Seibu Tamagawa Line

The Seibu Tamagawa Line (西武多摩川線, Seibu Tamagawa-sen) is an 8.0 km railway line in the western suburbs of Tokyo operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. The line connects Musashi-Sakai Station on the Chūō Main Line with Koremasa Station along the Tama River. The line has only six stations and is not connected to any other part of the Seibu Railway system. The line is single-track: trains travelling in opposite directions pass each other as necessary at the stations, which are double-tracked.

Seibu Tamagawa Line
A Seibu Tamagawa Line train
Overview
Native name	西武多摩川線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Musashi-Sakai Koremasa
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	22 October 1917
Owner	Seibu Railway
Technical
Line length	8.0 km (5.0 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	300 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)

Although the line is short, it provides access to the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, the Tokyo Racecourse, the Ajinomoto Stadium, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department police school, many cemeteries (including Tokyo's largest, Tama Cemetery), the American School in Japan, and the Tama River.

Stations

At Musashi-Sakai Station

• Musashi-Sakai Station - Transfer to Chūō Main Line (JR East)
• Shin-Koganei Station
• Tama Station - prior to March 2001, this station was known as Tamabochimae
• Shiraitodai Station - prior to March 2001, this station was known as Kita-Tama. Transfer to the Keiō Line at Musashinodai Station (5 minute walk)
• Kyōteijō-mae Station
• Koremasa Station

History

The first section of the line, between Musashi-Sakai and Kita-Tama Station (present-day Shiraitodai Station), opened on 22 October 1917.[1] The line was extended to Koremasa on 20 June 1922.[1] In 1927, the company was absorbed by the Seibu Railway. The entire line was electrified in 1950. Freight operations ceased in 1967.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Seibu-Tamagawa Line Guide: information on stations and their neighbours, tickets, and transfers in both English and Japanese