Seibu Chichibu Line

Seibu Chichibu Line
A Seibu Chichibu Line 4000 series train
Overview
Native name	西武秩父線
Locale	Kanto region
Termini	Agano Seibu Chichibu
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	October 14, 1969
Owner	Seibu Railway
Technical
Line length	19.0 km (11.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Seibu Chichibu Line (西武秩父線, Seibu Chichibu-sen) is a railway line in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway. It is an extension of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and connects Agano Station and Seibu-Chichibu Station.

Stations

• Agano
• Nishi-agano
• Shōmaru
• Ashigakubo
• Yokoze
• Seibu-Chichibu

Seibu-Chichibu Station is within walking distance of Ohanabatake Station on the Chichibu Main Line. Some trains operate though to the Chichibu Main Line.

All trains go via Agano Station to the Seibu Ikebukuro line. All trains except limited express trains stop at all stations, limited express trains only at Yokoze and Seibu-Chichibu, some also at Ashigakubo.

History

The entire line was opened on October 14, 1969, after over two years of construction, considerably shortening the travel time between Chichibu and Tokyo. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1989, a connection opened to the Chichibu Railway's Chichibu Main Line, and through service began. On March 28, 1996, freight services between Higashi-Yokoze freight terminal and Shin-Akitsu (on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line) ceased. On March 12, 2003, "wanman" (one man) driver only operation began.

References

This article incorporates material translated from 西武秩父線 (Seibu Chichibu-sen) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on September 2, 2010.

Seibu railway lines
Ikebukuro Line group	■ Ikebukuro ■ Sayama ■ Seibu Chichibu ■ Seibu Yūrakucho ■ Toshima
Shinjuku Line group	■ Haijima ■ Kokubunji ■ Seibu-en ■ Shinjuku ■ Tamagawa ■ Tamako
People mover	■ Yamaguchi
Related lines	Daiyūzan Line Hakone Komagatake Ropeway Jukkokutōge Cable Car Sunzu Line
Major stations	Hannō Hon-Kawagoe Ikebukuro Kokubunji Nerima Seibu-Shinjuku Takadanobaba Tokorozawa

Mass transit in the Greater Tokyo Area
JR East lines passing through Central Tokyo	Short-distance Yamanote Keihin-Tōhoku - Negishi (Chūō-Sōbu) Local Mid-distance Utsunomiya (Tohoku Main) & Takasaki - Tokaido ■ Ueno-Tokyo Chuo Rapid Yokosuka - Sobu Rapid Joban Keiyo Kawagoe (Eastern Section) - Saikyo (Akabane) - Rinkai Shonan-Shinjuku
Tokyo Metro lines	Chiyoda Fukutoshin Ginza Hibiya Marunouchi Namboku Tōzai Yūrakuchō Hanzōmon
Toei subway lines	Asakusa Ōedo Mita Shinjuku
Yokohama Municipal	Blue Green
JR East lines in satellite cities or suburbs	Yokohama Musashino Nambu ■ Sagami ■ Hachiko - Kawagoe (Western Section) ■ Ryōmō Tsurumi Tohoku Direction ■ Karasuyama ■ Nikkō Chuo Direction ■ Chūō Main ■ Itsukaichi ■ Ōme Sobu Direction ■ Sōbu Main ■ Sotobō ■ Uchibō ■ Kururi ■ Tōgane Joban Direction ■ Mito ■ Narita Tokaido Direction ■ Itō ■ Gotemba (JR Central)
Keikyu	Keikyu Main Airport Daishi Kurihama Zushi
Keio	Keio Keio New Dōbutsuen Keibajō Sagamihara Takao Inokashira
Keisei	Keisei Main Chiba Chihara Higashi-Narita Kanamachi Oshiage Narita Sky Access
Odakyu	Odawara Enoshima Tama
Seibu	Ikebukuro lines ■ Ikebukuro ■ Sayama ■ Seibu Chichibu ■ Seibu Yūrakuchō ■ Toshima Shinjuku lines ■ Shinjuku ■ Haijima Kokubunji Seibu-en Tamagawa Tamako
Sotetsu	Sotetsu Main Izumino
Tobu	Skytree Kameido Daishi Isesaki Sano Koizumi Kiryū Nikkō Kinugawa Utsunomiya Urban Park Tōjō Ogose
Tokyu	Den-en-toshi Ikegami Meguro Oimachi Tokyu Tamagawa Toyoko Kodomonokuni
Other commuter rail lines	Hokusō Kantō Jōsō Ryūgasaki Nagareyama Rinkai Saitama Rapid Shibayama Shin-Keisei Tōyō Rapid Tsukuba Express Minatomirai 21
Monorails and light transit	Monorails Chiba Monorail Disney Resort Shōnan Monorail Tama Monorail Tokyo Monorail People movers New Shuttle Kanazawa Seaside Nippori-Toneri Seibu Yamaguchi Yūkarigaoka Yurikamome Trams Enoden Setagaya Arakawa
Hinterland	Chichibu Main Line Fujikyuko Line
Cable cars and aerial tramways	Ōyama Cable Car Hodosan Ropeway (Takao Tozan Railway Mitake Tozan Cable Car ) (Nokogiriyama Ropeway Mount Tsukuba Cable Car Mount Tsukuba Ropeway) Akechidaira Ropeway Ikaho Ropeway
Bus	Willer Express List of bus operating companies in Japan (east)
Public ferries	Tokyo-Wan Ferry Tokyo Cruise Ship Tokyo Mizube Line Keihin Ferry Boat The Port Service (Yokohama)
Major terminals	Rail Akihabara Chiba Hachiōji Ikebukuro Kita-Senju Mito Odawara Ōmiya Ōtemachi Shibuya Shinagawa Shinjuku Tachikawa Tokyo Ueno Yokohama Airports Haneda Narita Chofu Ibaraki Heliports Tokyo Heliport Camp Zama Ports Yokohama Tokyo
Miscellaneous	Shinkansen Smart cards Pasmo Suica Transportation in Greater Tokyo Rail transport in Japan List of named passenger trains of Japan List of through trains in Japan Tokyo subway rolling stock List of Toei Subway stations List of Tokyo Metro stations
Construction projects	Sōtetsu JR Link Line
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