The is a railway line in
Saitama Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 ( ...
, Japan, operated by
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...
. It is an extension of the
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally term ...
, and connects
Agano Station and
Seibu-Chichibu Station.
Stations
Abbreviations here are for the table below and are not formally used.
Stops at all stations.
(ST) Morning and evening reserved-seat services between and via the
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
The , formally the , is a subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line in the Tokyo subway network, it opened in stages between 1994 and 2008. On average, the Fukutoshin Line carried 362,654 ...
,
Tokyu Toyoko Line and
Minatomirai Line
The Minatomirai 21 Line (みなとみらい21線 ''Minato-mirai-21-sen''), commonly known as the Minatomirai Line (みなとみらい線 ''Minatomirai-sen''), is a subway line in Yokohama, Japan that runs from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Ch� ...
s on weekends.
(LE): Trains named , from Ikebukuro to Seibu-Chichibu, with supplementary limited express charge.
Despite the Seibu Chichibu Line only spanning Agano to Seibu-Chichibu, all trains operate through service to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line via
Agano Station until at least
Hannō Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hannō, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Hannō Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running vi ...
.
Notes:
History
The entire line was opened on October 14, 1969, after over two years of construction, considerably shortening the travel time between Chichibu and Tokyo. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1989, a connection opened to the
Chichibu Railway
The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (� ...
's
Chichibu Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, owned by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway, linking and , both in Saitama Prefecture.
Stations
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Rolling stock
, the Chichibu Railway operates the following fleet of rolling stock on the line ...
, and through service began. On March 28, 1996, freight services between Higashi-Yokoze freight terminal and Shin-Akitsu (on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line) ceased. On March 12, 2003, "wanman" (''one man'')
driver only operation began. Until March 8, 2020 there were two Rapid Express round trips from bound for and .
[https://railf.jp/news/2020/03/09/180819.html Abolition of Rapid Express service between Ikebukuro and Chichibu Main Line (in Japanese) ]
References
External links
Ikebukuro Line - Chichibu Line pdf MapIkebukuro Line - Chichibu Line station listing
{{Tokyo transit
Seibu Chichibu Line
Chichibu Line
Rail transport in Saitama Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1969