The Tamako Line (多摩湖線, Tamako-sen) is a 9.2-kilometre (5.7mi) single-track railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
The line is part of the Seibu Shinjuku group of railway lines that connects suburban areas of western Tokyo to Seibu and JR East main lines that extend to central Tokyo. The line is named after the Tama Lake (多摩湖, Tamako), a major reservoir supplying water to Tokyo, located close to the terminus of the line at Tamako. Since July 2008, recorded announcements on trains have been provided in English in addition to Japanese and, as part of Seibu Railway's ongoing refurbishment programme, signage and maps at stations are also bilingual.
All services on this line operate as all-stations "Local" (普通列車, futsū-ressha) services, mainly for the full length of the line between Tamako and Kokubunji stations, with other services terminating at starting from the middle station, Hagiyama.[1]
The line is single track except at Hitotsubashi-Gakuen station and Hagiyama station, where services in operation routinely pass each other.
A Tamako Railway train at Kokubunji Station in 1937
The Tamako Railway opened the Kokubunji to Hagiyama section in 1928, and extended it to Musashi-Yamato in 1930, electrifying the entire section at 600 V DC at the same time.[citation needed] The company was absorbed into the Seibu Railway system on 12 March 1940.[4] In 1961, the line was extended to Seibu-yūenchi (now Tamako), and the voltage increased to 1,500 V DC at the same time.[citation needed]
9000 series trainsets were deployed on the Tamako Line from 1 October 2020.[5]
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
↑西武9108編成 多摩湖線でワンマン運転を開始[Seibu set 9108 begins one-man operation on the Tamako Line]. RM News. Japan: Neko Publishing. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
