Seibu Haijima Line
Express Service train at Ogawa Station
Overview
Owner 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
Seibu-Shinjuku
↑Shinjuku Line
0.0
 Kodaira
↓Shinjuku Line
 Hagiyama (original)
1928–1958
→Tamako Line
1.1
 Hagiyama (present)
1958-
←Kokubunji Line
↓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
←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.

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)[2]

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 Seibu Shinjuku Line

(Direct service to Seibu-Shinjuku)

 Kodaira
SS30 Hagiyama 萩山 1.1 O O O Seibu Tamako Line

(Limited direct service from Tamako to Seibu-Shinjuku)

 Higashimurayama
SS31 Ogawa 小川 2.7 O O O 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.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 58–59. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ↑ "西武新宿線停車駅あんない". Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ↑ 進化した”スマイルトレイン" 西武鉄道、新型車両「40000系」デビューへ [New Seibu 40000 series "advanced Smile train" rolling stock to debut] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012 年 6 月 30 日（土） ダイヤ改正を実施します" [30 June 2012 (Sat), a change in timetable will be implemented] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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