Shima Line

Shima Line
Shima Line
	ShimakazeLimited Expresses at the line terminus, Kashikojima Station
Overview
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	M
Locale	Mie Prefecture
Termini	Toba; Kashikojima;
Stations	16
Color on map	(#00b3c1)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	23 July 1929;95 years ago
Technical
Line length	24.52 km (15.24 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in)standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC(overhead lines)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) (Limited Express); 90 km/h (56 mph) (Local)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	All lines areKintetsuunless otherwise noted

TheShima Line(Chí ma tuyến,Shima-sen)is a railway line inMie Prefecture,Japan, operated byprivate railwayoperatorKintetsu Railway,connectingToba StationinTobawithKashikojima StationinShima.

The line connects with theToba Lineat Toba Station. TheYamada Line,Toba Line, and Shima Line form a single train line that begins atIse-Nakagawa Stationand serves theIse-Shimatourist region.

Service

LOLocal( bình thườngfutsū)

ForNakagawa

ForKashikojima

(Locals stop at every station.)

LELimited Express( đặc cấptokkyū)

ForOsaka NambaandOsaka Uehommachi;viaNabariandYamato-Yagi(Kashihara)

ForKyoto;viaYamato-Saidaiji(Nara)

ForNagoya;viaTsuandYokkaichi

ForKashikojima

(Seat reservations and limited express fee required.)

NSNon-stop Limited Express(ノンストップ đặc cấpnonsutoppu tokkyū)

ForOsaka Namba

ForNagoya

ForKashikojima

(Runs twice a day on weekends.)

(Seat reservations and limited express fee required.)

SVPremium Express Shimakaze(しまかぜShimakaze)^[1]

ForOsaka Namba

ForKyoto

ForNagoya

ForKashikojima

(Train to and from Osaka runs once a day except on Tuesday with some exceptions.)

(Train to and from Kyoto runs once a day except on Wednesday with some exceptions.)

(Train to and from Nagoya runs once a day except on Thursday with some exceptions.)

(Seat reservations, limited express fee and "Shimakaze" special vehicle fee required.)

Stations

Legend
●	Trains stop here
\|	Trains do not stop here

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	LO	LE	NS	SV	Location
M78	Toba	Điểu vũ	0.0	Sangū Line MToba Line	●	●	●	●	Toba	Mie Prefecture
M79	Nakanogō	Trung chi hương	1.0	Ise-wan Ferry	●	\|	\|	\|
M80	Shima-Akasaki	Chí ma xích kỳ	2.3		●	\|	\|	\|
M81	Funatsu	Thuyền tân	3.9		●	\|	\|	\|
M82	Kamo	Thêm mậu	5.5		●	\|	\|	\|
M83	Matsuo	Tùng đuôi	6.9		●	\|	\|	\|
M84	Shiraki	Bạch mộc	7.9		●	\|	\|	\|
M85	Gochi	Năm biết	11.0		●	\|	\|	\|	Shima
M86	Kutsukake	Xấp quải	12.7		●	\|	\|	\|
M87	Kaminogō	Thượng chi hương	14.6		●	\|	\|	\|
M88	Shima-Isobe	Chí ma cơ bộ	16.0		●	●	●	\|
M89	Anagawa	Huyệt xuyên	17.6		●	\|	\|	\|
M90	Shima-Yokoyama	Chí ma Hoành Sơn	20.4		●	\|	\|	\|
M91	Ugata	Đề phương	21.3		●	●	●	●
M92	Shima-Shimmei	Chí ma thần minh	23.1		●	\|	\|	\|
M93	Kashikojima	Hiền đảo	24.5		●	●	●	●

History

During theMeiji era,travelers coming to modern-dayShimawalked along the Ise-Isobe road, now known asMie Route 32.In 1911, as the Meiji era neared its end, the government-ownedSangū Line(now owned byJR Central) was extended from the city ofUjiyamada(modern-dayIse) toToba,making Toba the default origin of any railroad to Shima, and not Ujiyamada. During the 1910s, as theTaishō periodbegan, many plans were put forth by various members of the railroad industry, but none were implemented.

Shima Electric Railway

In 1923, Shima Electric Railway(Chí ma điện khí thiết nói,Shima Denki Tetsudō)was established by Kakuya Morimoto, and by 1924 the plan for a railroad to Shima was finally approved. This plan specifiedToba Stationas the origin, as well as a trackgaugeof1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in), allowing the line to connect directly with the Sangū Line (also1,067 mm) in Toba. The original plan also specified thatUgata Stationwould be the terminus. However, shortly before construction began, a request was made to members of an already-established railway company,Tokyu Corporation,to see if the plan drawn up by Shima Electric Railway was sound. In the end, the only recommendation made was that the terminus be extended from Ugata to a nearby uninhabited island inAgo BaycalledKashiko Island,citing the island's natural beauty as conducive to establishing a profitable resort and tourism industry catering to travelers and pilgrims already coming to the area to visit nearbyIse Grand Shrine.Executives at Shima Electric Railway incorporated this suggestion into their plan and decided the line would include two stations on Kashiko Island:Kashikojima Stationfor tourists, and Shinjukō Station(Ngọc trai cảng dịch,lit: Pearl Port Station),the new terminus, for use as a freight station by the area's marine industry. However, the people living near Ugata, the original terminus, opposed the new plan because they felt having the line's endpoint in their area would bring economic benefit. This period of opposition lasted for four years, during which people living near Ugata refused to sell the land needed by Shima Electric Railway to lay track leading to Kashiko Island, thereby delaying construction. After an agreement was reached, the line was finally completed and opened in 1929, five years after the original plan had been drafted.

In 1944, Shima Electric Railway, along with six other companies, merged to formMie Transport(Sanco). Twenty years later, the railway department of Sanco split off to become a separate company called Mie Electric Railway (Sanden), however this organization was short-lived as it was bought up by railway giantKinki Nippon Railway(Kintetsu) the following year, and thus in 1965 the line came under its current name and ownership.

Kintetsu renovation

In acquiring the line, Kintetsu now had a problem because the Shima Line, which originated at Toba Station, was not connected with the rest of Kintetsu's extensive rail network which stretched only as far as Ujiyamada Station in Ise. Moreover, therailway gaugeand voltage used on the Shima Line were different from the majority of Kintetsu lines, including the nearbyYamada Linewhich terminated at Ujiyamada. For the time being, Kintetsu offered bus service between Ujiyamada and Toba, but in the late 1960s they decided it was worthwhile to create a rail connection between the two in hopes of attracting customers from the upcoming1970 World's Fair in Osakaby offering direct rail service to the area. This was the impetus for the construction of theToba Line,and to make direct service possible between the Shima Line, the under-construction Toba Line, the Yamada Line, and beyond, the Shima Line was closed for four months in late 1969 and early 1970 to change the gauge to1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in) and double the voltage to 1,500 V DC to match the other Kintetsu lines it would connect with. Other improvements were added such as theATSsystem, a new switching network^{[clarification needed]},and gentler curves. The renovated Shima Line and the newly built Toba Line opened together in March 1970, and Kintetsu began running limited express trains fromKintetsu NambaandKintetsu Nagoyato Kashikojima just in time for the beginning of the World's Fair. The sharp increase of passengers on the line also motivated Kintetsu to invest money in a variety of tourism business enterprises in theIse-Shima,especially along the Shima Line.

In 1986, it was decided that a second track on the Shima Line would assist in increasing the speed and number of trains on the line. Construction took several years and now most but not all of the line has dual tracks. The Aomine Tunnel between Shiraki and Gochi was also added to the line during this phase.

Timeline

July 23, 1929 - Toba - Kashikojima - Shinjukō section opened by Shima Electric Railway.
February 11, 1944 - Shima Electric Railway and six other companies merge to formMie Transport(Sanco). Line officially renamed Sanco Shima Line.
December 1, 1946 - Ugataguchi Station officially renamed to Shima-Yokoyama Station.
July 25, 1949 - Shima-Akasaki Station opens.
February 1, 1964 - Sanco railway division splits off and forms a new company Mie Electric Railway (Sanden). Line officially renamed Sanden Shima Line.
April 1, 1965 - Sanden, and all of its lines, are acquired byKintetsu.Line officially renamed Shima Line.
July 1, 1969 - Freight service along the line ceases and Shinjukō Station closes. Kashikojima becomes endpoint.
December 10, 1969 - Shima Line is closed and construction to make various improvements on the line begins.
March 1, 1970 - Improvements are finished and the Shima Line reopens, now connected to the rest of the Kintetsu rail network. Shima-Isobe Station renamed Kaminogō; Hasama Station renamed Shima-Isobe. Direct service begins from both Osaka and Nagoya to Kashikojima begins.
March 6, 1988 - Second track opens on Ugata to Shima-Shimmei section.
December 8, 1990 - Second track opens on Shima-Shimmei to Kashikojima section.
November 6, 1992 - Second track opens on Toba to Nakanogō section.
December 22, 1992 - Second track opens on Funatsu to Kamo section.
April 28, 1993 - Second track opens on Gochi to Kaminogō section.
June 1, 1993 - Second track opens on Shima-Isobe to Ugata section.
September 11, 1993 - Second track opens on Kamo to Gochi section. Aomine Tunnel completed.
September 21, 1993 - Tracks re-routed through Aomine Tunnel on Shiraki to Gochi section. Total line length reduced by 0.7 km.
May 30, 2001 -Wanmandriver-only operation begins.

References

Kintetsu Line Archives - Shima Line(in Japanese)

^Gần kỳ Nhật Bản thiết nói ｜ quan quang đặc cấp しまかぜのご án nội Archived2013-05-02 at theWayback Machine-Kintetsu.(in Japanese)

External links

[1] Gần kỳ Nhật Bản thiết nói ｜ quan quang đặc cấp しまかぜのご án nội Archived2013-05-02 at theWayback Machine-Kintetsu.(in Japanese)

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