Keiō Line
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Keio Line | ||
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Overview | ||
Native name | 京王線 | |
Owner | Keio Corporation | |
Locale | Tokyo | |
Termini | Shinjuku Keiō-Hachiōji | |
Stations | 32 | |
Website | www | |
Service | ||
Type | Commuter rail | |
Rolling stock | Keio 5000 series Keio 9000 series Keio 7000 series | |
Daily ridership | 1,349,238 (daily, 2010)[1] | |
History | ||
Opened | 1913 | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 37.9 km (23.55 mi) | |
Track gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) | |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead line | |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) | |
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The Keio Line (京王線, Keiō-sen) is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keio Line is part of a network with interchanges and through running to other lines of Keio Corporation: the Keio New Line, Keio Sagamihara Line, the Keibajo Line, the Dobutsuen Line, the Takao Line, and the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge Keio Inokashira Line.
Services[]
Six different types of limited-stop services are operated on the Keio Line, along with local trains. Destinations are from Shinjuku unless otherwise indicated. English abbreviations are tentative for this article.
- Keio Liner (京王ライナー, Keiō rainā) (KL)
- Reserved-seat supplementary-fare services bound for Keiō-Hachiōji and Hashimoto.
From Feb. 22nd, 2019, Keio Liner started providing reserved-seat train service from Keio-Hachioji and Hashimoto to Shinjuku in the morning.
Morning trains only allow passengers to get on the train except Shinjuku(Only one door of each coach will open before Shinjuku), while evening trains are free about riding after Fuchu.
- Special Express (特急, tokkyū) (SPE)
- Most services bound for Keiō-Hachiōji and Takaosanguchi can make the run from Shinjuku in 37 minutes and 39 minutes respectively.
- Semi Special Express (準特急, juntokkyū) (SSE)
- Most services bound for Hashimoto, Keiō-Hachiōji and Takaosanguchi.
- Express (急行, kyūkō) (E)
- Most services run from the Toei Shinjuku Line locally and used as the express on the Sagamihara Line via Chōfu in mornings and evenings; other services in mornings and evenings are bound for Keiō-Hachiōji, Takaosanguchi and Takahatafudō.[2]
- Semi Express (区間急行, kukan kyūkō) (SeE)
- Most bound for on the Sagamihara Line. Until 2013, these were weekday-only services called "Commuter Rapid" (通勤快速, tsūkin kaisoku).
- Rapid (快速, kaisoku) (R)
- Most services for Hashimoto and Keiō-Tama-Center on the Sagamihara Line, and Takaosanguchi on the Takao Line
- Local (各駅停車, kakueki teisha)
- Also known as kakutei (各停) for short. Until 2001 it was called futsū (普通).
Stations[]
- All stations are located in Tokyo.
- Local trains stop at all stations.
Legend:
- ● - all trains stop at this station;◇- trains stop at this station during special events;|- all trains pass
- R - Rapid; SeE - Semi Express; E - Express; SSE - Semi-Special Express; SpE - Special Express; KL - Keio Liner
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | R | SeE | E | SSE | SpE | KL | Transfers | Location | |
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Between Stations |
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Shinjuku | 新宿 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
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Shinjuku |
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Sasazuka | 笹塚 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | Keio New Line (some trains through from Chōfu) | Shibuya |
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Daitabashi | 代田橋 | 0.8 | 4.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Setagaya | |
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Meidaimae | 明大前 | 0.8 | 5.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | ||
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Shimo-Takaido | 下高井戸 | 0.9 | 6.1 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | SG Tokyu Setagaya Line | |
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Sakurajōsui | 桜上水 | 0.9 | 7.0 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | ||
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Kami-Kitazawa | 上北沢 | 0.8 | 7.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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Hachimanyama | 八幡山 | 0.6 | 8.4 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | Suginami | |
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Roka-kōen | 芦花公園 | 0.7 | 9.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Setagaya | |
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Chitose-Karasuyama | 千歳烏山 | 0.8 | 9.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | ||
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Sengawa | 仙川 | 1.6 | 11.5 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | Chōfu | |
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Tsutsujigaoka | つつじヶ丘 | 1.0 | 12.5 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | ||
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Shibasaki | 柴崎 | 0.8 | 13.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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Kokuryō | 国領 | 0.9 | 14.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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Fuda | 布田 | 0.7 | 14.9 | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | | | ||
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Chōfu | 調布 | 0.6 | 15.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | Keio Sagamihara Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | |
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Nishi-Chōfu | 西調布 | 1.5 | 17.0 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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Tobitakyū | 飛田給 | 0.7 | 17.7 | ● | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ||
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Musashinodai | 武蔵野台 | 1.1 | 18.8 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | Seibu Tamagawa Line (Shiraitodai) | Fuchū |
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Tama-Reien | 多磨霊園 | 0.8 | 19.6 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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Higashi-Fuchū | 東府中 | 0.8 | 20.4 | ● | ● | ● | ◇ | ◇ | | | Keio Keibajo Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | |
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Fuchū | 府中 | 1.5 | 21.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
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Bubaigawara | 分倍河原 | 1.2 | 23.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | JN Nambu Line | |
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Nakagawara | 中河原 | 1.6 | 24.7 | ● | ● | | | ◇ | | | | | ||
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Seiseki-Sakuragaoka | 聖蹟桜ヶ丘 | 1.6 | 26.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Tama | |
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Mogusaen | 百草園 | 1.7 | 28.0 | ● | ● | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | | | Hino | |
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Takahatafudō | 高幡不動 | 1.7 | 29.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Keio Dobutsuen Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) Tama Toshi Monorail Line | |
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Minamidaira | 南平 | 2.4 | 32.1 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
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Hirayamajōshi-kōen | 平山城址公園 | 1.3 | 33.4 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | ||
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Naganuma | 長沼 | 1.5 | 34.9 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | Hachiōji | |
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Kitano | 北野 | 1.2 | 36.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Keio Takao Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | |
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Keiō-Hachiōji | 京王八王子 | 1.8 | 37.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
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Events at stations marked with a "◇" symbol for which trains make special seasonal stops:
- Fuda Station: Chofu City Fireworks Festival
- Tobitakyū Station: Soccer games, concerts, etc. at Ajinomoto Stadium
- Higashi-Fuchū Station: Events (including the Arima Kinen) at Tokyo Racecourse; transfer to the Keiō Keibajō Line
- Nakagawara Station: Seiseki-Tamagawa Fireworks Festival
- Mogusaen Station: Saturdays and holidays during the Plum Blossom Festival
History[]
The Shinjuku to Chōfu section opened in 1913 as a 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC, and was progressively extended in both directions so that the line connected Shinjuku and Fuchu in 1916. The Sasazuka to Fuchu section was double-tracked between 1920 and 1923.[citation needed]
The extension to Higashi-Hachiōji (now Keiō-Hachiōji) was completed by a related company, Gyokunan Electric Railway, in 1925. This electrified line was built to the Japanese standard narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) in an attempt to seek a government subsidy, and so trains from each railway could not operate on the other's tracks. The subsidy application was rejected on the basis that the line competed with the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chuo Main Line, and so the Gyokunan Electric Railway merged with the Keio Electric Railway Co., the line was regauged to 1,372 mm, and operation of trains from Shinjuku to Higashi-Hachiōji commenced in 1928.[citation needed]
The Fuchu to Nakagawara and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka to Kitano sections were double-tracked in 1929. In 1963, the Shinjuku underground station, including double-tracking from Sasazuka, commenced service, and the overhead line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC. The Nakagawara to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka section was double-tracked in 1964.[citation needed] The Kitano to Keio-Hachioji section was double-tracked in 1970, and the relocation of the terminal station underground was completed in 1989.[citation needed]
From the start of the revised timetable introduced on 25 September 2015, Semi Special Express services were also to stop at Sasazuka and Chitose-Karasuyama stations, and Semi Express services will also stop at Sengawa Station.[3]
Level crossings and congestion[]
The Keiō Line is infamous for its level crossings, of which the 25 lying on the 7.2-kilometer section between Sasazuka and Sengawa stations are classified by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau as akazu no fumikiri as they are closed to road traffic for over 40 minutes in an hour.[4] The government has plans to remove these crossings by grade-separating this section of the line by 2022.
Congestion on the Keiō Line is also a concern, with trains often running as close as 1 minute apart during rush hours.[5] In 2016, Keiō and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau proposed that the section between Sasazuka and Chofu be widened to quadruple-track to reduce the effects caused by the present bunching on the existing double-tracked line.[6]
See also[]
- Keio New Line
References[]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ Keio ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keio) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ During race days at Tokyo Racecourse, express services run through on the Keibajō Line to Fuchukeibajō-Shōmonmae; there is also direct express service through on the Dōbutsuen Line to Tama-Dōbutsukōen.
- ^ 9月25日(金)に京王線・井の頭線のダイヤ改正を実施します [Revised timetable to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line from Friday 25 September] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "京王「開かずの踏切」日本最多を返上できるか | 通勤電車". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "京王「開かずの踏切」日本最多を返上できるか | 通勤電車". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "京王「開かずの踏切」日本最多を返上できるか | 通勤電車". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links[]
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- Keio Corporation website (in Japanese)
- Keio Corporation website (in English)
- Lines of Keio Corporation
- Railway lines in Tokyo
- 4 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
- Railway lines opened in 1913
- 1913 establishments in Japan