Eizan Electric Railway
Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd., also known as Eizan Railway and abbreviated as Eiden, is a Japanese private railway company whose two lines run entirely in Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture.
Naming and history
The official abbreviation of this small railway network, Eiden, is derived from the name of its predecessor, the Eizan Electric Railway Division of the Keifuku Electric Railroad. The present company was founded in 1985 as a subsidiary of Keifuku Electric Railroad, one of Japan's List of [railway companies in Japan#Major private railways|major private railways] operating in Kyoto, Shiga, and Osaka Prefectures. The purpose of reorganization was to reduce the huge deficit of the Eiden lines, which had been completely isolated from the main Keifuku network since the abandonment of the Kyoto City Tramways in 1978. The split-off was considered to be an urgent matter, awaiting the completion of a rail connection between the two networks of Eiden and Keihan. The Keihan Electric Railway was at that time constructing the Ōtō Line to the Eiden terminal at Demachiyanagi. The opening of the Ōtō Line significantly reduced the deficit of Eiden. Later on, in 2002, all shares of Keifuku were transferred from Keifuku to Keihan, of which Eiden became a wholly owned subsidiary.Lines
The company operates two train lines arranged in a Y shape.Eizan Main Line
Kurama Line
Rolling stock
, the fleet consisted of 24 electric multiple unit cars.For service
- "Deo 700" series "Deo 710" type, "Deo 720" type, "Deo 730" type 1-car
- "Deo 800" series 2-car
- "Deo 900" series 2-car named "Kirara"
- "Deo 600" type 2-car
- "Deto 1000" type
In popular culture
In 2025, Eiden partnered with Comic Yuri Hime to celebrate the companies' 100th and 20th anniversaries, respectively, and featured characters from series such as YuruYuri, Wataten!, and Whisper Me a Love Song on its trains and in stations.