private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
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 fo ...
in the
Greater Tokyo
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of Japan. The line extends from
Shin-Yurigaoka Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the Manpukuji neighborhood of Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
Lines
Shin-Yurigaoka Station is served by the Odakyu Oda ...
in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
to
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
Tama New Town
is a large residential development, straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities, in Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a new town in 1965. It is approximately long stretching east-west, and between and wide, lo ...
, the largest
New Town
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in Japan, rapid trains are frequent on the line, through to Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at
Shinjuku
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
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, Kanagawa, Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone.
T ...
) or via the
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Joban Line. ''Tama Express'' trains terminate at
Toride Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also shared by the private railway operator Kantō Railway.
Lines
Toride Station is served by the ...
in
Toride, Ibaraki
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is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 104,329 in 44,755 households and a population density of 1492 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 3 ...
, on the opposite side of Tokyo.
Service patterns
;
:Up to Shinjuku or
Ayase Ayase may refer to:
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*Ayase, Kanagawa, Japan
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** Ayase Station, train station in Adachi, Tokyo
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on the
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Toride
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on
East Japan Railway Company
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(JR East) Joban Line via the Chiyoda Line. All day.
Stations
* Local and Section Semi Express services stop at all stations.
History
This line was built as a part of Tokyo Line 9, linked with the
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
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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.