The is a railway line operated by the private railway 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 runs through Tokyo, extending from
Gotanda Station
Gotanda Station (,) is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei.
Lines
Gotanda Station is served ...
in
Shinagawa
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies.
, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per ...
to
Kamata Station in
Åta.
New three-car
7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets delivered by 2011.
Station list
All trains stop at all stations.
Rolling stock used
Current
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1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
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7000 series 3-car sets (since December 2007, shared with
Tokyu Tamagawa Line)
Former
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7600 series 3-car sets (from 1986 to 2015)
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7700 series 3-car sets (from 1987 to 2018)
File:Tokyu-7600-2.jpg, A 7600 series EMU in November 2006
File:Tokyu-7910F.jpg, A 7700 series EMU in February 2007
History
The line first opened on 6 October 1922 between Kamata and Ikegami,
running 1.8 km. On 4 May 1923, this was extended 3.7 km from Ikegami to Yukigaya.
*1926-08-06: Keidai Ground-mae Station opens (now ChidorichÅ Station).
*1927-08-19: ChÅfu-Åtsuka Station opens between Yukigaya and Ontakesan.
*1927-08-28: Section opens between Yukigaya and Kirigaya (now closed), located between Åsakihirokoji and Togoshi-Ginza (4.7 km).
*1927-10-09: Line opens between Kirigaya and Åsaki-Hirokoji (0.6 km).
*1928-04-13: Ishikawa Station renamed Ishikawadai, and Suehiro Station renamed Higashi-chÅfu (now Kugahara).
*1928-06-17: Line opens between Åsakihirokoji and Gotanda (0.3 km), completing line.
*1933-06-01: ChÅfu-Åtsuka Station combined with Yukigaya Station and renamed Yukigaya-Åtsuka; Ontakesan-mae Station renamed Ontakesan.
*1936-01-01: Higashi-chÅfu Station renamed Kugahara; Keidai Ground-mae Station renamed ChidorichÅ.
*1951-05-01: Hatagaoka Station moved to Hatanodai Station on Åimachi Line.
*1953-08-12: Kirigaya Station closes.
The line voltage was raised from 600 V to 1,500 V DC from 10 August 1957.
The 3000 series trains were withdrawn on 18 March 1989.
On 19 March 1989, Ebara-nakanobu Station was moved underground.
From 16 March 1998, ''wanman''
driver-only operation
One-person operation (OPO), also known as driver-only operation (DOO), one-man operation (OMO), single person train operation (SPTO), or one-person train operation (OPTO), similarly to driver-controlled operation, is operation of a train, bus, ...
commenced on the line.
See also
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing Rail transport, railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a leg ...
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
Tokyu Corporation website
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Ikegami Line
The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Åta.
New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007 ...
Railway lines in Tokyo
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1922