| 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, Chūō-ku through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū-ku, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line has a nickname, 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.
All stations are within Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
| No. | Station | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | align=right | 0.0 | JR Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (both at Hamamatsu) | Chūō-ku | ||
| 02 | align=right | 0.5 | ||||
| 03 | align=right | 0.8 | ||||
| 04 | align=right | 1.6 | ||||
| 05 | align=right | 2.4 | ||||
| 06 | align=right | 3.4 | ||||
| 07 | align=right | 4.5 | ||||
| 08 | align=right | 5.3 | ||||
| 09 | align=right | 6.6 | ||||
| 10 | align=right | 7.8 | ||||
| 11 | align=right | 9.2 | ||||
| 12 | align=right | 10.2 | Hamana-ku | |||
| 13 | align=right | 11.2 | ||||
| 14 | align=right | 12.0 | ||||
| 15 | align=right | 13.3 | ||||
| 16 | align=right | 15.0 | ||||
| 17 | align=right | 16.3 | ||||
| 18 | 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