# Enoshima Electric Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway (江ノ島電鉄, Enoshima Dentetsu) is a private railway operator in Kanagawa, Japan. Its sole line, the Enoshima Dentetsu Line, connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa. Both the company and line are known by the abbreviation Enoden, Den of E (江ノ電). The railway is fully owned by the Odakyu Group.

## Route and operations

The line is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) long and has a rail gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). It is single-track; however, five of the route's fifteen stations are equipped with passing loops, allowing for the operation of bi-directional traffic. Included in the route is a short (450-metre (1,480 ft)) section of street running between Koshigoe and Enoshima stations. However, the entire line is governed under the Railway Business Act (鉄道事業法, Tetsudō Jigyō Hō) of the Japanese government, being granted an exception to allow for street running (the only other examples of street-running 'railways' being the Keihan Keishin Line, Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line and the Kumamoto Electric Railway). Trains are electrically powered from 600 V DC overhead lines.
Stations en route include Hase, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, and Gokurakuji, which has appeared in a number of films, anime, manga, and TV shows.

### Stations

The entire line is located in Kanagawa Prefecture.
| No | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
| No | Station | Japanese | Between stations | Total | Transfers | Location |
| | Fujisawa | 藤沢 | – | 0.0 | JS Shōnan–Shinjuku Line JT Tōkaidō Line OE Odakyū Enoshima Line | Fujisawa |
| | Ishigami | 石上 | 0.6 | 0.6 | | Fujisawa |
| | Yanagikōji | 柳小路 | 0.6 | 1.2 | | Fujisawa |
| | Kugenuma | 鵠沼 | 0.7 | 1.9 | | Fujisawa |
| | Shōnankaigankōen | 湘南海岸公園 | 0.8 | 2.7 | | Fujisawa |
| | Enoshima | 江ノ島 | 0.6 | 3.3 | OE Odakyū Enoshima Line (Katase-Enoshima) Shonan Monorail (Shonan-Enoshima) | Fujisawa |
| | Koshigoe | 腰越 | 0.6 | 3.9 | | Kamakura |
| | Kamakurakōkōmae | 鎌倉高校前 | 0.8 | 4.7 | | Kamakura |
| | Shichirigahama | 七里ヶ浜 | 0.9 | 5.6 | | Kamakura |
| | Inamuragasaki | 稲村ヶ崎 | 1.2 | 6.8 | | Kamakura |
| | Gokurakuji | 極楽寺 | 0.8 | 7.6 | | Kamakura |
| | Hase | 長谷 | 0.7 | 8.3 | | Kamakura |
| | Yuigahama | 由比ヶ浜 | 0.6 | 8.9 | | Kamakura |
| | Wadazuka | 和田塚 | 0.3 | 9.2 | | Kamakura |
| | Kamakura | 鎌倉 | 0.8 | 10.0 | JS Shōnan–Shinjuku Line JO Yokosuka Line | Kamakura |

### Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2015, Enoden operates a fleet of 15 two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train types as shown below.
| Type | Car numbers | Car numbers | Manufacturer | Date built | Notes |
| 300 series | 305 | 355 | Toyoko Sharyo | May 1960 | Rebuilt from former Keio DeHa 2000. |
| 1000 series | 1001 | 1051 | Tokyu Car | November 1979 | |
| 1000 series | 1002 | 1052 | Tokyu Car | November 1979 | |
| 1100 series | 1101 | 1151 | Tokyu Car | December 1981 | |
| 1200 series | 1201 | 1251 | Tokyu Car | December 1983 | |
| 1500 series | 1501 | 1551 | Tokyu Car | November 1979 | |
| 1500 series | 1502 | 1552 | Tokyu Car | November 1979 | |
| 2000 series | 2001 | 2051 | Tokyu Car | March 1990 | |
| 2000 series | 2002 | 2052 | Tokyu Car | March 1991 | |
| 2000 series | 2003 | 2053 | Tokyu Car | July 1991 | |
| 10 series | 10 | 50 | Tokyu Car | March 1997 | |
| 20 series | 21 | 61 | Tokyu Car | March 2002 | Used running gear from former 500 series. |
| 20 series | 22 | 62 | Tokyu Car | March 2003 | Used running gear from former 500 series. |
| 500 series | 501 | 551 | Tokyu Car | March 2006 | |
| 500 series | 502 | 552 | Tokyu Car | March 2008 | |
* 300 series set 305 in 2005
* 500 series

### Former rolling stock

* 500 series
* Original 500 series set 502 in April 1992

## Buses

Enoden also operates bus service in the area.

## History

The original Enoshima Electric Railway opened the line on 1 September 1902.
The company subsequently went through a series of ownership changes: Yokohama Electric Railway Co. in 1911, Tokyo Electric Power Co. in 1921, (second) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. in 1926, Tokyu Corporation in 1938, Enoshima Kamakura Tourist Co. in 1949, and Odakyu Electric Railway Co. in 1953. The (third) Enoshima Electric Railway Co. was formed on 1 September 1981 as a subsidiary of Odakyu.

## 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 (released 2008), 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 (1993)
* Sweet Blue Flowers (2009)
* A Channel (2011)
* Tsuritama (2012)
* Tari Tari (2012)
* Ping Pong: The Animation (2014)
* Hanayamata (2014)
* Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016)
* Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club (2017)
* Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018)
* Super Cub (2021)

### Video games

* Enoden's railway line is simulated its entirety in the train simulator arcade game Densha de Go! Ryojōhen.