The is a commuter railway line in Japan owned by private railway operator
Tokyu Corporation
The is a Japanese multinational '' keiretsu'' (conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area.
History
The oldest predecessor ...
. It runs between
Tamagawa and
Kamata Kamata can refer to:
Places
*Kamata, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
**Kamata High School, a school located in the Kamata neighborhood, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
* Kamata Kingdom, a 13th-century kingdom in Assam, India
* Kamata, New Zealand ...
in southwest
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, entirely within
Ōta ward. The operator's name, Tōkyū, is included in the formal name of this line.
It was formed in 2000 from the western portion of the Tōkyū Mekama Line, which was then rerouted west of Tamagawa (former Tamagawa-en) station and renamed the
Meguro Line
The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Line ...
.
This line should not be confused with the
Tokyu Shin-Tamagawa Line (a section of track from
Shibuya
Shibuya (wikt:渋谷, 渋谷wikt:区, 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern ...
to
Futako-tamagawa, (which has since been absorbed into the
Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line Tokyu may refer to:
* Tokyu Group, a group of companies centered on Tokyu Corporation
** Tokyu Corporation, a Japanese railway company, the largest member and parent company of the group
** Tokyu Car Corporation Tokyu may refer to:
* Tokyu Group, ...
), or the Tamagawa Line
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
way which preceded that (of which one of its branches now forms the
Setagaya Line
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orc ...
).
Station list
All stations are located in
Ota.
Rolling stock
All the rolling stock is shared with
Tokyu Ikegami Line
The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.
New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, ...
.
Current
*
1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
*
7000 series 7000 series may refer to:
Japanese trains
* Chichibu Railway 7000 series electric multiple unit (EMU)
* Echizen Railway 7000 series EMU
* Hankyu 7000 series EMU
* Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway 7000 series EMU operating for the Kobe Municipal Su ...
3-car sets (since 2007)
File:Tokyu Electric Railway 1000-1316.jpg, A 1000 series EMU
File:Tōkyū 7000 series (II) EMU 7101f.jpg, A 7000 series EMU
Former
*
7600 series 3-car sets (until 2015)
*
7700 series 3-car sets (until 2018)
File:Tokyu-7600-2.jpg, A 7600 series EMU in November 2006
File:Tokyu-7910F.jpg, A 7700 series EMU in February 2007
History
The Tokyu Tamagawa Line was formed on 6 August 2000 with the splitting of the former Tokyu Mekama Line.
''Wanman''
driver-only operation
One-person operation (OPO), also known as driver-only operation (DOO), one-man operation (OMO), single person train operation (SPTO), or one-person train operation (OPTO), similarly to Driver Controlled Operation, is operation of a train, bus ...
also commenced on the line from this date.
Future plans
Plans exist to extend the line eastward by approximately 800 m from the southern terminus of the line at to
Keikyu Kamata Station on the
Keikyu Main Line and
Keikyu Airport Line
(), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...
. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
ahead of the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
.
The plans did not materialize in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics. ,
Ōta Ward has agreed with the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
The is the government of the Tokyo Metropolis. One of the 56 prefectures of Japan, the government consists of a popularly elected governor and assembly. The headquarters building is located in the ward of Shinjuku. The metropolitan government ...
to pay 70% of the project cost of while having the city government responsible for the remaining 30%.
References
External links
Tokyu Corporation website
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Lines of Tokyu Corporation
Railway lines in Tokyo
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan