Seibu Yurakucho Line
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is a commuter subway line of the Seibu Railway
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, 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...

, a major private railroad in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. This line connects the Nerima Station
Nerima Station
is a train and subway station in Tokyo's Nerima-ku. It is served by the Ikebukuro Line, Yūrakuchō Line, and Toshima Line of the Seibu Railway and the Toei Ōedo subway line.The station opened in 1915, and began subway operations in 1991.-Layout:...

 and Kotake-Mukaihara Station
Kotake-mukaihara Station
is a train station in Nerima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station numbers for the Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin Lines are Y-06 and F-06 respectively. The station opened on 24 June 1983, and consists of two parallel island platforms serving four tracks...

 in Nerima, Tokyo
Nerima, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 , and a density of 14,443 persons per km². 12,897 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 18.4% of the ward's population is over the...

.

Line Data

  • Length: 2.6 km
  • Track gauge
    Rail gauge
    Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...

    : 1,067 mm
  • Number of stations: 3 (including termini)
  • Power supply: 1,500 V DC overhead line
  • Tracks: 2 tracks

History

The line started out with the section between Shin-Sakuradai and Kotake-Mukaihara, and began through operations with The Eidan Subway Yūrakuchō Line
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...

 (Now Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...

). At this point, the line did not connect with any other Seibu Line, thus making it so that only Eidan trainsets were used. In 1994, the sector between Shin-Sakuradai and Nerima opened, connecting with the Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
The is a commuter railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.The Seibu Chichibu...

. Because of track elevation work at Nerima, only one track was used. Later in 1998, the sector between Shin-Sakuradai and Nerima became 2 tracks, and also began through service with the Ikebukuro Line.

Stations

Station Distance between stations km from terminal Semi Express Rapid Connecting lines Location
Through service to Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
The is a commuter railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.The Seibu Chichibu...

 Hannō Station
Hanno Station
is a railway station in Hannō, Saitama, Japan. This station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Hannō is the 26th station leaving from Ikebukuro Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.-Adjacent stations:...

Nerima Station
Nerima Station
is a train and subway station in Tokyo's Nerima-ku. It is served by the Ikebukuro Line, Yūrakuchō Line, and Toshima Line of the Seibu Railway and the Toei Ōedo subway line.The station opened in 1915, and began subway operations in 1991.-Layout:...

- 0.0 Seibu Ikebukuro Line (through service)
Toshima Line
Seibu Toshima Line
is a commuter railway line of the Seibu Railway, a major private railroad in Japan. This line connects the Nerima Station and Toshimaen Station in Nerima, Tokyo.-Line Data:* Length: 1.0 km* Track gauge: 1,067 mm* Number of stations: 2...

Toei Ōedo Line
Toei Oedo Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12...

Nerima, Tokyo
Nerima, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 , and a density of 14,443 persons per km². 12,897 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 18.4% of the ward's population is over the...

Shin-Sakuradai Station
Shin-Sakuradai Station
is a subway station in Nerima, Tokyo. It is served by the Seibu Yūrakuchō Line of Seibu Railway, and is the only underground station owned by Seibu . It was the terminus of the line until extended one stop to Nerima in 1994. All trains stop at this station...

1.4 1.4  
Kotake-Mukaihara Station
Kotake-mukaihara Station
is a train station in Nerima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station numbers for the Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin Lines are Y-06 and F-06 respectively. The station opened on 24 June 1983, and consists of two parallel island platforms serving four tracks...

1.2 2.6 Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...

・Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Through service to Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...

 Shin-Kiba Station
Shin-Kiba Station
is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines:* Keiyō Line * Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line * Rinkai Line -JR East platforms:-Tokyo Metro platforms:...

 and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station
is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /...


Tokyo Metro trains

  • Tōkyō Metro 7000 series
    Tokyo Metro 7000 series
    The is an electric multiple unit type operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan since 1974.-Lines:Sets operate on the Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin Lines, including inter-running services over the Tōbu Tōjō Line between Wakōshi Station and Kawagoeshi Station...

  • Tōkyō Metro 07 series
    Tokyo Metro 07 series
    The is an electric multiple unit type which operates on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line in Tokyo, Japan.-Current:* Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line* Tōyō Rapid Line between Nishi-Funabashi Station and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station...

  • Tōkyō Metro 10000 series
    Tokyo Metro 10000 series
    The is an electric multiple unit type which operates on the Yūrakuchō and Fukutoshin subway lines of Tokyo Metro in Japan.-Design:The trains are manufactured by Hitachi with aluminium bodies to its "A-train" concept....

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