Seibu Haijima Line

Seibu Haijima Line
Haijima Rapid Service train at Higashi-Yamatoshi Station
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Kanto region
Termini	Kodaira Haijima
Stations	8
Operation
Owner	Seibu Railway
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu-Tachikawa to Haijima)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map Legend 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 loopclosed 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

S: stop

|: pass

Station	Distance between stations (km)	Distance (km)		Local	Semi Express	Express	Transfers	Location
		from Kodaira	from Seibu Shinjuku
Kodaira	-	0.0	22.6	S	S	S	Seibu Shinjuku Line (Direct service to Seibu Shinjuku)	Kodaira
Hagiyama	1.1	1.1	23.7	S	S	S	Seibu Tamako Line (Limited direct service from Seibu-Yūenchi to Seibu-Shinjuku)	Higashimurayama
Ogawa	1.6	2.7	25.3	S	S	S	Seibu Kokubunji Line	Kodaira
Higashi-Yamatoshi	3.0	5.7	28.3	S	S	S		Higashiyamato
Tamagawa-Jōsui	1.5	7.2	29.8	S	S	S	Tama Toshi Monorail Line	Tachikawa
Musashi-Sunagawa	2.4	9.6	32.2	S	S	S
Seibu-Tachikawa	2.0	11.6	34.2	S	S	S
Haijima	2.7	14.3	36.9	S	S	S	Ōme Line, Itsukaichi Line, Hachiko Line	Akishima

Rolling stock

• Seibu 101 series
• Seibu 2000 series
• Seibu 3000 series
• Seibu 6000 series
• Seibu 20000 series
• Seibu 30000 series

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.^[2]

History

• 2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
• 15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Hon-Kodaira.
• 12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).
• 15 November 1949: Hon-Kodaira Station closed.
• 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.^[3]

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. 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.
3. "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. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

External links

• route map