Keikyū Daishi Line

Railway line in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

The Keikyu Daishi Line (京急大師線) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects Keikyu Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station, both located in Kawasaki ku, Kawasaki.

Keikyu Daishi Line services are operated only by four car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains, stopping at all stations between Keikyu Kawasaki and Kojimashinden. During the weekday off peak, trains run at 10 minute intervals, increased to 5 minute intervals during the morning and evening peaks.

All stations are located in Kawasaki ku, Kawasaki. No. Station nameJapaneseDistance (km)Transfers 京急川崎0.0 Keikyu Main Line 港町1.2  鈴木町2.0  川崎大師2.5  東門前3.2  (Formerly: Sangyo Doro) 大師橋 (Formerly: 産業道路)3.8  小島新田4.5

Services on the line are operated using four car Keikyu 1500 series EMUs, but are occasionally operated by other types, including four car Keikyu 600 series, or Keikyu N1000 series EMUs.

The line was opened on 21 January 1899 by the Daishi Electric Railway (大師電気鉄道), as a standard gauge line electrified at 600 V DC, between Kawasaki Station (later renamed Rokugōbashi Station (六郷橋駅), which closed in 1949) and Daishi Station (later renamed Kawasaki Daishi Station). The company was renamed Keihin Electric Railway (京浜電気鉄道) on 25 April 1899. The line was double tracked over its entire length from 29 November the same year, and extended from Rokugōbashi Station to the present day Keikyu Kawasaki Station on 1 September 1902. The line was extended to Sakuramoto in 1945, and the overhead line voltage was raised from the original 600 V DC to 1,500 V DC on 16 March 1951 except for the Shiohama to Sakuramoto section, which was transferred to the Kawasaki Streetcar Co. and operated as a tramway. Originally, the line was built to transport the visitors of Kawasaki Daishi buddhist temple. But later, factory workers increased, as the east side of the temple became an industrial zone.