Keio Sagamihara Line

Keio Sagamihara Line
8000 series EMU at Keio-Tama-Center Station, May 2006
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Tokyo, Kanagawa prefectures
Termini	Chōfu Hashimoto
Stations	12
Operation
Opened	1916
Owner	Keio Corporation
Technical
Line length	22.6 km (14.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	110 km/h (70 mph)

The Keio Sagamihara Line (京王相模原線 Keiō-sagamihara-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo.

Station list

Rapid and Semi express services stop at all stations on this line.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)			Express	Semi Special Express	Special Express	Transfers	Location
			Between stations	Total
				From Chōfu	From Shinjuku
KO18	Chōfu	調布	-	0.0	15.5	●	●	●	Keiō Line (most trains through to Shinjuku)	Chōfu	Tokyo
KO35	Keiō-Tamagawa	京王多摩川	1.2	1.2	16.7	◇[1]	◇[2]	◇[3]
KO36	Keiō-Inadazutsumi	京王稲田堤	1.3	2.5	18.0	●	●	●	Nambu Line (Inadazutsumi)	Tama-ku, Kawasaki	Kanagawa
KO37	Keiō-Yomiuri-Land	京王よみうりランド	1.4	3.9	19.4	｜	｜	｜		Inagi	Tokyo
KO38	Inagi	稲城	1.6	5.5	21.0	｜	｜	｜
KO39	Wakabadai	若葉台	3.3	8.8	24.3	｜	｜	｜		Asao-ku, Kawasaki	Kanagawa
KO40	Keiō-Nagayama	京王永山	2.6	11.4	26.9	●	●	●	Odakyū Tama Line (Odakyū-Nagayama)	Tama	Tokyo
KO41	Keio-Tama-Center	京王多摩センター	2.3	13.7	29.2	●	●	●	Odakyū Tama Line (Odakyu-Tama-Center) Tama Toshi Monorail Line (Tama-Center)
KO42	Keiō-Horinouchi	京王堀之内	2.3	16.0	31.5	｜	｜	｜		Hachiōji
KO43	Minami-Ōsawa	南大沢	2.2	18.2	33.7	●	●	●
KO44	Tamasakai	多摩境	1.9	20.1	35.6	｜	｜	｜		Machida
KO45	Hashimoto	橋本	2.5	22.6	38.1	●	●	●	Yokohama Line, Sagami Line	Midori-ku, Sagamihara	Kanagawa

1. Express trains stop at Keiō-Tamagawa during special events.
2. Semi Special Express trains stop at Keiō-Tamagawa during special events.
3. Special Express trains stop at Keiō-Tamagawa during special events.

History

The line opened as a one-stop single-track spur from Chōfu to Tamagawahara on June 1, 1916, electrified at 600 VDC, and was duplicated on April 1, 1924. On May 1, 1937, Tamagawahara was renamed Keiō-Tamagawa, and on August 4, 1963, the voltage was increased to 1500 VDC.

The line was extended (all extensions were electrified dual track) on April 1, 1971, to Keiō-Yomiuri-Land. Subsequent extensions brought the line to Keiō-Tama-Center (October 18, 1974), Minami-Ōsawa (May 22, 1988) and Hashimoto (March 30, 1990). Tamasakai station opened on April 6, 1991. These extensions were planned to serve Tama New Town.

Between 1992 and 2001, a limited express service existed, stopping at Chōfu, Keiō-Tama-Center, and Hashimoto. In 2012 the Chofu - Tamagawahara section was relocated underground.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

External links

• Keio Corporation