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Keiō Sagamihara Line
京王相模原線 |
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![]() Keio 8000 series EMU heading for Keiō-Hachiōji Station |
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Type | Commuter rail |
Locale | Tokyo, Kanagawa prefectures |
Termini | Chōfu Hashimoto |
Stations | 12 |
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Opened | 1916 |
Owner | Keio Corporation |
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Line length | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
The Sagamihara Line (京王相模原線 Keiō-sagamihara-sen ) is a Japanese railway line operated by Keio Corporation, connecting Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Chōfu Station in Chōfu, Tokyo.
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Rapid and commuter rapid services stop at all stations on this line.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Express | Transfers | Location | |||
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From Shinjuku |
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Chōfu | 調布 | - | 0.0 | 15.5 | ● | Keiō Line (some trains through to Shinjuku) | Chōfu | Tokyo |
Keiō-Tamagawa | 京王多摩川 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16.7 | ◇[* 1] | |||
Keiō-Inadazutsumi | 京王稲田堤 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 18.0 | ● | Nambu Line (Inadazutsumi) | Tama-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa |
Keiō-Yomiuri-Land | 京王よみうりランド | 1.4 | 3.9 | 19.4 | | | Inagi | Tokyo | |
Inagi | 稲城 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 21.0 | | | |||
Wakabadai | 若葉台 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 24.3 | | | Asao-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa | |
Keiō-Nagayama | 京王永山 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 26.9 | ● | Odakyū Tama Line (Odakyū-Nagayama) | Tama | Tokyo |
Keiō-Tama-Center | 京王多摩センター | 2.3 | 13.7 | 29.2 | ● | Odakyū Tama Line (Odakyū-Tama-Center) Tama Toshi Monorail Line (Tama-Center) |
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Keiō-Horinouchi | 京王堀之内 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 31.5 | | | Hachiōji | ||
Minami-Ōsawa | 南大沢 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 33.7 | ● | |||
Tamasakai | 多摩境 | 1.9 | 20.1 | 35.6 | | | Machida | ||
Hashimoto | 橋本 | 2.5 | 22.6 | 38.1 | ● | Yokohama Line, Sagami Line | Midori-ku, Sagamihara | Kanagawa |
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The line opened as a one-stop single-track spur from Chōfu to Tamagawahara on June 1, 1916. It was doubled on April 1, 1924. On May 1, 1937 Tamagawahara was renamed Keiō-Tamagawa, and on August 4, 1963 the line was finally electrified.
The line was first extended on April 1, 1971, to Keiō-Yomiuri-Land. Subsequent extensions brought the line to Keiō-Tama-Center (October 18, 1974), Minami-Ōsawa (May 22, 1988) and Hashimoto (March 30, 1990). Tamasakai station opened on April 6, 1991.
Between 1992 and 2001, a limited express service existed, stopping at Chōfu, Keiō-Tama-Center, and Hashimoto.
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Sagamihara (相模原市 Sagamihara-shi) is a city in north-central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been proposed.
As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 719,677 and a population density of 2,190 persons per km². The total area was 328.84 km².
On April 1, 2010, the city became the nation's 19th city designated by government ordinance. As a result of this, the city established three wards: Midori-ku, Chūō-ku and Minami-ku.
Sagamihara covers a large area of northwestern Kanagawa Prefecture. The main areas of commercial activity in Sagamihara are located near Hashimoto Station on the JR East Yokohama Line and Keio Sagamihara Line; Sagamihara Station on the Yokohama Line; and Sagami-Ōno Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line. Western Sagamihara is within the Tanzawa Mountains.