shimoda. The line opened in 1961.

Since March 13, 2010, PASMO and Suica cards are accepted on the line.[1]

## Basic data

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* Track: single
* Signalling: Automatic (ATS-Si, compatible with East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ATS-SN.)

## History

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Initial plans called for the Japanese National Railways (JNR) to build a spur line linking Atami on the Tōkaidō Main Line with Shimoda. However, funding was limited in the 1930s due to a combination of a tight fiscal policy under Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi during the Great Depression, and a number of technical issues.

On March 30, 1935, the initial 8.7 km section of the Itō Line linking Atami with Ajiro was opened. The second (8.3 km) section from Ajiro to Itō was opened on December 15, 1938. Both sections were electrified at 1500 VDC when opened. Further work was delayed, and then canceled due to the outbreak of World War II.

Construction south of Itō resumed when the private-sector Tokyu Corporation acquired the rights to complete the line to Shimoda and established the Izukyū Corporation to manage construction and operations of this section. The line to Shimoda opened in 1961.

## Operation

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The northern terminal station for the Izu Kyūkō Line is at Ito Station, from which local trains depart for the southern terminal station of Izukyū-Shimoda. However, several varieties of limited express trains operated by JR East originate at Tokyo Station travel via the Itō Line tracks to Ito, and then terminate at Izukyū-Shimoda. These include the Odoriko and Super View Odoriko named trains. Similarly, the Resort Odoriko operated by the Izu Kyūkō Line also makes the same run, but using different rolling stock.

## Station list

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No.  | Station
Name  | Japanese  | Distance from
Itō (km)  | Transfers  | Location

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Town/City  | Prefecture
IZ01  | Itō | 伊東  | 0.0  | JR East: Itō Line | Itō | Shizuoka
IZ02  | Minami-Itō  | 南伊東  | 2.0  |
IZ03  | Kawana | 川奈  | 6.1  |
IZ04  | Futo | 富戸  | 11.5  |
IZ05  | Jōgasaki-Kaigan | 城ヶ崎海岸  | 13.9  |
IZ06  | Izu-Kōgen | 伊豆高原  | 15.9  |
IZ07  | Izu-Ōkawa | 伊豆大川駅  | 20.9  |  | Kamo District,
Higashiizu
IZ08  | Izu-Hokkawa | 伊豆北川駅  | 22.9  |
IZ09  | Izu-Atagawa | 伊豆熱川  | 24.3  |
IZ10  | Katase-Shirata | 片瀬白田  | 26.1  |
IZ11  | Izu-Inatori | 伊豆稲取  | 30.3  |
IZ12  | Imaihama-Kaigan | 今井浜海岸駅  | 34.2  |  | Kamo District,
Kawazu
IZ13  | Kawazu | 河津  | 35.3  |
IZ14  | Inazusa | 稲梓  | 40.7  |  | Shimoda
IZ15  | Rendaiji | 蓮台寺  | 43.4  |
IZ16  | Izukyū Shimoda | 伊豆急下田  | 45.7  |

## Rolling stock

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### Current

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* Izukyu 2100 series
* Izukyu 8000 series
* Izukyu 3000 series (former JR East 209-2000/2100 series)
* JR East E257-2000/2500 series

### Former

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* 185 series

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Izu Kyuko Railway.

* List of railway lines in Japan

## References

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

1. ^ "Suicaサービスの開始について" (14 January 2009) Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. (in Japanese)

## External links

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* Izukyū Corporation official website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Izu Kyūkō Line

* (Through service to Atami) Itō
* Minami-Itō
* Kawana
* Futo
* Jōgasaki-Kaigan
* Izu-Kōgen
* Izu-Ōkawa
* Izu-Hokkawa
* Izu-Atagawa
* Katase-Shirata
* Izu-Inatori
* Imaihama-Kaigan
* Kawazu
* Inazusa
* Rendaiji
* Izukyū Shimoda

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Mass transit in the Odawara, Hakone, Izu Peninsula, Fuji Five Lakes, and Mount Fuji area

JR companies
railway lines|

|  JR Central|

* Tōkaidō Shinkansen
* Tōkaidō
* Gotemba
* Minobu

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JR East|

* CO JC Chūō
* JT Tōkaidō
* JT Itō

Odakyu Group|

* Odakyu Electric Railway
* OH Odawara Line
* Odakyu Hakone
* OH Hakone Tozan Line
* OH Hakone Tozan Cable Car
* OH Hakone Ropeway
* OH Hakone Sightseeing Cruise

Izuhakone Railway|

* Daiyūzan Line
* Sunzu Line
* Hakone Komagatake Ropeway
* Lake Ashi Excursion Ship
* Jukkokutōge Cable Car

Fuji Kyuko Railway Corp|

* Fujikyuko Line (Fujikyu)
* Gakunan Railway Line
* Lake Kawaguchi Mt. Tenjō Ropeway

Other|

* Izu Kyūkō Line (Izukyu)
* Atami Ropeway
* Izunokuni Panorama Park Ropeway
* Shimoda Ropeway

Terminals|

* Rail
* Atami
* Fuji
* Hakone-Yumoto
* Itō
* Izukyū Shimoda
* Kawaguchiko
* Mishima
* Mt. Fuji
* Numazu
* Odawara
* Ōtsuki
* Shin-Fuji
* Airports
* Shizuoka Airport

Miscellaneous|

* Yamanashi Maglev
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* Smart Cards
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* Pasmo
* TOICA
* Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
* Transport in Greater Tokyo
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