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Facts and
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| Operator |
Keifuku Dentetsu |
| System Type |
Light Rail |
| Year Opened |
1910 |
| # of Lines |
2 |
| # of Cars |
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| Mileage |
11 km |
| Gauge |
1435 mm |
| Stations |
22 |
| Power |
Overhead |
| Fare Media |
farecards |
| Website |
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| Data Date |
2016 |
| 1st Visit |
6/2003 |
| Last Visit |
6/2014 |
| % Rode |
100% |
Kyoto Transit
Keifuku Railway
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Keifuku Railway |
The Keifuku railway is an interurban line
with two branches. It is more commonly referred to a Randen. IT does have
heritage with the former Kyoto streetcar system.
Neither branch of the Randen
reach the city center of Kyoto. The line to
Omiya you must transfer to a bus or to the Hankyu subway for the rest of
the trip into town. The Kitano branch the only option is bus.
The line is very popular with tourists witht he
many temples and shrines along the line and especially at its terminus at
Arashiyama
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