Tōkyū Ikegami Line
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| Tōkyū Ikegami Line | |
|---|---|
 Tōkyū Ikegami Line 1000 series EMU, August 2004 |
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| Info | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Tokyo |
| Termini | Gotanda Kamata |
| Stations | 15 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Owner | Tokyu Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 10.8 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
The Tōkyū Ikegami Line (東急池上線 Tōkyū Ikegami-sen) is a line operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.
New 3-car EMUs based on the Tōkyū 5000 series design were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets due to be delivered by 2011.[1]
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[edit] Rolling stock used
- 1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
- 7000 series 3-car sets (x19) (since December 2007)
- 7600 series 3-car sets (x3) (since 1986)
- 7700 series 3-car sets (x12)
[edit] History
- 1922-10-06: Line opens between Kamata and Ikegami (1.8 km).
- 1923-05-04: Line opens between Ikegami and Yukigaya (3.7 km).
- 1926-08-06: Keidai Ground-mae Station opens (now Chidorichō Station).
- 1927-08-19: Chōfu-Ōtsuka Station opens between Yukigaya and Ontakesan.
- 1927-08-28: Section opens between Yukigaya and Kirigaya (now closed), located between Ōsaki-Hirokoji and Togoshi-Ginza (4.7 km).
- 1927-10-09: Line opens between Kirigaya and Ōsaki-Hirokoji (0.6 km).
- 1928-04-13: Ishikawa Station renamed Ishikawadai, and Suehiro Station renamed Higashi-Chōfu (now Kugahara).
- 1928-06-17: Line opens between Ōsaki-Hirokoji and Gotanda (0.3 km), completing line.
- 1933-06-01: Chōfu-Ōtsuka Station combined with Yukigaya Station and renamed Yukigaya-Ōtsuka; Ontakesan-mae Station renamed Ontakesan.
- 1936-01-01: Higashi-Chōfu Station renamed Kugahara; Keidai Ground-mae Station renamed Chidorichō.
- 1951-05-01: Hatagaoka Station moved to Hatanodai Station on Ōimachi Line.
- 1953-08-12: Kirigaya Station closes.
- 1957-08-10: Line voltage raised from 600 V to 1,500 V.
- 1989-03-18: 3000 series trains withdrawn.
- 1989-03-19: Ebara-Nakanobu Station moved underground.
- 1998-03-16: Driver-only operation starts.
[edit] Station list
| Station Name | Distance from Gotanda |
Transfers | Location (Ward) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotanda | 0.0 | East Japan Railway Company: Yamanote Line Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation: Asakusa Line |
Shinagawa |
| Ōsaki-Hirokōji | 0.3 | ||
| Togoshi-Ginza | 1.4 | ||
| Ebara-Nakanobu | 2.2 | ||
| Hatanodai | 3.1 | Tōkyū Ōimachi Line | |
| Nagahara | 3.7 | Ota | |
| Senzoku-Ike | 4.3 | ||
| Ishikawadai | 4.9 | ||
| Yukigaya-Ōtsuka | 5.6 | ||
| Ontakesan | 6.4 | ||
| Kugahara | 7.1 | ||
| Chidorichō | 8.0 | ||
| Ikegami | 9.1 | ||
| Hasunuma | 10.2 | ||
| Kamata | 10.8 | JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tokyu Corporation: Tamagawa Line |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/east/poster/Ikegami-Tamagawa-newcar.html New trains for Ikegami Line and Tamagawa Line
