Hachiko Line
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The Hachiko Line (八高線) is a 92 km regional railway line in the East Japan Railway Company system in Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachioji Station in Hachioji and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. The line has a gauge of 1,067 mm.
Komagawa Station in Hidaka, Saitama, divides the line into two distinct sections. The southern section from Hachioji to Komagawa is electrified, operating at 1,500 V DC. Some trains terminate at Komagawa, and some continue over the Kawagoe Line to Kawagoe Station. A few trains leave the Hachiko Line at Haijima Station, entering the Ome Line and terminating at Tokyo Station.
The non-electrified northern section connects Komagawa with Kuragano. All trains continue on the Takasaki Line to Takasaki Station, where transfer to the Joetsu Shinkansen is available. There are no through services connecting the southern and northern halves of the line.
Japan Freight Railway Company also operates trains on the Hachiko Line.
The Hachiko Line takes the first kanji of its name from the first character of Hachioji (八王子) and the second from the first character of Takasaki (高崎).
[edit] Stations
| Line | Name | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiko Line | Hachiōji Station | JR East: Chūō Line, Yokohama Line Keio: Keio Line (Keio Hachioji Station) |
Tokyo | Hachioji |
| Kita-Hachiōji Station | ||||
| Komiya Station | ||||
| Haijima Station | JR East: Ome Line (some through trains), Itsukaichi Line Seibu: Haijima Line |
Akishima | ||
| Higashi-Fussa | Fussa | |||
| Hakonegasaki Station | Mizuho, Nishi-Tama District | |||
| Kaneko Station | Saitama Prefecture | Iruma | ||
| Higashi-Hannō Station | Seibu: Ikebukuro Line | Hanno | ||
| Komagawa Station | JR East: Kawagoe Line (through running) | Hidaka | ||
| Moro Station | Moroyama, Iruma District | |||
| Ogose Station | Tobu: Ogose Line | Ogose, Iruma District | ||
| Myōkaku Station | Tokigawa, Hiki District | |||
| Ogawamachi Station | Tobu: Tojo Line | Ogawa, Hiki District | ||
| Takezawa Station | ||||
| Orihara Station | Yorii, Osato District | |||
| Yorii Station | Tobu: Tojo Line Chichibu Railway: Chichibu Mainline |
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| Yōdo Station | ||||
| Matsuhisa Station | Misato, Kodama District | |||
| Kodama Station | Kodama, Kodama District | |||
| Tanshō Station | Kamikawa, Kodama District | |||
| Gumma-Fujioka Station | Gunma Prefecture | Fujioka | ||
| Kita-Fujioka Station | ||||
| Kuragano Station | JR East: Takasaki Line (through running to Takasaki) | Takasaki | ||
| Takasaki Line | Takasaki Station | JR East: Joetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Shinetsu Main Line, Joetsu Line (Ryomo Line, Agatsuma Line) Joshin Railway: Joshin Line |
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[edit] Rolling stock
- 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
- 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
- 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
- KiHa110 DMUs (formed as 1- to 3-car trains for services north of Komagawa)
[edit] Rolling stock previously used
- KiHa35 DMUs (until September 1985)
- 103-3000 series EMUs (until October 2005)
- 103-3500 series EMU (until March 2005)
