Shin-Keisei Electric Railway

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
新京成電鉄株式会社
Company typePublic KK (TYO: 9014)
IndustryPrivate railroad
FoundedOctober 23, 1946
HeadquartersKunugiyama, Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan
Key people
Takayoshi Kasai (President)
Number of employees
460 (2015)
ParentKeisei Electric Railway
SubsidiariesFunabashi Shin-Keisei Bus
Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus
Websitewww.shinkeisei.co.jp
Linemap of Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway mon

The Shin-Keisei Electric Railway (新京成電鉄, Shin-Keisei Dentetsu) is a private railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo. It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.

It has the following bus company subsidiaries.

  • Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus
  • Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus

Lines

The company operates one line, the 26.5 km Shin-Keisei Line, between Matsudo and Keisei Tsudanuma.[citation needed]

Rolling stock

All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots.

Former rolling stock

  • 800 series (1971 – July 2010)
  • 8000 series (1978 – November 2021)

History

After World War II, the ownership of the right-of-way of an uncompleted Imperial Japanese Army military railway line was transferred to Keisei.[citation needed] Shin-Keisei was established as a subsidiary of Keisei on 23 October 1946 to construct and operate the line. The first section of the line, 2.5 km from Shin-Tsudanuma to Yakuendai, was opened on 27 December 1947, with a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified at 1,500 V DC overhead. The line was regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in October 1953, and the entire line was completed as a single-track line by 21 April 1955. In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) to match the standard gauge used by Keisei Electric Railway.

In June 2014, the company unveiled a new corporate image with a new corporate logo and "gentle pink" corporate colour scheme and train livery. The company's entire fleet of trains was scheduled to be reliveried in the new colour scheme, with the first train, an 8800 series set entering service from 29 August 2014.

Future plans

In an announcement made on 31 October 2023, the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway revealed that it would be merged into the parent Keisei Electric Railway. The move is expected to be completed by April 2025.


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