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TheKeiō Line (京王線,Keiō-sen) is a 37.9-kilometer (23.5 mi) railway line in westernTokyo, Japan, owned by theprivate railway operatorKeiō Corporation. It connectsShinjuku,Tokyo, with the suburban city ofHachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and through running to other lines of Keiō Corporation: theKeiō New Line,Keiō Sagamihara Line, theKeiō Keibajō Line, theKeiō Dōbutsuen Line, theKeiō Takao Line, and the1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)gaugeKeiō Inokashira Line.
Six different types of limited-stop services are operated on the Keiō Line, along with local trains. Destinations are from Shinjuku unless otherwise indicated. English abbreviations are tentative for this article.
Legend:
● - all trains stop at this station
◇ - trains stop at this station during special events
▲ - Shinjuku-bound trains stop to pick up passengers
|- all trains pass
R - Rapid; SeE - Semi Express; E - Express; SpE - Special Express; KL - Keiō Liner; MT - Mt.TAKAO
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | R | SeE | E | SpE | KL | MT | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Stations | Total | |||||||||||
| Shinjuku | 新宿 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Shinjuku | ||
| Hatsudai andHatagaya stations are only accessible via theKeiō New Line. | ||||||||||||
| Sasazuka | 笹塚 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | KOKeiō New Line (some trains through from Chōfu, Hashimoto, and Keiō-Hachiōji) | Shibuya | |
| Daitabashi | 代田橋 | 0.8 | 4.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Setagaya | ||
| Meidaimae | 明大前 | 0.8 | 5.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | INKeiō Inokashira Line | ||
| Shimo-Takaido | 下高井戸 | 0.9 | 6.1 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | SGTokyu Setagaya Line | ||
| Sakurajōsui | 桜上水 | 0.9 | 7.0 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | |||
| Kami-Kitazawa | 上北沢 | 0.8 | 7.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Hachimanyama | 八幡山 | 0.6 | 8.4 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | Suginami | ||
| Roka-kōen | 芦花公園 | 0.7 | 9.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Setagaya | ||
| Chitose-Karasuyama | 千歳烏山 | 0.8 | 9.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Sengawa | 仙川 | 1.6 | 11.5 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | Chōfu | ||
| Tsutsujigaoka | つつじヶ丘 | 1.0 | 12.5 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | |||
| Shibasaki | 柴崎 | 0.8 | 13.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Kokuryō | 国領 | 0.9 | 14.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Fuda | 布田 | 0.7 | 14.9 | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | | | | | |||
| Chōfu | 調布 | 0.6 | 15.5 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | KOKeiō Sagamihara Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | ||
| Nishi-Chōfu | 西調布 | 1.5 | 17.0 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Tobitakyū | 飛田給 | 0.7 | 17.7 | ● | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | | | |||
| Musashinodai | 武蔵野台 | 1.1 | 18.8 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | Fuchū | ||
| Tama-Reien | 多磨霊園 | 0.8 | 19.6 | ● | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Higashi-Fuchū | 東府中 | 0.8 | 20.4 | ● | ● | ● | ◇ | | | | | KOKeiō Keibajō Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | ||
| Fuchū | 府中 | 1.5 | 21.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | |||
| Bubaigawara | 分倍河原 | 1.2 | 23.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | JNNambu Line | ||
| Nakagawara | 中河原 | 1.6 | 24.7 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | |||
| Seiseki-Sakuragaoka | 聖蹟桜ヶ丘 | 1.6 | 26.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | Tama | ||
| Mogusaen | 百草園 | 1.7 | 28.0 | ● | ● | ◇ | ◇ | | | | | Hino | ||
| Takahatafudō | 高幡不動 | 1.7 | 29.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | KOKeiō Dōbutsuen Line ■Tama Toshi Monorail Line | ||
| Minamidaira | 南平 | 2.4 | 32.1 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | |||
| Hirayamajōshi-kōen | 平山城址公園 | 1.3 | 33.4 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | |||
| Naganuma | 長沼 | 1.5 | 34.9 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | Hachiōji | ||
| Kitano | 北野 | 1.2 | 36.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | KOKeiō Takao Line (some trains through from Shinjuku) | ||
| Keiō-Hachiōji | 京王八王子 | 1.8 | 37.9 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
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Events at stations marked with a "◇" symbol for which trains make special seasonal stops:
The Shinjuku to Chōfu section opened in 1913 as a1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gaugeinterurban line electrified at 600 V DC, and was progressively extended in both directions so that the line connected Shinjuku and Fuchu in 1916.[4] The Sasazuka to Fuchu section was double-tracked between 1920 and 1923.[4]
The extension to Higashi-Hachiōji (now Keiō-Hachiōji) was completed by a related company, Gyokunan Electric Railway, in 1925. This electrified line was built to the Japanese standard narrow gauge of1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) in an attempt to seek a government subsidy, and so trains from each railway could not operate on the other's tracks. The subsidy application was rejected on the basis that the line competed with theJapanese Government Railways (JGR)Chūō Main Line, and so the Gyokunan Electric Railway merged with the Keiō Electric Railway Co., the line was regauged to 1,372 mm, and operation of trains from Shinjuku to Higashi-Hachiōji commenced in 1928.[citation needed]
The Fuchu to Nakagawara and Seiseki-Sakuragaoka to Kitano sections were double-tracked in 1929. In 1963, the original terminus at Shinjuku and thestreetrunning section on what is todayJapan National Route 20 towards Sasazuka Station was moved to an underground alignment.[5] Additionally the overhead line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC. The Nakagawara to Seiseki-Sakuragaoka section was double-tracked in 1964.[citation needed] The Kitano to Keiō-Hachiōji section was double-tracked in 1970, and the relocation of the terminal station underground was completed in 1989.[citation needed]
From the start of the revised timetable introduced on 25 September 2015, Semi Special Express services were also to stop at Sasazuka and Chitose-Karasuyama stations, and Semi Express services added a stop at Sengawa Station.[6]
The flat junction west of Chofu station between the Keiō Line and Keiō Sagamihara Line has been a source of congestion in the entire Keiō network for years.[when?] Keiō has reconfigured the station and put the entire junction and Chofu Station underground to improve operations and separate traffic between the two lines.[7] The underground section of the Keiō around Chofu Station to Kokuryo was completed in 2012.[7][8]
The Keiō Line is infamous for itslevel crossings, of which the 25 lying on the 7.2-kilometer (4.5 mi) section between Sasazuka and Sengawa stations are classified by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau asakazu no fumikiri (開かずの踏切;lit. 'railroad crossings that never open') as they are closed to road traffic for over 40 minutes in an hour.[9] Congestion on the Keiō Line is also a concern, with trains often running as close as 1 minute apart during rush hours.[10] In 2016, Keiō and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau proposed that the section between Sasazuka and Chofu be grade separated and widened to quadruple-track to reduce the effects caused by the presentbunching on the existing at-grade double-tracked line.[11] Later the proposal evolved to call for two separate sets of tracks each dedicated to express and local services, similar to the Keiō andKeiō New lines between Sasazuka and Shinjuku Stations.[8]
With the completion of the undergrounding between Chofu and Kokuryo Stations in 2012, construction has started on elevating the line between Sasazuka and Sengawa Stations.[12][13] The government has planned thegrade-separating project for this section of line to be completed by 2022, but this date has been delayed due to land acquisition issues and is now slated to be completed in 2031.[14]
Keiō has proposed a later phase for the whole corridor, which involves building another pair of underground tracks for express services between Sasazuka and Chofu, completing the quadruple-tracking of the corridor until the bifurcation of the Keiō New Line. The design of Chofu Station after the completion of the undergrounding works in 2012 allows for the inclusion of another set of underground express tracks in the future.[8] However, due factors such as Japan's declining population, the effectiveness of these new tracks have been questioned. Therefore, there is a high likelihood that this will never be constructed.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.