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
Operation
Owner	Seibu Railway
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
Operating speed	110 km/h (70 mph)

Seibu Haijima Route map

Legend Seibu-Shinjuku ↑Shinjuku Line 0.0 Kodaira ↓Shinjuku Line Hagiyama(1st site)1928-1958 →Tamako Line 1.1 Hagiyama(2nd site)1958- ←Kokubunji Line ↓Tamako Line 2.7 Ogawa →Kokubunji Line 3.9 Nishi Ogawa Passing loopclosed 1991 5.7 Higashiyamatoshi Tamagawajōsui Depot 7.2 Tamagawajōsui ←Tama Toshi Monorail→ 9.6 Musashi-Sunagawa 11.6 Seibu Tachikawa ↑JR Ome Line →JR Hachiko Line 14.3 Haijima →JR Itsukaichi Line ←JR Hachiko Line ↓JR Ome Line

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.

Rolling stock

• Seibu 101 series
• Seibu 2000 series
• Seibu 3000 series
• Seibu 6000 series
• Seibu 20000 series
• Seibu 30000 series

Stations

S: stop

: pass

History

• 2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
• 15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira.
• 12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (presentday Seibu Railway).
• 15 November 1949: Hon-Kodaira Station closed.
• 15 May 1950: Josui Line opened from Ogawa to Tamagawajosui. Omebashi and Tamagawajosui stations opened.
• 12 October 1954: Electrified at 1,500 V DC from Ogawa to Tamagawajosui.
• 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 Josui Line from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
• 7 November 1967: Double-tracked from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
• 15 May 1968: Haijima Line opened from Tamagawajosui to Haijima, Seibu Tachikawa station opened. Josui Line renamed Haijima Line.
• 25 March 1979: Omebashi Station renamed Higashiyamatoshi 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 Higashiyamatoshi.
• 2 November 1988: Double-tracked from Higashiyamatoshi to Tamagawajosui.
• 29 March 1991: Double-tracked from Ogawa to Nishi-Ogawa, Nishi-Ogawa passing loop abolished.
• 14 June 2008: Haijima Rapid service started.

References

External links

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