Hachikō Line

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209 series EMU crosses the Tama River bridge in February 2007
209 series EMU crosses the Tama River bridge in February 2007
Early morning scene at Komagawa station with variety of rolling stock visible (2003-08-26)
Early morning scene at Komagawa station with variety of rolling stock visible (2003-08-26)

The Hachikō Line (八高線 Hachikō-sen?) 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 Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji 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 Hachiōji 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 Hachikō Line at Haijima Station, entering the Ōme 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 Jōetsu 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 Hachikō Line.

The Hachikō Line takes the first kanji of its name from the first character of Hachiōji (八王子) and the second from the first character of Takasaki (高崎).

[edit] Stations

Line Station name Connections Location
Hachikō
Line		 Hachiōji Station JR East: Chūō Line, Yokohama Line
Keiō: Keiō Line (Keio Hachiōji Station)		 Hachiōji Tokyo
Kita-Hachiōji Station
Komiya Station
Haijima Station JR East: Ōme Line (some through trains), Itsukaichi Line
Seibu: Haijima Line		 Akishima
Higashi-Fussa Station Fussa
Hakonegasaki Station Mizuho,
Nishi-Tama District
Kaneko Station Iruma Saitama
Prefecture
Higashi-Hannō Station Seibu: Ikebukuro Line Hannō
Komagawa Station JR East: Kawagoe Line (through running) Hidaka
Moro Station Moroyama,
Iruma District
Ogose Station Tōbu: Ogose Line Ogose, Iruma District
Myōkaku Station Tokigawa,
Hiki District
Ogawamachi Station Tōbu: Tōjō Main Line Ogawa, Hiki District
Takezawa Station
Orihara Station Yorii, Ōsato District
Yorii Station Tōbu: Tōjō Main Line
Chichibu Railway: Chichibu Mainline
Yōdo Station
Matsuhisa Station Misato,
Kodama District
Kodama Station Kodama,
Kodama District
Tanshō Station Kamikawa,
Kodama District
Gumma-Fujioka Station Fujioka Gunma
Prefecture
Kita-Fujioka Station
Kuragano Station JR East: Takasaki Line (through running to Takasaki) Takasaki
Takasaki
Line		 Takasaki Station JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Shinetsu Main Line, Jōetsu Line (Ryōmō Line, Agatsuma Line)
Jōshin Railway: Jōshin Line

[edit] Rolling stock

  • 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
  • 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
  • 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō 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)
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