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Tōkyū Ikegami Line

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Type
  
Commuter rail

Line length
  
10.8 km (6.7 mi)

Owner
  
Tokyu Corporation

Stations
  
15

Opened
  
1922

Track gauge
  
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Locale
  
Tokyo

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Electrification
  
1,500 V DC overhead catenary

Terminis
  
Gotanda Station, Kamata Station

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The Tokyu Ikegami Line (東急池上線, Tōkyū Ikegami-sen) is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.

Contents

New 3-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets due to be delivered by 2011.

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Station list

All trains stop at all stations.

Rolling stock used

  • 1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
  • 7000 series 3-car sets (since December 2007)
  • 7600 series 3-car sets (since 1986)
  • 7700 series 3-car sets

    • History

    The line first opened on 6 October 1922 as a 1.8 km line between Kamata and Ikegami. On 4 May 1923, this was extended 3.7 km from Ikegami to Yukigaya.

  • 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.

    • The line voltage was raised from 600 V to 1,500 V DC from 10 August 1957.

    The 3000 series trains were withdrawn on 18 March 1989.

    On 19 March 1989, Ebara-Nakanobu Station was moved underground.

    From 16 March 1998, wanman driver-only operation commenced on the line.

    Former connecting lines

  • Yukigaya-Otsuka station - A 1 km 1067mm gauge line, electrified at 600 VDC, to Shin-Okusawa operated between 1928 and 1935, providing a connection to Okusawa on the Tokyu Meguro Line.

    • References

    Tōkyū Ikegami Line Wikipedia
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