Seibu Haijima Line

Seibu Haijima Line

Haijima Rapid Service train at Higashiyamatoshi Station
Overview
Type Commuter rail
Locale Kanto region
Termini Kodaira
Haijima
Stations 8
Services 1
Operation
Owner Seibu Railway
Rolling stock Seibu 101 series, Seibu 2000 series, Seibu 3000 series, Seibu 6000 series, Seibu 20000 series, and Seibu 30000 series
Technical
Line length 14.3 km (8.9 mi)
No. of tracks 2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawajosui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu Tachikawa to Haijima)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Seibu Haijima Line (西武拝島線 Seibu Haijima-sen?) is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. The operator is Seibu Railway. It acts as a branch line of the Seibu Shinjuku Line providing direct trains to Seibu-Shinjuku Station.

Contents

Stations

S: stop
|: pass
Station Distance(km) Distance from Origin Local Semi Express Express Haijima Rapid Connections Location
from Kodaira
 from Seibu
Shinjuku
Kodaira - 0.0 22.6 S S S S Seibu Railway：Seibu Shinjuku Line （Direct servise to Seibu
Shinjuku)		 Kodaira
Hagiyama 1.1 1.1 23.7 S S S | Seibu Railway：Tamako Line
（Limited direct service from Seibu-Yūenchi to Seibu-Shinjuku）		 Higashimurayama
Ogawa 1.6 2.7 25.3 S S S | Seibu Railway：Kokubunji Line Kodaira
Higashiyamatoshi 3.0 5.7 28.3 S S S |   Higashiyamato
Tamagawajōsui 1.5 7.2 29.8 S S S S Tama Toshi Monorail Line Tachikawa
Musashi-Sunagawa 2.4 9.6 32.2 S S S S  
Seibu Tachikawa 2.0 11.6 34.2 S S S S  
Haijima 2.7 14.3 36.9 S S S S JR East：Ome Line・Itsukaichi Line・Hachiko Line Akishima

History

2.11.1928: Opened from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira (near Kodaira) by Tamako railway.
15.8.1932: Electrified (600V D.C.) from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira.
12.3.1940: Integrated with Tamako Railway and Musashino Railway (The old name of Seibu Railway).
15.11.1949: Integrated with Hon-Kodaira station and Kodaira station. Hon-kodaira station closed.
15.5.1950: Josui Line opened from Ogawa to Tamagawajosui. Omebashi and Tamagawajosui stations opened.
12.10.1954: Electrified (1500V D.C.) from Ogawa to Tamagawajosui.
18.3.1955: Boosted to 1500V D.C. from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
1.9.1962: Josui Line opened from Hagiyama to Ogawa. Renamed to Josui Line from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
7.11.1967: Became to double track from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
15.5.1968: Haijima Line opened from Tamagawajosui to Haijima, Seibu Tachikawa station opened. Josui Line renamed to Haijima Line.
25.3.1979: Omebashi Station renamed to Higashiyamatoshi station.
7.12.1979: Became to double track from Hagiyama to Ogawa.
12.1983: Musashi-Sunagawa station opened(12.12.1983). Became to double track from Musashi-Sunagawa to Seibu Tachikawa(1.12.1983).
5.3.1987: Nishi-Ogawa passingloop opened. Became to double track from Nishi-Ogawa to Higashiyamatoshi.
2.11.1988: Became to double track from Higashiyamatoshi to Tamagawajosui.
29.3.1991: Became to double track from Ogawa to Nishi-Ogawa, Nishi-Ogawa passingloop closed.
14.6.2008: Haijima Rapid service started.

Data

Source

This article incorporates material translated from 西武拝島線 (Seibu Haijima-sen) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved June 17, 2008.

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See also

Seibu lines
Ikebukuro Line group
■Ikebukuro • ■Sayama • ■Seibu Chichibu • ■Seibu Yūrakucho • ■Toshima
Shinjuku Line group
■Haijima • ■Kokubunji • ■Seibu-en • ■Shinjuku • ■Tamagawa • ■Tamako
People mover
Related lines
Major stations
Mass transit in the Greater Tokyo Area
JR East lines
(Tokyo urban/suburban area)
■Akabane · ■Chūō (■Rapid · ■Local) · ■Hachikō · ■Itsukaichi · ■Jōban · ■Karasuyama  · ■Kawagoe · ■Keihin-Tōhoku · ■Keiyō · ■Mito · ■Musashino · ■Nambu · ■Narita · ■Negishi · ■Nikkō · ■Ōme · ■Ryōmō · ■Sagami · ■Saikyō · ■■Shōnan-Shinjuku · ■Sōbu (■Rapid · ■Local) · ■Sotobō · ■Takasaki · ■Tōgane · ■Tōhoku (Utsunomiya) · ■Tōkaidō · ■Tsurumi · ■Uchibō · ■Yamanote · ■Yokohama · ■Yokosuka
Tokyo Metro lines
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Major private lines
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