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operator

Odakyu Electric Railway , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company f ...

in the

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of Japan. The line extends from

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Karakida Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Lines Karakida Station is the terminus of the Odakyu Tama Line, and is located 10.6 kilometers from the ...

in Tokyo. Used for commuter service by the residents of

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, the largest

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in Japan, rapid trains are frequent on the line, running through to Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at

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on the

Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company ...

Service patterns

Since June 2022, the services operating on the Tama Line are as follows: ; :Four services from on weekdays, and two to Shinjuku on weekends and holidays. ; :To Shinjuku. Weekday mornings only. ; :To/from Shinjuku. Mornings and evenings. ; :Mostly in the line only, and some from/to Shinjuku, all day long. Most Local services to/from Shinjuku operate as Express services on the Odawara Line.

Former Service

; :All from/to

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(JR East) Joban Line via the Chiyoda Line. All day.

Stations

* Local services stop at all stations.

History

This line was built as a part of Tokyo Line 9, linked with the

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(JRTT), while Odakyu operated it and paid for the organization. On March 27, 1990, Odakyu opened Karakida station. The line was constructed as double track, but Odakyu could not take a large part of the transport between Tokyo and Tama New Town. Delay to the quadrupling of the main Odawara Line due to long standing land acquisition conflicts prevented operating extra trains that were to connect the new town and the terminus of Shinjuku. Rapid train services on the Tama Line began in 2000, and succeeded in increasing the number of passengers, shorting transit time.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Odakyu Tama Line Lines of Odakyu Electric Railway Railway lines in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway lines in Tokyo 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1974 1974 establishments in Japan