Seibu Haijima Line

Seibu Haijima Line
Seibu Haijima Line
	Express Service train at Ogawa Station
Overview
Owner	Seibu Railway
Locale	Kanto region
Termini	Kodaira; Haijima;
Stations	8
Service
Type	Commuter rail
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
Route map
	Legend

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

O: stop

SE: Semi Express (準急, Junkyū)

E: Express (急行, Kyūkō)

HL: Haijima Liner (拝島ライナー, Haijima Rainā)^[2]

All trains on this line stop at every station.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	SE	E	HL	Transfers	Location
SS19	Kodaira	小平	0.0	O	O	O	Seibu Shinjuku Line (Direct service to Seibu-Shinjuku)	Kodaira
SS30	Hagiyama	萩山	1.1	O	O	O	Seibu Tamako Line (Limited direct service from Tamako to Seibu-Shinjuku)	Higashimurayama
SS31	Ogawa	小川	2.7	O	O	O	Seibu Kokubunji Line	Kodaira
SS32	Higashi-Yamatoshi	東大和市	5.7	O	O	O		Higashiyamato
SS33	Tamagawa-Jōsui	玉川上水	7.2	O	O	O	Tama Toshi Monorail Line	Tachikawa
SS34	Musashi-Sunagawa	武蔵砂川	9.6	O	O	O
SS35	Seibu-Tachikawa	西武立川	11.6	O	O	O
SS36	Haijima	拝島	14.3	O	O	O	JCŌme Line, Itsukaichi Line, Hachiko Line	Akishima

Rolling stock

History

2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira.
12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).
15 November 1949: Moto-Kodaira Station merged into Kodaira Station.
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.^[4]

References

^ 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.
^ "西武新宿線停車駅あんない". Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
^ 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.
^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

External links

[terada2002-1] 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] "西武新宿線停車駅あんない". Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

[tetsudo20150824-3] 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.

[4] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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