Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line


The Shizuoka–Shimizu Line is a railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. This is the only line operated by the private railway operator Shizuoka Railway.

Services

The line has a fairly frequent service, with local services operating every 5-6 minutes during rush hours, and every 6-8 minutes during the daytime and at weekends, linking Shin-Shizuoka and Shin-Shimizu in 22 minutes. In addition, express services run in the mornings every 12 minutes, linking the two stations in 16-18 minutes. All the train sets are formed of two cars, and are driver-only operated. All the stations accept LuLuCa, a smart card ticketing system. They accept PiTaPa and ICOCA as well.

Stations

● indicate that the service will stop at that station, ↑ ↓ indicate that it will pass the station.
No.StationJapaneseCommuter ExpressExpressDistance TransfersLocation
S01Shin-Shizuoka新静岡●●0.0Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S02Hiyoshichō日吉町●↓0.3Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S03Otowachō音羽町↑↓0.8Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S04Kasugachō春日町↑↓1.5Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S05Yunoki柚木↑↓2.0Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S06Naganuma長沼↑↓3.1 Tōkaidō Main Line Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S07Furushō古庄●↓3.8Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
S08Ken-Sōgō Undōjō県総合運動場↑●4.8Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
S09Kenritsu-Bijutsukan Mae県立美術館前↑↓5.7Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S10Kusanagi草薙●●6.4 Tōkaidō Main LineShimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S11Mikadodai御門台●●7.4Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S12Kitsunegasaki狐ヶ崎●●8.3Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S13Sakurabashi桜橋●●10.0Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S14Irieoka入江岡↑↓10.3Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
S15Shin-Shimizu新清水●●11.0 Tōkaidō Main Line Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka

Rolling stock

The first of a new fleet of A3000 series two-car electric multiple unit trains entered service on 24 March 2016.

History

The line opened in 1908 as a gauge line to the Shin-Shimizu wharf, and was regauged to and electrified at 600 V DC in 1920. The line was double-tracked in sections between 1925 and 1930 except the section to the wharf, which closed in 1945.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979.