Seibu Yūrakuchō Line
Seibu 6000 series at Shin-Sakuradai Station, October 2022
Overview
OwnerSeibu Railway
LocaleNerima, Tokyo
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Technical
Line length2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Seibu Yūrakuchō Line (西武有楽町線, Seibu Yūrakuchō-sen) is an underground railway line operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway in Japan. The line links the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Nerima Station with the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line at Kotake-Mukaihara Station in Nerima, Tokyo.

Stations

All stations are in Nerima, Tokyo.

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Semi-Express Rapid Rapid Express/F Liner S-Train Transfers
Through service to/from Hannō via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Seibu-Chichibu via the Seibu Chichibu Line
SI06 Nerima 練馬 0.0 O O O | Seibu Ikebukuro Line (through service)
Seibu Toshima Line
E Toei Oedo Line
SI38 Shin-Sakuradai 新桜台 1.4 O O | |  
SI37 Kotake-Mukaihara 小竹向原 2.6 O O O | Y Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Through service to/from Shin-Kiba via the Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
To/from Motomachi-Chūkagai via the F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, and Minatomirai Line

Rolling stock

Seibu trains

Tokyo Metro trains

Tokyu trains

Yokohama Minatomirai Railway trains


Past rolling stock

History

The line started out with the section between Shin-Sakuradai and Kotake-Mukaihara, and began through operations with the TRTA (now Tokyo Metro) Yūrakuchō Subway Line. At this point, the line did not connect with any other Seibu Line, so only TRTA trainsets were used. In 1994, the line was extended from Shin-Sakuradai to Nerima, connecting with the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Because of track elevation work at Nerima, only one track was used. Later in 1998, the section between Shin-Sakuradai and Nerima became double-tracked, and through services with the Ikebukuro Line began.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu Yurakucho Line stations numbered prefixed with the letters "SI" (part of the Seibu Ikebukuro group of lines).[2]

From 10 September 2012, 10-car 5050-4000 series sets entered revenue service on the Seibu Yurakucho Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line, with inter-running through to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "東京メトロ有楽町線が西武池袋線に乗り入れ開始した日 -1998.3.26" [On this day in 1998, through operation between the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Seibu Yurakucho Line begins]. trafficnews.jp (in Japanese). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 東急5050系が西武鉄道池袋線で営業運転開始 [Tokyu 5050 series enters service on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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