The is a railway line in Japan operated by the
private railway
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Japan
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operator
Tokyu Corporation
The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways i ...
. It extends from in
Shinagawa, Tokyo
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, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population d ...
to in
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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.
Stations
All-stations "Local" services are classified as blue and green. The latter runs on the express track between Futako-Tamagawa and Mizonokuchi and does not stop at Futako-Shinchi or Takatsu. Limited-stop "Express" services are also provided.
On weekends, two seven-car express trains per days are operated to/from and on the
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. Also, a few trains are operated through down to in the late evenings. A few express trains during the holidays also serve from in the mornings, down in the evenings.
[https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/ (This reference is for all the "Stations" section.)]
Rolling stock
Local services
*
9000 series five-car EMUs
*
9020 series five-car EMUs
Express services
*
6000 series seven-car EMUs (since March 2008, originally delivered as six-car sets)
*
6020 series seven-car EMUs (from March 2018)
File:Tokyu 6103 (7cars) Express 20180319.jpg, A 6000 series EMU in March 2018
File:Tokyu 6020 series Ōimachi Line 20181228.jpg, A 6020 series EMU in December 2018
Former rolling stock
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8000 series
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8090 series
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8590 series
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8500 series
History
* 6 July 1927: The section between and was opened by the .
* 1 November 1929: The section between and was opened by the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway.
* 25 December 1929: The section between and was opened by Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway.
* 29 June 1938: The Meguro-Kamata Railway was absorbed into the .
* 15 January 1958: Electric supply was raised to 1,500 V DC.
* 11 October 1963: The line was renamed the
Den-en-toshi Line
The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western dow ...
, together with the section south of Futako-tamagawa.
* 16 November 1977: Through running started between Shibuya and Nagatsuta.
* 12 August 1979: The line was renamed the Ōimachi Line and separated from the Den-en-toshi Line south of Futako-tamagawa.
* 23 February 2008:
ATS was replaced by
ATC.
* 28 March 2008: Express services started.
* 11 July 2009: The Ōimachi Line was extended to from .
Express services on the line were lengthened from six to seven cars in late fiscal 2017, and the platforms at , , and were lengthened to handle the longer trains.
Since December 2018, "Q Seat" reserved seating has been implemented on some express services that run between Ōimachi and Nagatsuta stations.
References
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External links
Tokyu Corporation website
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Railway lines in Tokyo
Oimachi Line
Railway lines opened in 1927
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
1500 V DC railway electrification