{{Short description|Railway company in Kyoto, Japan}} {{redirect|Eiden}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox rail line | image = Eiden_900_Series_01.jpg | caption = "Deo 900" series, "KIRARA" | image_width = | gauge = {{track gauge|sg}}<ref name="RD2006"/> | electrification = 600 V DC<ref name="RD2006"/> }} {{Infobox company | name = Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | native_name = 叡山電鉄株式会社 | type = public kabushiki gaisha | founded = Kyoto, Japan ({{start date|1985|7|6}} by Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd.) | location = 25-3, Tanaka-Kamiyanagicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan | industry = ground transportation | services = rail transit service, etc. | parent = Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. }} {{routemap | title = Eizan Railway | title-bg = pink | collapse = yes | map = tSTR tKBHFe!~HUBa~~ ~~ ~~Keihan: 10px|UpŌtō Line KBHFa!~HUBe~~0.0~~E01 {{STN|Demachiyanagi|x}} BHF(L)f~~0.9~~E02 {{STN|Mototanaka|x}} (northbound) uexSTRq\uexABZq+r!~STR\uexSTRq~~ ~~ ~~Kyoto Tram (Streetcar) Higashiyama Line BHF(R)g~~0.9~~E02 {{STN|Mototanaka|x}} (southbound) BHF~~1.4~~E03 {{STN|Chayama·Kyōto-Geijutsudaigaku|x}} BHF~~2.1~~E04 {{STN|Ichijōji|x}} STR+l\ABZgr\ KDSTe\BHF\~~2.9~~E05 {{STN|Shūgakuin|x}} \STR\~~Shugakuin Depot STR+l\ABZgr\ XBHF-L\XBHF-R\~~{{BSsplit|3.8|0.0|line=1|align=right}}~~E06 {{STN|Takaragaike|x}} BHF\STR\~~4.4~~E07 {{STN|Miyakehachiman|x}} KBHFe\STR\~~5.6~~E08 {{STN|Yase-Hieizanguchi|x}} KHSTa\STR\~~ ~~ ~~Cable Yase (Keifuku: Eizan Cable Line) BHF~~0.9~~E09 {{STN|Hachiman-mae|x|Kyoto}} WBRÜCKE1~~ ~~ ~~Takano River BHF~~1.7~~E10 {{STN|Iwakura|x|Kyoto}} BHF~~2.7~~E11 {{STN|Kino|x}} BHF~~3.5~~E12 {{STN|Kyōto-Seikadai-mae|x}} BHF~~4.1~~E13 {{STN|Nikenchaya|x}} BHF~~5.3~~E14 {{STN|Ichihara|x}} BHF~~6.6~~E15 {{STN|Ninose|x}} BHF~~7.6~~E16 {{STN|Kibuneguchi|x}} TUNNEL1 KBHFe~~8.8~~E17 {{STN|Kurama|x}} KHSTa~~ ~~ ~~Sanmon (Kurama-dera Cable) }}thumb|thumbtime=3|Eizan Electric Railway Main Line train, 2022
{{nihongo|'''Eizan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.'''|'''叡山電鉄'''株式会社|Eizan Dentetsu}}, also known as '''Eizan Railway''' and abbreviated as {{nihongo|'''Eiden'''|叡電}}, is a Japanese private railway company whose two lines run entirely in Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture.
== Naming and history == The official abbreviation of this small railway network, Eiden, is derived from the name of its predecessor, the {{Nihongo|Eizan Electric Railway Division|叡山電鉄部|Eizan Dentetsu-bu}} of the Keifuku Electric Railroad. The present company was founded in 1985 as a subsidiary of Keifuku Electric Railroad, one of Japan's major private railways operating in Kyoto, Shiga, and Osaka Prefectures. The purpose of reorganization was to reduce the huge deficit of the Eiden lines, which had been completely isolated from the main Keifuku network since the abandonment of the Kyoto City Tramways in 1978. The split-off was considered to be an urgent matter, awaiting the completion of a rail connection between the two networks of Eiden and Keihan<!-- confused? Randen and Eiden connection has not been planned since foundation--><!--, which never in fact materialized-->. The Keihan Electric Railway was at that time constructing the Ōtō Line to the Eiden terminal at Demachiyanagi. The opening of the Ōtō Line significantly reduced the deficit of Eiden. Later on, in 2002, all shares of Keifuku were transferred from Keifuku to Keihan, of which Eiden became a wholly owned subsidiary.
==Lines== The company operates two train lines arranged in a Y shape.
15px Eizan Main Line :Demachiyanagi — Yase-Hieizanguchi: 5.6 km 15px Kurama Line :Takaragaike — Kurama: 8.8 km
==Rolling stock== {{As of|2006}}, the fleet consisted of 24 electric multiple unit cars.<ref name="RD2006">{{cite book |editor-last=Bushell |editor-first=Chris |title=Railway Directory 2006 |edition=111th |pages=116, 117 |language=English |date=2006 |publisher=Reed Business Information |isbn=0-617-01031-5}}</ref>{{needs update|date=April 2024}}
For service *"Deo 700" series "Deo 710" type, "Deo 720" type, "Deo 730" type 1-car *"Deo 800" series 2-car *"Deo 900" series 2-car named "Kirara" *"Deo 600" type 2-car For maintenance *"Deto 1000" type
== In popular culture == The Eiden network featured in the ''Japanese Rail Sim 3D: Journey to Kyoto'' train simulation game for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey to Kyoto |url=http://www.sonicpowered.co.jp/world/etn-kyoto/ |access-date=21 April 2017 |publisher=Sonic Powered}}</ref> and Nintendo Switch.
In 2025, Eiden partnered with Comic Yuri Hime to celebrate the companies' 100th and 20th anniversaries, respectively, and featured characters from series such as ''YuruYuri'', ''Wataten!'', and ''Whisper Me a Love Song'' on its trains and in stations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=2025 年 9 月 23 日（火・祝）より、「コミック百合姫 創刊 20 周年」×「叡山電車開業 100 周年」を祝ってコラボレーション企画≪第 1 弾≫を実施します |url=https://eizandensha.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/news_2025.08.29-1.pdf |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Eizan Electric Railway |language=ja}}</ref>
==See also== *List of railway companies in Japan
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commonscat}} *{{in lang|ja}} [http://eizandensha.co.jp/ Official website] *{{in lang|en}} [http://eizandensha.co.jp/en/ Official website]
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Category:Railway companies of Japan Category:Rail transport in Kyoto Category:Railway companies established in 1985 Category:600 V DC railway electrification Category:Companies based in Kyoto Category:1985 establishments in Japan