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

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