Seibu Haijima Line

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.

Seibu Haijima Line
Express Service train at Ogawa Station
Overview
Owner	Seibu Railway
Locale	Kanto region
Termini	Kodaira Haijima
Stations	8
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Technical
Line length	14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Single-tracked: from Tamagawa-Jōsui to Musashi-Sunagawa, from Seibu-Tachikawa to Haijima)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Route map Legend Seibu-Shinjuku ↑Shinjuku Line 0.0 Kodaira ↓Shinjuku Line Hagiyama (original) 1928–1958 →Tamako Line 1.1 Hagiyama (present) 1958- ←Kokubunji Line ↓Tamako Line 2.7 Ogawa →Kokubunji Line 3.9 Nishi Ogawa Passing loop closed 1991 5.7 Higashi-Yamatoshi Tamagawa-Jōsui Depot 7.2 Tamagawa-Jōsui ←Tama Toshi Monorail→ 9.6 Musashi-Sunagawa 11.6 Seibu-Tachikawa ↑JR Ome Line →JR Hachiko Line 14.3 Haijima →JR Itsukaichi Line ←JR Hachiko Line ↓JR Ome Line

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^[update], 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	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

• Seibu 2000 series
• Seibu 6000 series
• Seibu 20000 series
• Seibu 30000 series
• Seibu 40000 series^[6]

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]