Seibu Haijima Line

Seibu Haijima Line
SeibuShinjuku.svg
Seibu-Series30000-30001 Haijima-Line Express.jpg
Express Service train at Ogawa Station
Overview
OwnerSeibuRailway mark.svg Seibu Railway
LocaleKanto region
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Technical
Line length14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu-Tachikawa to Haijima)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map
Legend
0.0 Kodaira
↓Shinjuku Line
Hagiyama (original)
1928–1958
1.1 Hagiyama (present)
1958-
↓Tamako Line
2.7 Ogawa
→Kokubunji Line
3.9 Nishi Ogawa Passing loop
closed 1991
5.7 Higashi-Yamatoshi
Tamagawa-Jōsui Depot
7.2 Tamagawa-Jōsui
9.6 Musashi-Sunagawa
11.6 Seibu-Tachikawa
14.3 Haijima

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

Stations

O: stop
SE: Semi Express (準急, Junkyū)
E: Express (急行, Kyūkō)
HL: Haijima Liner (拝島ライナー, Haijima Rainā)

All trains on this line stop at every station.

No. Station Japanese Distance
(km)
SE E HL Transfers Location
SS19 Kodaira 小平 0.0 O O O SeibuShinjuku.svg Seibu Shinjuku Line

(Direct service to Seibu-Shinjuku)

Kodaira
SS30 Hagiyama 萩山 1.1 O O O SeibuTamako.svg Seibu Tamako Line

(Limited direct service from Tamako to Seibu-Shinjuku)

Higashimurayama
SS31 Ogawa 小川 2.7 O O O SeibuKokubunji.svg Seibu Kokubunji Line Kodaira
SS32 Higashi-Yamatoshi 東大和市 5.7 O O O Higashiyamato
SS33 Tamagawa-Jōsui 玉川上水 7.2 O O O TT Tama Toshi Monorail Line Tachikawa
SS34 Musashi-Sunagawa 武蔵砂川 9.6 O O O
SS35 Seibu-Tachikawa 西武立川 11.6 O O O
SS36 Haijima 拝島 14.3 O O O JCŌme Line, Itsukaichi Line, Hachiko Line Akishima

Rolling stock

A fleet of eight 10-car Seibu 40000 series EMUs is scheduled to be introduced from spring 2017, operating on the Seibu Ikebukuro, Seibu Shinjuku, and Seibu Haijima Lines.

History

  • 2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
  • 15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira.
  • 12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).
  • 15 November 1949: Moto-Kodaira Station merged into Kodaira Station.
  • 15 May 1950: Jōsui Line opened from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui. Omebashi and Tamagawa-Jōsui stations opened.
  • 12 October 1954: Electrified at 1,500 V DC from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
  • 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 Jōsui Line from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
  • 7 November 1967: Double-tracked from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
  • 15 May 1968: Haijima Line opened from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Haijima, Seibu-Tachikawa station opened. Jōsui Line renamed Haijima Line.
  • 25 March 1979: Omebashi Station renamed Higashi-Yamatoshi 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 Higashi-Yamatoshi.
  • 2 November 1988: Double-tracked from Higashi-Yamatoshi to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
  • 29 March 1991: Double-tracked from Ogawa to Nishi-Ogawa, Nishi-Ogawa passing loop abolished.
  • 14 June 2008: Haijima Rapid service started. The service stopped at: Kodaira, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Musashi-Sunagawa, Seibu-Tachikawa and Haijima stations.
  • 30 June 2012: Haijima Rapid service abolished.

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