Keio Teito Electric Railway

Japanese: 京王帝都電鉄 - けいおうていとでんてつ

A private railway with 84.8 km (1997) of railway lines in Tokyo (and part of Kanagawa Prefecture). It has the Keio Line between Shinjuku and Keio Hachioji, its branch lines the Takao Line, the Sagamihara Line, and others (gauge 1372 mm), and the Inokashira Line between Shibuya and Kichijoji (gauge 1067 mm). Keio Teito Electric Railway was originally founded in 1910 as Keio Electric Tramway, and the Keio Line opened as a streetcar along the Koshu Kaido to Fuchu. The section beyond Fuchu was built by the Giyokunan Electric Railway, but was eventually merged into Keio Electric Tramway.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

東京都(一部神奈川県)に84.8km(1997)の路線を持つ民営鉄道。新宿～京王八王子間の京王線とその支線である高尾線，相模原線その他(軌間1372mm)および渋谷～吉祥寺間の井の頭線(軌間1067mm)をもつ。京王帝都電鉄の前身は1910年創立の京王電気軌道で，京王線は甲州街道沿いの路面電車として府中まで開通した。府中から先は玉南（ぎよくなん）電気鉄道により建設されたが，やがて京王電気軌道に統合された。

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