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Fujikyuko Line
8500 series Fujisan View Express
Overview
Native name富士急行線
LocaleYamanashi Prefecture
Termini
  • Ōtsuki
  • Kawaguchiko
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Fuji Kyuko
History
OpenedSeptember 21, 1900
Technical
Line length26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Route map

Legend
←Chūō Main Line→
0.0
 FJ01 Ōtsuki
0.6
 FJ02 Kamiōtsuki
3.0
 FJ03 Tanokura
←Yamanashi Test Track→
Katsura River
Katsura River
5.6
 FJ04 Kasei
7.1
 FJ05 Akasaka
8.6
 FJ06 Tsurushi
9.4
 FJ07 Yamuramachi
10.6
 FJ08 Tsuru-bunkadaigaku-mae
Katsura River
11.5
 FJ09 Tōkaichiba
13.1
 FJ10 Higashi-Katsura
Chūō Expressway
15.8
 FJ11 Mitsutōge
18.8
 FJ12 Kotobuki
Chūō Expressway
20.2
 FJ13 Yoshiikeonsenmae
21.1
 FJ14 Shimoyoshida
21.9
 FJ15 Gekkōji
↑Ōtsuki Line
23.6
 FJ16 Mt. Fuji
↓Kawaguchiko Line
25.0
 FJ17 Fujikyu-Highland
Chūō Expressway
26.6
 FJ18 Kawaguchiko

The Fujikyuko Line (富士急行線, Fuji-Kyūkō-sen) is a Japanese private railway line in Yamanashi Prefecture, between Ōtsuki Station in Ōtsuki and Kawaguchiko Station in Fujikawaguchiko. It is the only railway line operated by Fuji Kyuko.

The railway line officially consists of the Ōtsuki Line (大月線, Ōtsuki-sen) and Kawaguchiko Line (河口湖線, Kawaguchiko-sen), but the two lines are operated as one. The line can be traced back to the Tsuru Horse-drawn Tramway (都留馬車鉄道) which began operation in 1900.[citation needed]

Service outline

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Local trains (which stop at all stations) run about every 30 minutes. As well as these, several Fujisan Tokkyu (Mount Fuji express) services are operated. The line is mountainous, climbing from Otsuki (358 meters (1,175 ft) above sea level) to Kawaguchiko (857 meters (2,812 ft) above sea level): a 500-metre (1,640 ft) ascent over the 26.6-kilometre (16.5 mi) route. In many places, Mount Fuji can be seen from the train.

The Fujikyuko Line is the only railway service to access the northern Yamanashi side of Mount Fuji and Fuji Five Lakes, part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. However, direct and frequent highway bus services from Shinjuku terminal to Fujiyoshida and Kawaguchiko are faster and more convenient when travelling from Tokyo. There are not many direct services from Tokyo to the Fuji Kyūkō Line apart from a few seasonal rapid trains at weekends and some local commuter trains.

Fuji Kyuko railway and bus lines accept Pasmo, Suica, and other IC farecards. The railway was provided with the capability from 14 March 2015.[1]

The Fuji Kyuko established "Fuji Sanroku Electric Railway" (Ja:富士山麓電気鉄道/ Fuji Sanroku Denki Tetsudo) in May 2021 because the company will split Fuji Kyuko railway department from 1 April 2022. And, Fujikyuko Line will surely belong to "Fuji San-Roku Denki Tetsudo" from 1 April 2022.[2][3]

Basic data

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  • Distance (Ōtsuki — Kawaguchiko): 26.6 km
    • Ōtsuki Line (Ōtsuki — Mt. Fuji): 23.6 km
    • Kawaguchiko Line (Mt. Fuji — Kawaguchiko): 3.0 km

It is a single-track railway, but there are passing loops at about half the stations. The Ōtsuki Line runs roughly SW from Ōtsuki to Mount Fuji), and the Kawaguchiko Line runs roughly NW from Mount Fuji to Kawaguchiko.

Stations

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Legend
O: Trains stop at this station
|: Trains do not stop at this station

Line Station No. Station name Elevation
(m) 		Distance (km) Limited
Express 		Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Cumulative
Ōtsuki Line FJ01 Ōtsuki 大月 358 - 0.0 O JC CO Chūō Main Line Ōtsuki
FJ02 Kamiōtsuki (some trains stop) 上大月 358 0.6 0.6 |  
FJ03 Tanokura 田野倉 392 2.4 3.0 | Tsuru
FJ04 Kasei 禾生 421 2.6 5.6 |
FJ05 Akasaka 赤坂 445 1.5 7.1 |
FJ06 Tsurushi 都留市 467 1.5 8.6 |
FJ07 Yamuramachi 谷村町 484 0.8 9.4 |
FJ08 Tsurubunkadaigakumae 都留文科大学前 503 1.2 10.6 O
FJ09 Tōkaichiba 十日市場 520 0.9 11.5 |
FJ10 Higashikatsura 東桂 561 1.6 13.1 |
FJ11 Mitsutōge 三つ峠 616 2.7 15.8 | Nishikatsura
FJ12 Kotobuki 寿 710 3.0 18.8 | Fujiyoshida
FJ13 Yoshiikeonsenmae 葭池温泉前 739 1.4 20.2 |
FJ14 Shimoyoshida 下吉田 753 0.9 21.1 O
FJ15 Gekkōji 月江寺 776 0.8 21.9 |
FJ16 Mt. Fuji 富士山 809 1.7 23.6 O
Kawaguchiko Line
FJ17 Fujikyu-Highland 富士急ハイランド 829 1.4 25.0 O Fujikawaguchiko
FJ18 Kawaguchiko 河口湖 857 1.6 26.6 O

History

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The Tsuru Horse-drawn Tramway opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from Tsurushi to Shimoyoshida in 1900.[citation needed] In 1903, the Fuji Horse-drawn Tramway opened a 610 mm (2 ft) gauge line from Otsuki to Kasei, the same year the Tsuru Horse-drawn Tramway was extended from Tsurushi to Kasei, and from Shimoyoshida to Fuji-yoshida (present-day Fujisan).[citation needed] In 1921, the two companies merged, converted the Otsuki to Kasei section to 762 mm gauge, and electrified the line.[citation needed]

On 18 September 1926, the Fuji Electric Railway (富士山麓電気鉄道) was founded, and on 19 June 1929, it started operating a new 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) line from Otsuki to Fuji-yoshida, electrified at 1,500 V DC overhead.[4] The line was extended from Fuji-yoshida to Kawaguchiko, opening on 24 August 1950.[4] The operating company was renamed Fujikyuko from 25 May 1960.[4]

Freight services on the line were discontinued from 1 April 1978.[4]

Rolling stock

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  • The 1200 series Fuji Tozan train in October 2010
    The 1200 series Fuji Tozan train in October 2010
  • A 6000 series EMU in January 2018
    A 6000 series EMU in January 2018
  • The 8000 series Fujisan Limited Express EMU in January 2018
    The 8000 series Fujisan Limited Express EMU in January 2018
  • The 8500 series Fujisan View Express EMU in January 2018
    The 8500 series Fujisan View Express EMU in January 2018

Former rolling stock

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The last remaining 2000 series set was withdrawn after its final run on 7 February 2016.[9]

  • A 1000 series EMU in January 2011
    A 1000 series EMU in January 2011
  • A 2000 series Fujisan Limited Express EMU in August 2009
    A 2000 series Fujisan Limited Express EMU in August 2009
  • The 5000 series Thomas Land Express EMU in January 2018
    The 5000 series Thomas Land Express EMU in January 2018

See also

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References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. ^ 富士急行線にＩＣカード乗車券システム「Ｓｕｉｃａ」を導入します ["Suica" IC card ticketing system to be introduced on Fujikyuko Line] (PDF). Press release (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ About establishment of new railway company
  3. ^ Decision of splitting Fujikyuko railway department into Fuji San-Roku Denki Tetsudo
  4. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  5. ^ 富士急、新型『フジサン特急』8000系を公開. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ^ 富士急行8500系 [Fuji Kyuko 8500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2016. pp. 104–105.
  7. ^ "富士山麓電気鉄道1000系の定期運用終了" [Regular operation of the Fujikyu Railway 1000 series ends]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ 国鉄の急行形直流電車、終焉へ 生き残りの「フジサン特急」2月引退 [The final curtain for JNR express-type trains - Final Fujisan Limited Express to be retired in February]. Livedoor News (in Japanese). Japan: Line Corporation. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  9. ^ 富士急行2000形が引退 [Fujikyu 2000 series withdrawn]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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