Seibu Haijima 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.

Seibu Haijima Line
Express Service train at Ogawa Station
Overview
Owner Seibu Railway
LocaleKanto region
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Technical
Line length14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu-Tachikawa to Haijima)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map
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 loop
closed 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

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 TT 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

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.[3]

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
  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.
  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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