Keifuku Electric Railroad
Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which owns 42.89% of the company stock. The company's stock is traded on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Lines
This railway started service in 1910, operated at that time by Arashiyama Electric Tram Railway. It was transferred to the Kyoto-based electric power generation company Kyoto Dento. Later it built the Kitano Line.Formerly the company operated several railway lines in Fukui Prefecture. Some of them are now operated by Echizen Railway.
The Eizan Electric Railway also belonged to Keifuku until 1985.
Randen
The Randen is a small network of interurban lines classified legally as tramways in Kyoto.Arashiyama Line
The Arashiyama Line connects Kyoto's city center and scenic Arashiyama area in the western suburb.| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | Transfers | Location |
| A1 | 四条大宮 | 0 | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A2 | 西院 | 1.4 | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A3 | 西大路三条 | 2.0 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| A4 | 山ノ内 | 2.8 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| A5 | 嵐電天神川 | 3.7 | Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A6 | 蚕ノ社 | 3.9 | - | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A7 | 太秦広隆寺 | 4.4 | - | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A8 | 帷子ノ辻 | 5.2 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| A9 | 有栖川 | 5.7 | - | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A10 | 車折神社 | 6.2 | - | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A11 | 鹿王院 | 6.5 | - | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
| A12 | 嵐電嵯峨 | 6.9 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| A13 | 嵐山 | 7.2 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto |
Kitano Line
The Kitano Line is from Kitano Hakubaicho Station near Kitano Tenmangū to Katabiranotsuji Station in the midst of Arashiyama Line.| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | Transfers | Location |
| B9 | 北野白梅町 | 0 | Kita-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B8 | 等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前 | 0.7 | Kita-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B7 | 龍安寺 | 0.9 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B6 | 妙心寺 | 1.3 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B5 | 御室仁和寺 | 1.7 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B4 | 宇多野 | 2.1 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B3 | 鳴滝 | 2.6 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B2 | 常磐 | 2.9 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| B1 | 撮影所前 | 3.5 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
| A8 | 帷子ノ辻 | 3.8 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto |
Eizan Cable
Eizan Ropeway
History
Arashiyama Line
The Arashiyama Tram opened the line in 1910, with 1,435 mm gauge and electrified at 600 V DC. The Kyoto Electric Light Company acquired the line in 1918, and double-tracked the track between 1925 and 1928. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.Kitano Line
The Kyoto Electric Light Company opened the line between 1925 and 1926, and double-tracked the Tokiwa to Narutaki section in 1930. Plans to double-track the rest of the line were abandoned as a result of the economic depression. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.Former connecting lines
- Arashiyama Station: A 3 km 1,435 mm gauge line electrified at 600 V DC and dual track except for the Kiyotaki tunnel operated to Kiyotaki between 1929 and 1944. It connected to a 2 km 1,067 mm gauge funicular which climbed 638 m to Atago Jinja on Mount Atago, Kosaku line which operated for the same period. Closed due to war time austerity measures, efforts to re-establish the incline in the 1950s were unsuccessful.
Etymology