Keisei Oshiage Line

The Nihongo|Keisei Oshiage Line|京成押上線|Keisei-Oshiage-sen is a railway line of a Japanese private railway company Keisei Electric Railway that runs between Oshiage Station in Sumida and Aoto Station in Katsushika, Tokyo.

The tracks terminating at Oshiage Station constituted the original Keisei Line, but once the line from more populated Ueno/Nippori to Aoto came into service, this segment became a short branch and renamed the "Oshiage Line". After opening of Tokyo Metropolotan Bureau of Transport (Toei) Line 1 (present Asakusa Line), the line came back to play the main role in Keisei network, to provide trains from its main line to downtown Tokyo via Toei line. It has also connections at Oshiage to Tōbu Railway Isesaki Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line. Presently the line is "de facto" main line of Keisei.

The Oshiage Line passes through areas typical of Tokyo's "shitamachi" ("lower city") working-class sections known for their distinctively earthy atmosphere.

Basic data

*Length: 5.7 km (Approx. 3.6 miles)
*Gauge: 1435 mm (4 ft 8 in)
*Track: double
*Electric supply: 1500VDC
*Block system: Automatic
*ATC/ATS: C-ATS

Operation

Rapid services

Together with local trains, the operator offers several types of rapid services.;Nihongo|Rapid Limited Express|快特|Kaitoku (RL) and Nihongo|Limited Express|特急|Tokkyu (LE):LE trains stop at Oshiage and Aoto stations only inside the line. Newly introduced in 2006, RL is bound for Asakusa Line in the morninng, and vice versa in the evening.;Nihongo|Airport Rapid|空港快速|Kūkō-Kaisoku:Through service on the Keisei Main and Toei Asakusa lines; travels the subway section as a rapid.;Nihongo|Rapid|快速|Kaisoku:Through service on the Keisei Main Line. Trains of Airport Rapid and Rapid stop at only Oshiage and Aoto stations.;Nihongo|Express|急行|Kyūkō:Through service on to the Hokusō Line. Trains stop at Oshiage, Hikifune, Tateishi, and Aoto.;Nihongo|Local|各駅停車 or 普通|Kakueki-teisha or Futsū:Trans stop at all stations along the Oshiage Line.

tations

For distances and connections, see the route diagram.