Daiyūzan Line

Daiyūzan Line
An Izu Hakone Daiyuzan Line 5000 series EMU in January 2011
Overview
Native name	大雄山線
Status	Operational
Owner	Izuhakone Railway
Locale	Kanto region
Termini	Odawara Daiyūzan
Stations	12
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	1925
Technical
Line length	9.6 km (6.0 mi)
Number of tracks	single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map Tokaido Main Line Tokaido Shinkansen Hakone Tozan Line Odawara Streetcar (defunct) 0.0 Odawara Shin-Odawara closed 1935 0.4 Midorichō Sagami-Hirokoji closed 1935 1.4 Isaida Minamiashigara 2.3 Gohyakurakan Odakyu Odawara Line 3.1 Anabe 4.3 Iidaoka 5.0 Sagami-Numata 6.0 Iwahara 6.3 Tsukahara 8.2 Wadagahara 9.1 Fujifilm-Mae 9.6 Daiyūzan

The Daiyūzan Line (大雄山線, Daiyūzan-sen) is a commuter railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Izuhakone Railway. The line connects Odawara Station in the city of Odawara with the Daiyūzan Station in the city of Minamiashigara.

Stations

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Distance (km from Odawara)	Transfers	Location
ID01	Odawara	小田原	-	0.0	JT Tokaido Main Line Tokaido Shinkansen Odakyu Odawara Line OH Hakone Tozan Line	Odawara, Kanagawa
ID02	Midorichō	緑町	0.4	0.4
ID03	Isaida	井細田	1.0	1.4
ID04	Gohyakurakan	五百羅漢	0.9	2.3
ID05	Anabe	穴部	0.8	3.1
ID06	Iidaoka	飯田岡	1.2	4.3
ID07	Sagami-Numata	相模沼田	0.7	5.0		Minamiashigara, Kanagawa
ID08	Iwahara	岩原	1.0	6.0
ID09	Tsukahara	塚原	0.3	6.3
ID10	Wadagahara	和田河原	1.9	8.2
ID11	Fujifilm-Mae	富士フイルム前	0.9	9.1
ID12	Daiyūzan	大雄山	0.5	9.6

Rolling stock

Set 5003 in July 2012

As of April 1, 2016^[update], the line is operated using a fleet of seven three-car 5000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trainsets.^[1]

History

The line opened on October 15, 1925, as the Daiyūzan Railway, between Kari-Odawara Station (仮小田原駅) and Daiyūzan Station, with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and an overhead power supply of 600 V.^[2] The terminus of the line was moved from Kari-Odawara to Shin-Odawara Station (新小田原駅), close to the present-day Midorichō Station on April 10, 1927, and finally to Odawara Station on June 16, 1935.^[2] The Daiyūzan Line was merged with the Sunzu Line on August 23, 1941, and became part of the Izuhakone Railway from June 1, 1957.^[2] From November 25, 1976, the power rating on the line was raised from 600 volts to 1,500 volts.^[2] Automatic ticket gates were installed on all stations by 2003,^{[citation needed]} and were upgraded to accept both the Suica and PASMO IC Card systems by March 2007.^[2]

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

1. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. July 25, 2016. p. 87. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (January 19, 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)