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Keihin Electric Express Railway
Keihin Electric Express Railway (京浜急行電鉄) "Keihin Electric Express Railway Co.,Ltd." is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is commonly known as "Keihin Kyuko" or "Keikyu". It is part of the Fuyo Group (or keiretsu) and has its headquarters in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its main line (Keikyu Main Line) connects Sengakuji Station in Minato-ku and Uraga Station in Yokosuka. Other routes include the Kurihama Line, Zushi Line, Daishi Line, and Airport Line serving Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport).
Sengakuji Station is close to the temple having the graves of the Forty-seven Ronin, and offers transfer to the Toei Asakusa Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation subway system.
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