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The Keikyu logo.

Keikyu Corporation is a private railway company which operates the Keihin Electric Express Railway, also known as the Keihin Kyūkō Electric Railway and often shortened to Keikyu. The company is based in the inner Tokyo region and connects Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and areas around the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa.

The name Keikyu is formed from the Keihin Kyūkō portion of the railway's name, with Keihin being formed from the last characters of the words "Tokyo" (last character can alternatively be read as Kei) and "Yokohama" (last character can alternatively be read as Hin).

The railway's origins date back to 1898, but the current company's origins date back to 1948. The Keikyu Corporation is known to have pioneered the Kantō Region's first electric train and was the third operator to use electricity to power its trains in the entire country.

Trains on the Keikyu Main Line have a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). This makes it the third-fastest private railway operator in the Tokyo Region; only the Tsukuba Express and the Keisei Skyliner are faster.

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Keikyu rolling stock
Active Commuter 600 (gen 3)1000 (gen 2) (18001890)15002100
Non-revenue DeTo 11/12DeTo 17/18
Withdrawn Commuter 300400 (gen 1)400 (gen 2)500600 (gen 1)600 (gen 2)300 (gen 1)700800 (gen 1)800 (gen 2)1000 (gen 1)2000
Non-revenue KuTo 1DeChi 15/16DeTo 30DeWa 40
Ex-Keihin Electric Railway Unclassified 4-wheeled streetcars • 1 • DeTo 1 • No. 1 • 2 • DeWa 10 • No. 26 • No. 29 • No. 41 • No. 51
Ex-Shōnan Electric Railway De 1DeTo 20
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Major 16 private railways Kantō Region: KeikyuKeioKeiseiOdakyuSōtetsuSeibuTobuTokyo MetroTokyu
Tōkai Region: Meitetsu
Kinki Region: HankyuHanshinKeihanKintetsuNankai
Kyushu Region: Nishitetsu
Semi-major 5 private railways Kantō Region: Shin-Keisei
Kinki Region: KitakyuKobe Rapid TransitSembokuSanyō
Other private railways Hokkaido Region: South Hokkaido Railway Company
Tōhoku Region: AbukumaExpressAizuAkita Nairiku JūkanAoimoriIGRIidenKōnanSantetsuSendai Airport TransitTsutetsuYamagataYuri Kōgen
Kantō Region: Chiba New Town RailwayChichibuChoshiFujikyuHitachinakaHakone TozanHokusoIsumiIzuhakoneJodenJoshinKantetsuKashima RinkaiKominatoMōkaNarita Airport Rapid RailwayNarita Rapid Railway AccessRyūtetsuShibayamaTsukuba ExpressTWRToyo RapidWatarase KeikokuYaganYokohama Minatomirai
Hokuriku Shin'etsu Region: Ainokaze ToyamaAlpiko KōtsūEchigo Tokimeki RailwayEchizenHokuetsu ExpressHokurikuIR IshikawaKandenKurotetsuNagadenNotoShinanoTateyamaToyama ChihōUeda Dentetsu
Tōkai Region: Aichi Loop LineAkatetsuAonami LineCentral Japan International Airport Line CompanyEntetsuGakunanIgaIseIzuhakoneIzukyuNagaragawaOitetsuSangiShizutetsuTarumiTenryūTKJToyotetsuYokkaichi AsunarouYoro
Kinki Region: EidenHojoKitetsuKTRNosedenOhmiSagano Scenic RailwayShintetsuSuitetsuShigaraki KohgenWakayamaWiller
Chūgoku Region: Chizu ExpressIbaraIchibataMRNishikigawaWakasa
Shikoku Region: ASA Seaside RailwayIyotetsuKotodenTosa Kuroshio
Kyushu Region: AmatetsuHeichikuHisatsu OrangeKumadenKumagawaMatsuuraMinami AsoShimabara
Subways Hokkaido Region: Sapporo Municipal Subway
Tōhoku Region: Sendai Subway
Kantō Region: Saitama Rapid RailwayToei SubwayTokyo MetroYokohama Municipal Subway
Tōkai Region: Nagoya Municipal Subway
Kinki Region: Kobe City SubwayKyoto Municipal SubwayOsaka Metro
Kyushu Region: Fukuoka Subway
Streetcar Lines Hokkaido Region: Hakodate City TramSapporo Streetcar
Kantō Region: EnodenTokyo TodenTokyu Setagaya Line
Hokuriku Shin'etsu Region: FukutetsuManyōsenToyama ChihōToyama Light Rail
Tōkai Region: Toyotetsu
Kinki Region: HankaiRanden
Chūgoku Region: HirodenOkaden
Shikoku Region: IyotetsuTosaden Kōtsu
Kyushu Region: ChikutetsuKagoshima City TramKumamoto City TramNagasaki Electric Tramway
AGT lines Kantō Region: Kanazawa Seaside LineNippori-Toneri LinerNew ShuttleYamamanYurikamome
Tōkai Region: Linimo
Kinki Region: Kobe New TransitNew Tram
Chūgoku Region: Astram Line
Monorail lines Kantō Region: Chiba Urban MonorailMaihama Resort LineShōnan MonorailTama Toshi MonorailTokyo MonorailUeno Zoo Monorail
Tōkai Region: Linimo
Kinki Region: Osaka Monorail
Kyushu Region: Kitakyushu MonorailYui Rail
Freight-only lines Tōhoku Region: Akita Rinkai RailwayFukushima Rinkai RailwayHachinohe Rinkai RailwayIwate Development RailwaySendai Rinkai Railway
Kantō Region: KanarinKeiyorinkai
Tōkai Region: Kinuura Rinkai RailwaySeinō Railway
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