Shin-Keisei Line
The is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba. Operations. All trains stop at all stations. Most trains operate throughout the line, although during the morning hours, some services terminate at Shin-Tsudanuma. In mornings and nights some trains originate or terminate at Kunugiyama. Services operate at a frequency of one train every 4 minutes in the morning peak, every 10 minutes during the day, and every  8 minutes in the evening peak. During the daytime, Shin-Keisei runs alternate through trains to on the Keisei Chiba Line. Rolling stock. All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots. History. The line was originally opened in 1929 with a track gauge of for army training purposes, and ceased to be used in 1945. The line was transferred to the Shin-Keisei Railway, which reopened and electrified at 1,500 V DC (overhead) the first section of the line, 2.5 km from to , on 27 December 1947. The Yukuendai - Takifudo section was reopened in 1948, and extended to Hatsutomi  the following year. The reopened sections were regauged to in October 1953, and the entire line was reopened as a single-track line by 21 April 1955. In August 1959, the line was again regauged, this time to to match the standard gauge used by Keisei Electric Railway.