Izu Kyūkō Line

Izu Kyūkō Line
Resort 21 train on Izu Peninsula coast
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Shizuoka Prefecture
Termini	Izukyū-Shimoda Itō
Stations	16
Operation
Opened	1961
Operator(s)	Izukyū Corporation
Technical
Line length	45.7 km
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead

The Izu Kyūkō Line (伊豆急行線, Izu Kyūkō-sen^?) is a privately owned railway line of Izukyū Corporation in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

The line approximately parallels the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a tourist district noted for its numerous hot spring resorts and golf courses, between Itō Station in Itō and Izukyū-Shimoda Station in Shimoda. The line opened in 1961.

Since March 13, 2010, PASMO and Suica cards are accepted on the line.

Initial plans called for the Japanese National Railways (JNR) to build a spur line linking Atami on the Tōkaidō Main Line with Shimoda. However, funding was limited in the 1930s due to a combination of a tight fiscal policy under Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi during the Great Depression, and a number of technical issues.

On March 30, 1935, the initial 8.7km section of the Itō Line linking Atami with Ajiro was opened. The second (8.3km) section from Ajiro to Itō was opened on December 15, 1938. Both sections were electrified at 1500 VDC when opened. Further work was delayed, and then canceled due to the outbreak of World War II.