Seibu Railway

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Seibu Railway Co., Ltd.
西武鉄道株式会社
Type Public KK
Industry Private railroad
Founded December 21, 1894
Headquarters 1-1-1 Kusunokidai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan
Area served Tokyo and Saitama whichi are Japan.
Key people President: Takashi Goto
Services passenger railways
other related services
Owner(s) Seibu Holdings (100%)
Employees 3,289 (as of the end of 2004)
Website www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways
Seibu 30000 series "Smile Train" commuter EMU
Seibu 10000 series "Chichibu" Limited express train
Seibu 20000 series commuter EMU

Seibu Railway Company, Ltd. (西武鉄道株式会社 Seibu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) 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 abbreviation of "west Musashi", referring to the historic name for this area. However it and its holding company hold shares of numerous bus, hotel and tourism operations nationwide.

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History [edit]

The original Seibu Railway was founded in 1894 and began service on the Kawagoe Railway line between Kokubunji and Kawagoe that December. In the following years, Seibu built and operated a number of other lines based around Shinjuku. In 1943, the company merged into the Musashino Railway company, which had been operating an Ikebukuro - Hanno line since 1915. Musashino Railway renamed itself to Seibu Railway following the merger. The former Seibu network based around Shinjuku and the former Musashino network based around Ikebukuro remain operationally separated today.

On December 21, 2005, Seibu Railway shareholders voted to remove control of the railroad from Kokudo Corporation and Yoshiaki Tsutsumi who received prison sentences in October for insider trading. The reorganization, completed in February 2006, created Seibu Holdings, Inc., to act as a holding company for both the railway and Prince Hotels. The largest shareholder is the American company Cerberus Group with a 29.9% share of the new company.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012.[1]

Railway operations [edit]

Map of Seibu network

Seibu's routes total 179.8 km. They fall into two separate groups. Tokorozawa Station is the crossing point of Ikebukuro Line and Shinjuku Line.

Seibu Railway is well known for its bright yellow colored trains. However, more recent trains have a blue colored line on unpainted stainless steel or aluminium bodies.

Ikebukuro Line Group [edit]

The Ikebukuro Line group includes the Ikebukuro Line and its branches.

Shinjuku Line Group [edit]

The Shinjuku Line group includes the Shinjuku Line and its branches, as well as the Tamagawa Line, which is not a branch of the Shinjuku Line but had been owned by the Shinjuku Line's operator before its merger with the Ikebukuro Line operator.

People mover [edit]

Rolling Stock [edit]

  • 9000 series

  • 4000 series

  • 3000 series

  • 2000 series

  • 101 series

Fares [edit]

Single fare (Adult)

km Fare (JPY)
1–4 140
5–8 170
9–12 200
13–16 230
17–20 260
21–24 290
25–28 330
29–32 360
33–36 390
37–40 420
41–44 450
45–48 480
49–52 510
53–56 540
57–60 580
61–64 610
65–68 650
69–72 680
73–76 720
77–81 750

Affiliated companies [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013. 

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