Seibu Shinjuku Line

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The Shinjuku Line is one of two main lines of the Seibu Railway system along with the Ikebukuro Line. The two main lines cross at Tokorozawa Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama. The line serves the western suburbs of Tokyo, connecting them to Shinjuku and other areas of downtown Tokyo.

Description

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A Seibu Railway train driver at Kami-Shakujii Station in May 2015

The line is mostly double-track, except for 1.1 km (1200 yards) of single track between Wakita Junction and Hon-Kawagoe Station. While the section from Seibu-Shinjuku to Takadanobaba is elevated, the line runs at ground level through a suburban area until Saginomiya.

Trains

Seven types of train service are operated on the line: Local, Semi Express, Express, Commuter Express, Rapid Express, Haijima Liner, and Koedo limited express, as shown below. Limited Express trains use Seibu 10000 series EMUs, and a supplementary limited express ticket is required. In addition, operation of the all-seat reserved train "Haijima Liner" using the Seibu 40000 series EMU started from March of 2018. The "Haijima Liner" operates from Seibu-Shinjuku to Haijima on weekends and in both directions on weekdays.[1]

There are regular through operations to the Haijima Line. There are also occasional through services to Seibukyūjō-mae Station in order to bring fans to the Seibu Dome for Saitama Seibu Lions baseball games. The Seibu Shinjuku Line is one of the few major commuter rail lines in Tokyo that does not have through service to the Tokyo Metro or Toei Subway network.

Through service onto the Seibu Kokubunji Line has been suspended since 19 March 2019 because of the reconstruction of Higashi-Murayama Station into an elevated station.[2]

Stations

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No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		SE E CE RE HL LE Transfers Location
Template:SBSN Template:STN 西武新宿 0.0 O O O O O O Template:JRLS Yamanote Line

Template:JRLS Chuo Rapid Line

Template:JRLS Chuo-Sobu Line

Template:JRLS Shonan-Shinjuku Line

Template:JRLS Saikyo Line

File:Number prefix Keiō.PNG Keio Line, Keio New Line

File:Odakyu odawara logo.svg Odakyu Odawara Line

Template:TSLS Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-08)

Template:TSLS Toei Shinjuku Line (S-01)

Template:TSLS Toei Oedo Line Template:STN (E-27), Template:STN (E-01)

Shinjuku Tokyo
Template:SBSN Template:STN 高田馬場 2.0 O O O O ▽ O Template:JRLS Yamanote Line
Template:TSLS Tokyo Metro Tozai Line (T-03)
Template:SBSN Template:STN 下落合 3.2 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 中井 3.9 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ | Template:TSLS Toei Oedo Line
Template:SBSN Template:STN 新井薬師前 5.2 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ | Nakano
Template:SBSN Template:STN 沼袋 6.1 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 野方 7.1 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 都立家政 8.0 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 鷺ノ宮 8.5 O O O ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 下井草 9.8 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ | Suginami
Template:SBSN Template:STN 井荻 10.7 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 上井草 11.7 | | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 上石神井 12.8 O O O ↓ ↓ | Nerima
Template:SBSN Template:STN 武蔵関 14.1 O | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 東伏見 15.3 O | ↑ ↓ ↓ | Nishitōkyō
Template:SBSN Template:STN 西武柳沢 16.3 O | ↑ ↓ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 田無 17.6 O O O O ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 花小金井 19.9 O O ↑ ↓ ↓ | Kodaira
Template:SBSN Template:STN 小平 22.6 O O ↑ ↓ ▲ | File:SeibuShinjuku.svg Seibu Haijima Line
Template:SBSN Template:STN 久米川 24.6 O O ↑ ↓ | Higashimurayama
Template:SBSN Template:STN 東村山 26.0 O O O O O Template:Plainlist
Template:SBSN Template:STN 所沢 28.9 O O O O O File:SeibuIkebukuro.svg Seibu Ikebukuro Line Tokorozawa Saitama
Template:SBSN Template:STN 航空公園 30.5 O O ↑ ↓ |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 新所沢 31.7 O O O O |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 入曽 35.6 O O ↑ O | Sayama
Template:SBSN Template:STN 狭山市 38.6 O O O O O
Template:SBSN Template:STN 新狭山 41.3 O O ↑ O |
Template:SBSN Template:STN 南大塚 43.9 O O ↑ O | Seibu Ahina Line (Freight, closed) Kawagoe
Template:SBSN Template:STN 本川越 47.5 O O O O O Template:TBLS Tobu Tojo Line (Kawagoeshi Station)

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A new 2000 series train running down the tracks, 2015

Rolling stock

In service

Commuter trains

Limited express trains

History

The oldest section of the Shinjuku Line is between Higashi-Murayama Station and Hon-Kawagoe Station. This section was built by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". to serve as a freight feeder for the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". between Shinjuku and Tachikawa (now known as the Chūō Main Line). The initial Kawagoe Railway route opened between Kokubunji and Kumegawa in 1894; this portion is now known as the Seibu Kokubunji Line. Its northward extension to Kawagoe, the first part of what is now the Seibu Shinjuku Line, opened in 1895. Following several mergers and name changes between 1920 and 1922, the Kawagoe Railway became part of the Seibu Railway.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1927, Seibu Railway built its new dual track, electrified at 1,500 V DC, Murayama Line between Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo and Higashi-Murayama Station to compete with Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (present-day Seibu Ikebukuro Line) and the Japanese National Railways Chūō Main Line, the route being in the middle of the two.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The rest of the line was electrified at the same time.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The Higashi-Murayama to Tokorozawa section was double-tracked between 1950 and 1958, with the Tokorozawa to Irimagawa section double-tracked between 1967 and 1975. The rest of the line (except for the section between the Wakita Junction and Hon-Kawagoe Station) was double-tracked between 1980 and 1991.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Lumine Est building, originally designed to house the Tokyo terminal for the Seibu Shinjuku Line

In 1952, a dual-track extension from Takadanobaba to Seibu-Shinjuku Station was completed. At this time the line was renamed the Shinjuku Line, integrating the Murayama Line and the northern section of the Kawagoe Line. The new Seibu-Shinjuku terminal was built as a temporary station, as Seibu planned to extend the line to the second floor of what is now known as Lumine Est on the east side of Shinjuku Station. This plan was later scrapped due to insufficient space to handle trains longer than six cars. Seibu-Shinjuku Station was expanded to include a high-rise hotel in 1977.[4]

From the start of the revised timetable on 30 June 2012, the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". services were abolished.[5]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu Shinjuku Line stations numbered prefixed with the letters "SS"(SeibuShinjuku line).[6]

From the timetable revision on 14 March 2020, the limited-stop Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was reinstated for weekend and holiday services.[7]

Express tunnel

In the 1980s, Seibu drew up a plan to build an underground line for express trains between Seibu-Shinjuku and Kami-Shakujii, including a new underground station between Seibu-Shinjuku and the Metro Promenade. This plan was indefinitely postponed in 1995 due to costs and a decline in passenger ridership versus previous projections.[4] Seibu was also a bidder to acquire the former JR freight terminal site in 1989, where they planned to build a new underground terminal; Takashimaya won the bid and constructed the Takashimaya Times Square complex on the site.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2019, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government officially cancelled the plan.[8]

Future expansion

Through operations with the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line

During the 1960s, Seibu unsuccessfully negotiated with the Teito Rapid Transit Authority to offer through service between the Seibu Shinjuku Line and Tozai Line. Seibu's approach was rejected in favor of through operation with the Chuo Main Line.[4] At Takadanobaba station, the interchange between the Seibu Shinjuku Line and Tozai Line involves passing through a few levels from the elevated Seibu Shinjuku line platform to the underground Tozai line platform. The transfer is considerably crowded during the rush hour, as Takadanobaba is the busiest station on the entire Seibu Shinjuku Line. On March 9, 2015, the Nakano Ward Council released a proposal for through operations between the Seibu Shinjuku Line and Tokyo Metro Tozai Line by constructing an underground connection between the two lines to remove the transfer between the two lines.[9] In September 2020, Seibu Railway President Kimio Kitamura said during an interview with the Toyo Keizai that there have been many complaints from passengers heading to the city center on the Seibu Shinjuku Line and Seibu is considering various options to address this issue, such as getting through service into the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.[10]

Grade separation projects

Initial work has started on grade separating the line from Nogata to Iogi Stations[11] and from Iogi to Seibu-Yagisawa Stations.[12] Proposals are being done to for grade separating the line from Tanashi to Hanakoganei Stations[13] and from Takadanobaba to Nakai Stations.[14]

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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