Keiō Inokashira Line

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Keiō Inokashira Line
Keiō 1000 series EMUs, at Kichijōji
Line length:	12.7 km
Gauge:	1,067 mm
Voltage:	1,500 V DC =
Maximum speed:	90 km/h
Legend Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line Tokyo Metro: Hanzōmon Line Tokyo Metro: Fukutoshin Line Tōkyū: Tōyoko Line JR-E: Saikyō, Shōnan Shinjuku lines JR-E: Yamanote Line 0.0 Shibuya Tokyo Metro: Shibuya depot Tōkyū: Den-en-toshi Line 0.5 Shinsen 1.4 Komaba-Tōdaimae 2.4 Ikenoue Odakyū: Odawara Line 3.0 Shimo-Kitazawa 3.5 Shin-Daita 4.0 Higashi-Matsubara Keiō Line 4.9 Meidaimae 6.0 Eifukuchō Eifukuchō depot (closed) 6.7 Nishi-Eifuku 7.5 Hamadayama 8.7 Takaido 9.5 Fujimigaoka Fujimigaoka depot 10.2 Kugayama 11.2 Mitakadai 12.1 Inokashira-kōen JR-E: Chūō-Sōbu Line JR-E: Chūō Line 12.7 Kichijōji

The Inokashira Line (井の頭線, Inokashira-sen^?) is a commuter railway line of a Japanese private railway operator Keiō Electric Railway (京王電鉄, Keiō Dentetsu^?) in the western suburbs of Tokyo, connecting Shibuya in Tokyo with Kichijōji Station in Musashino City.

Contents 1 History 2 Rolling stock 3 Operation 4 Stations 5 External links

[edit] History

The line was constructed and opened in 1933 to 1934 by an separate company of present Keiō, Teito Electric Railway (帝都電鉄, Teito Dentetsu^?). In 1940, the company merged with Odakyū, and in 1942, Odakyū became a part of Greater Tōkyū. After World War 2, Greater Tōkyū was divided, and the line came under Keiō ownership, splitting from Tokyū, instead of the historically closer Odakyū. The company named itself Keiō Teito Electric Railway (京王帝都電鉄, Keiō Teito Dentetsu^?) out of respect to the line transferred, and this name remained in use until 1998.

A line known as the Daita Link Line (代田連絡線, Daita-renraku-sen^?) connected Daita-nichōme Station (now Shin-Daita Station) on the Inokashira Line with Setagaya-Nakahara Station (now Setagaya-Daita Station) on the Odakyū Odawara Line from June 1945, but this was closed in 1952. The track and overhead wire was entirely removed in 1953, although some traces of the trackbed remain today.

Two stations, Tōdaimae (東大前駅, Tōdaimae-eki^?) and Komaba (駒場駅, Komaba-eki^?), closed in July 1965 and were replaced by a new station, Komaba-Tōdaimae Station.

[edit] Rolling stock

The Keiō 1000 series and 3000 series stainless-steel EMUs, all 5-car units, are used with coloured "faceplates". One of seven pastel tones is applied to each formation.

[edit] Operation

Keiō operates two types of trains on the line. Local (各停, Kakutei^?) (or (各駅停車, Kakueki Teisha^?)) stops all stations, while Express (急行, Kyūkō^?) passes several stations. From midday to night, 2 locals and 1 express per 12 minutes serve the line.

[edit] Stations

All stations are in Tokyo. For connections and distances, see the route diagram.

E: Express stops

Station	E	Location
Shibuya	E	Shibuya
Shinsen
Komaba-Todaimae		Meguro
Ikenoue		Setagaya
Shimo-Kitazawa	E
Shin-Daita
Higashi-Matsubara
Meidaimae	E
Eifukuchō	E	Suginami
Nishi-Eifuku
Hamadayama
Takaido
Fujimigaoka
Kugayama	E
Mitakadai		Mitaka
Inokashira-kōen
Kichijōji	E	Musashino

[edit] External links

• Keiō Electric Railway

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