Seibu Sayama Line

The Seibu Sayama Line (西武狭山線, Seibu Sayama-sen) is a commuter railway line in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. The 4.2 km (2.6 mi) line extends from Nishi-Tokorozawa Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Seibukyūjō-mae Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama.^[1]

Seibu Sayama Line
Decorated 3000 series EMU at Seibukyūjō-mae Station, July 2010
Overview
Native name	西武狭山線
Owner	Seibu Railway
Locale	Saitama Prefecture
Termini	Nishi-Tokorozawa Seibukyūjō-mae
Stations	3
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	1929
Technical
Line length	4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)

Stations and service pattern

All stations are located in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Abbreviations here are for the table below, not formally used.^[2]

  Local (各停, Kakutei) Stops at all stations.

  Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū) (SE)

  Rapid (快速, Kaisoku) (Ra)

  Express (急行, Kyūkō) (Ex)

  Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū) (LE) :Ikebukuro to Seibu Chichibu, trains named Chichibu (ちちぶ), Musashi (むさし), with supplementary limited express charge.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		SE	Ra	Ex	LE	Transfers
			to Nishi-Tokorozawa	to Ikebukuro
SI18	Nishi-Tokorozawa	西所沢	0.0	27.2	O	O	O	|	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
SI40	Shimo-Yamaguchi	下山口	1.8	29.0	O	O	O	|
SI41	Seibukyūjō-mae	西武球場前	4.2	31.4	O	O	O	O	Seibu Yamaguchi Line (Leo Liner)

History

The line and its two stations opened on 1 May 1929,^[1] initially electrified at 1,200 V DC.^{[citation needed]} This was raised to 1,500 V DC in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu Sayama Line stations numbered prefixed with the letters "SI" (part of the Seibu Ikebukuro group of lines).^[3]