The Seibu Haijima Line (西武拝島線, Seibu Haijima-sen) is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway.[1] It acts as a branch line of the Seibu Shinjuku Line, with direct trains to Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.

Haijima Liner

Haijima Liner is a reserved seat express service between Haijima and Seibu-Shinjuku.[2] The service commenced in Spring 2018 using the Seibu 40000 series trainsets.[3]

As of 16 March 2024, inbound services operate only on weekday mornings, stopping at all stations between Haijima and Kodaira, then operate non-stop to Takadanobaba and Seibu-Shinjuku. There are 3 trips with running time between 44 and 50 minutes.[4]

Outbound services operate every day including weekends and public holidays. From Seibu-Shinjuku trains stop at Takadanobaba, then non-stop to Kodaira, then all stations to Haijima. Trains depart Seibu-Shinjuku hourly between 17:15 and 22:15, with running time between 44 and 49 minutes.[4]

As well as a regular fare ticket, a reserved seat ticket is required at a cost of 510 yen (260 yen for children under 12years old).[2]

Stations

O: stop
  SE: Semi Express (準急, Junkyū)
  E: Express (急行, Kyūkō)
  HL: Haijima Liner (拝島ライナー, Haijima Rainā)[5]

All trains on this line stop at every station.

No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		SE E HL Transfers Location
SS19 Kodaira 小平 0.0 O O O Seibu Shinjuku Line

(Direct service to Seibu-Shinjuku)

Kodaira
SS30 Hagiyama 萩山 1.1 O O O Seibu Tamako Line

(Limited direct service from Tamako to Seibu-Shinjuku)

Higashimurayama
SS31 Ogawa 小川 2.7 O O O Seibu Kokubunji Line Kodaira
SS32 Higashi-Yamatoshi 東大和市 5.7 O O O Higashiyamato
SS33 Tamagawa-Jōsui 玉川上水 7.2 O O O TT Tama Toshi Monorail Line Tachikawa
SS34 Musashi-Sunagawa 武蔵砂川 9.6 O O O
SS35 Seibu-Tachikawa 西武立川 11.6 O O O
SS36 Haijima 拝島 14.3 O O O JCŌme Line, Itsukaichi Line, Hachiko Line Akishima

Rolling stock

History

  • 2 November 1928: Opened as Tamako Railway from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira (near Kodaira).
  • 15 August 1932: Electrified at 600 V DC from Hagiyama to Moto-Kodaira.
  • 12 March 1940: Tamako Railway merged with Musashino Railway (present-day Seibu Railway).
  • 15 November 1949: Moto-Kodaira Station merged into Kodaira Station.
  • 15 May 1950: Jōsui Line opened from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui. Omebashi and Tamagawa-Jōsui stations opened.
  • 12 October 1954: Electrified at 1,500 V DC from Ogawa to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
  • 18 March 1955: Electrification raised to 1,500 V DC between Kodaira and Hagiyama.
  • 1 September 1962: Josui Line opened from Hagiyama to Ogawa. Renamed Jōsui Line from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
  • 7 November 1967: Double-tracked from Kodaira to Hagiyama.
  • 15 May 1968: Haijima Line opened from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Haijima, Seibu-Tachikawa station opened. Jōsui Line renamed Haijima Line.
  • 25 March 1979: Omebashi Station renamed Higashi-Yamatoshi Station.
  • 7 December 1979: Double-tracked from Hagiyama to Ogawa.
  • 12 December 1983: Musashi-Sunagawa Station opened.
  • 1 December 1983: Double-tracked from Musashi-Sunagawa to Seibu-Tachikawa.
  • 5 March 1987: Nishi-Ogawa passing loop opened. Double-tracked from Nishi-Ogawa to Higashi-Yamatoshi.
  • 2 November 1988: Double-tracked from Higashi-Yamatoshi to Tamagawa-Jōsui.
  • 29 March 1991: Double-tracked from Ogawa to Nishi-Ogawa, Nishi-Ogawa passing loop abolished.
  • 14 June 2008: Haijima Rapid service started. The service stopped at: Kodaira, Tamagawa-Jōsui, Musashi-Sunagawa, Seibu-Tachikawa and Haijima stations.
  • 30 June 2012: Haijima Rapid service abolished.[7]

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 58–59. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b "拝島ライナー". Seibu Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ^ "「拝島ライナー」西武新宿～拝島間、40000系で2018年春デビュー! | マイナビニュース". 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "20240316_haijimaLiner_jikoku.pdf" (PDF). Seibu Railway. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ^ "西武新宿線停車駅あんない". Seibu Railway. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ^ 進化した”スマイルトレイン" 西武鉄道、新型車両「40000系」デビューへ [New Seibu 40000 series "advanced Smile train" rolling stock to debut] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ "2012 年 6 月 30 日（土） ダイヤ改正を実施します" [30 June 2012 (Sat), a change in timetable will be implemented] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seibu_Haijima_Line
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