Seibu Haijima Line
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Seibu Haijima Line | ||
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Overview | ||
Owner | Seibu Railway | |
Locale | Kanto region | |
Termini | Kodaira Haijima | |
Stations | 8 | |
Service | ||
Type | Commuter rail | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) | |
Number of tracks | 2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu-Tachikawa to Haijima) | |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary | |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) | |
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The Seibu Haijima Line (西武拝島線, Seibu Haijima-sen) is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway.[1] It acts as a branch line of the Seibu Shinjuku Line, with direct trains to Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
Stations[]
- O: stop
The train running on this line basically stops at all stations.
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
SE | E | HL | Transfers | Location |
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SS19 | Kodaira | 小平 | 0.0 | O | O | O | Seibu Shinjuku Line
(Direct service to Seibu-Shinjuku) |
Kodaira |
SS30 | Hagiyama | 萩山 | 1.1 | O | O | O | Seibu Tamako Line
(Limited direct service from Tamako to Seibu-Shinjuku) |
Higashimurayama |
SS31 | Ogawa | 小川 | 2.7 | O | O | O | Seibu Kokubunji Line | Kodaira |
SS32 | Higashi-Yamatoshi | 東大和市 | 5.7 | O | O | O | Higashiyamato | |
SS33 | Tamagawa-Jōsui | 玉川上水 | 7.2 | O | O | O | Tama Toshi Monorail Line | Tachikawa |
SS34 | Musashi-Sunagawa | 武蔵砂川 | 9.6 | O | O | O | ||
SS35 | Seibu-Tachikawa | 西武立川 | 11.6 | O | O | O | ||
SS36 | Haijima | 拝島 | 14.3 | O | O | O | JCŌme Line, Itsukaichi Line, Hachiko Line | Akishima |
Rolling stock[]
- Seibu 2000 series
- Seibu 6000 series
- Seibu 20000 series
- Seibu 30000 series
A fleet of eight 10-car Seibu 40000 series EMUs is scheduled to be introduced from spring 2017, operating on the Seibu Ikebukuro, Seibu Shinjuku, and Seibu Haijima Lines.[2]
History[]
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- 2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
- 15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira.
- 12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).
- 15 November 1949: Moto-Kodaira Station merged into Kodaira Station.
- 15 May 1950: Jōsui Line opened from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui. Omebashi and Tamagawa-Jōsui stations opened.
- 12 October 1954: Electrified at 1,500 V DC from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
- 18 March 1955: Electrification raised to 1,500 V DC between Kodaira and Hagiyama.
- 1 September 1962: Josui Line opened from Hagiyama to Ogawa. Renamed Jōsui Line from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
- 7 November 1967: Double-tracked from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
- 15 May 1968: Haijima Line opened from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Haijima, Seibu-Tachikawa station opened. Jōsui Line renamed Haijima Line.
- 25 March 1979: Omebashi Station renamed Higashi-Yamatoshi Station.
- 7 December 1979: Double-tracked from Hagiyama to Ogawa.
- 12 December 1983: Musashi-Sunagawa Station opened.
- 1 December 1983: Double-tracked from Musashi-Sunagawa to Seibu-Tachikawa.
- 5 March 1987: Nishi-Ogawa passing loop opened. Double-tracked from Nishi-Ogawa to Higashi-Yamatoshi.
- 2 November 1988: Double-tracked from Higashi-Yamatoshi to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
- 29 March 1991: Double-tracked from Ogawa to Nishi-Ogawa, Nishi-Ogawa passing loop abolished.
- 14 June 2008: Haijima Rapid service started. The service stopped at: Kodaira, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Musashi-Sunagawa, Seibu-Tachikawa and Haijima stations.
- 30 June 2012: Haijima Rapid service abolished.[3]
References[]
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 58–59. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 進化した”スマイルトレイン” 西武鉄道、新型車両「40000系」デビューへ [New Seibu 40000 series "advanced Smile train" rolling stock to debut] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "2012 年 6 月 30 日(土) ダイヤ改正を実施します" [30 June 2012 (Sat), a change in timetable will be implemented] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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Categories:
- Seibu Haijima Line
- Lines of Seibu Railway
- Railway lines in Tokyo
- Seibu Shinjuku Line
- Western Tokyo
- 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
- Railway lines opened in 1928