is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which owns 42.89% of the company stock. The company's stock is traded on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
This railway started service in 1910, operated at that time by . It was transferred to the Kyoto-based electric power generation company . Later it built the Kitano Line.
Formerly the company operated several railway lines in Fukui Prefecture. Some of them are now operated by Echizen Railway.
The Eizan Electric Railway also belonged to Keifuku until 1985.
The is a small network of light rail lines classified legally as tramways in Kyoto.
The connects Kyoto's city center (Shijo-Omiya terminal) and scenic Arashiyama area in the western suburb.
The is from Kitano Hakubaicho Station near Kitano Tenmangà « to Katabiranotsuji Station in the midst of Arashiyama (Main) Line.
, officially the , is a funicular line in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto.
is an aerial tramway in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The line length is .
The cable and ropeway lines are for visitors to Mount Hiei on the northeastern edge of the city, together with Eizan Electric Railway's Eizan Main Line.
The Arashiyama Tram opened the line in 1910, with gauge and electrified at 600 V DC. The Kyoto Electric Light Company acquired the line in 1918, and double-tracked the track between 1925 and 1928. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.
The Kyoto Electric Light Company opened the line between 1925 and 1926, and double-tracked the Tokiwa to Narutaki section in 1930. Plans to double-track the rest of the line were abandoned as a result of the economic depression. Keifuku acquired the line in 1942.
"Keifuku" is composed of two characters "京" and "ç¦Â", the former denoting Kyoto and the latter Fukui. As the Kyoto Dento lines used to be in Fukui, the hydraulic source, and in Kyoto, the company took the name "Keifuku".
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia