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Keisei Matsudo Line

The Matsudo Line is a railway line in Japan owned and operated by Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Chiba.

History
Most of the line overlaps with a railway line opened on an unknown date by the Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section used to connect military facilities. The line had numerous sharp curves to train the drivers, which also led to the Matsudo line sharing a similar trait. Although the rail profile of the line was sold to the Seibu Railway after the section disbanded following Japanese capitulation, the track bed remained in place. Seibu Railway and the Keisei Electric Railway, which both had hired former Railways and Shipping Section personnel, competed to gain approval from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ) to construct a railway line using the track bed. The latter gained approval in March 1946 as they had their base of operation in Chiba prefecture. The Shin-Keisei Electric Railway was established on 23 October 1946 The YakuendaiTakifudo 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. which was completed on 1 April 2025. Stations were renumbered to KS-66 at Shin-Tsudanuma through KS-88 at Matsudo. The restructuring was the result of revenue loss owing to the effects of COVID-19 on public transportation. == Operations ==
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, the Matsudo Line runs alternate through trains to on the Keisei Chiba Line. List of stations == Rolling stock ==
Rolling stock
Shin-Keisei 8800 series (since 1986) • Shin-Keisei 8900 series (since 1993) • Shin-Keisei N800 series (since May 2005) • Shin-Keisei 80000 series (since December 2019) All trains are based at Kunugiyama and Tsudanuma Depots. File:Shikeisei-Type8800_8801-1.jpg|Shin-Keisei 8800 series File:Shikeisei-Type8900_8931.jpg|Shin-Keisei 8900 series File:Shikeisei-TypeN800_N851.jpg|Shin-Keisei N800 series File:Shikeisei-Type80000_80021.jpg|Shin-Keisei 80000 series Former Keisei 33/39/45 seriesKeisei 100/126 seriesKeisei 200/220/250/500/550/2300 seriesKeisei 300 seriesKeisei 600 seriesKeisei 700/2200 seriesKeisei 1100 seriesKeisei 1500 seriesKeisei 2100 seriesShin-Keisei 800 series (from 1974 until 2010) • Shin-Keisei 8000 series (from 1978 until 2021) File:Shin-Keisei 204.jpg|Keisei 200 series File:Shin-Keisei Type 800.jpg|Shin-Keisei 800 series File:Shinkeisei8000pink-wiki.jpg|Shin-Keisei 8000 series in revised livery in April 2017 == References ==
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