The is a railway line in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan, operated by the private railway operator
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...
.
The line is part of the Seibu Shinjuku group of railway lines and connects suburban areas of western Tokyo to
Seibu and JR main lines that run to central Tokyo. The line passes through the cities of
Higashimurayama
is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,275, and a population density of 8700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Higashimurayama ...
,
Kodaira
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,207 in 93,654 households, and a population density of 9500 persons per km². The total area of the city was .
Geography
Kodaira ...
, and
Kokubunji.
History
The line was opened in 1894 as part of the Kawagoe Railway linking and . At this time, was the only intermediate station on the Higashi-Murayama to Kokubunji section. In 1927, the Kawagoe railway was diverted at Higashi-murayama to a new section of track to and so the Kokubunji line was formed from the orphaned section. The line was electrified in 1948. Two additional intermediate stations were later opened between Ogawa and Kokubunji: Takanodai opened in 1948, and Koigakubo opened in 1955. Setting up of Hanesawa and track doubling from Koigakubo to Hanesawa was carried out in 1968. Since July 2008, recorded announcements on trains have been provided in English in addition to Japanese.
Stations
Operations
Seibu 101 series
The and are electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway in Japan.
Original 101 series
The 101 series began service in 1969, in conjunction with the opening of the Seibu Chichibu Line.
New 1 ...
,
2000 series, and
3000 series EMUs are used on this line. These trains are painted in Seibu Railway's distinctive yellow livery. All trains are local services and stop at all stations. Trains take 12 minutes to complete the journey.
The line is mostly single track between and , but with double track sections at each station. Track between and is double track for the first and single track the last before Kokubunji station. The track changes from double to single at .
The double-track section allows 8 trains per hour to operate in each direction during peak. At Kokubunji Station, trains use only a single platform (platform 5) at the terminus.
References
External links
Seibu Railway route map
{{Tokyo transit
Kokubunji Line
Railway lines in Tokyo
Western Tokyo
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1894