Enoshima Electric Railway


Enoshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a private railway operator in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line runs between Kamakura Station in Kamakura and Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, and both the company and the line are commonly known as Enoden. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Odakyu Group, the company also operates local bus services. The line is popular with visitors to the Shōnan coast, especially those traveling to Enoshima, as sections run close to the shoreline with views of Sagami Bay; its distinctive rolling stock, appearances in television productions, and short street-running segment have further contributed to its appeal.
The line is built to a narrow gauge and is primarily single-track, with passing loops at five of its fifteen stations to permit bidirectional operation. A section between and features street running. The route is regulated under the Railway Business Act, with an exemption permitting street running, a provision shared by only a few other lines, including the Keihan Keishin Line, Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line, and Kumamoto Electric Railway. Trains operate on power from overhead lines.
The railway opened on 25 November 1900. Ownership later passed to the Yokohama Electric Railway Company in 1911, Tokyo Electric Power Company in 1921, the second Enoshima Electric Railway Co. in 1926, Tokyu Corporation in 1938, Enoshima Kamakura Tourist Company in 1949, and Odakyu in 1953. The present company was established on 1 September 1981 as an Odakyu subsidiary.
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Stations

The entire line is located in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Rolling stock

, Enoden operates a fleet of 15 two-car electric multiple unit train types as shown below.
TypeCar numbersCar numbersManufacturerDate builtNotes
300 series305355Toyoko SharyoMay 1960Rebuilt from former Keio DeHa 2000.
1000 series10011051Tokyu CarNovember 1979
1000 series10021052Tokyu CarNovember 1979
1000 series11011151Tokyu CarDecember 1981
1000 series12011251Tokyu CarDecember 1983
1000 series15011551Tokyu CarNovember 1979
1000 series15021552Tokyu CarNovember 1979
2000 series20012051Tokyu CarMarch 1990
2000 series20022052Tokyu CarMarch 1991
2000 series20032053Tokyu CarJuly 1991
10 series1050Tokyu CarMarch 1997
20 series2161Tokyu CarMarch 2002Built using running gear from former 500 series.
20 series2262Tokyu CarMarch 2003Built using running gear from former 500 series.
500 series501551Tokyu CarMarch 2006
500 series502552Tokyu CarMarch 2008

Future rolling stock

The 700 series will be the first new trains for Enoden in around 20 years. These are set to replace the six 1000 series sets dating back to 1979.

Former rolling stock

Popular culture

Gokurakuji Station is one of the settings for the 2015 film Our Little Sister.
Japanese alternative rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation's fifth studio album, Surf Bungaku Kamakura, had each track named after a stop on the railway line starting with Fujisawa and ending with Kamakura. The band has since announced a continuation of this album for the rest of the stations that did not originally have a song, starting withYanagikōji Parallel Universe releasing as a B-side track in 2022.

Anime

The Enoshima Electric Railway and its rolling stock painted in the company's green-and-yellow colours have made numerous appearances in Japanese animated series, including those adapted from manga and light novel series such as:Slam Dunk Millennium Actress Sweet Blue Flowers A Channel Tsuritama Tari Tari Ping Pong: The Animation Hanayamata Myriad Colors Phantom World Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club Anonymous Noise Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Video games