Tōkyū Ikegami Line

infobox rail line|name=Tōkyū Ikegami Line
type=Commuter
start=Gotanda
end=Kamata
stations=15
open=1922 (initial section)
1928 (entire line)
owner=N/A
operator=Tokyu Corporation
linelength=10.8 km
gauge=1,067 mm
el=Entire line at 1,500 V DC

The Nihongo|Tōkyū Ikegami Line|東急池上線|Tōkyū Ikegami-sen is a line operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.

New 3-car EMUs based on the Tōkyū 5000 series design are due to be delivered from November 2007, with a total of 19 sets to be delivered by 2011. [http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway/east/poster/Ikegami-Tamagawa-newcar.html New trains for Ikegami Line and Tamagawa Line]

Rolling stock used

*1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
*7000 series 3-car sets (x19) (in service from December 2007)
*7600 series 3-car sets (x3) (since 1986)
*7700 series 3-car sets (x12)

History

*1922-10-06: Line opens between Kamata and Ikegami (1.8 km).
*1923-05-04: Line opens between Ikegami and Yukigaya (3.7 km).
*1926-08-06: Keidai Ground-mae Station opens (now Chidorichō Station).
*1927-08-19: Chōfu-Ōtsuka Station opens between Yukigaya and Ontakesan.
*1927-08-28: Section opens between Yukigaya and Kirigaya (now closed), located between Ōsaki-Hirokoji and Togoshi-Ginza (4.7 km).
*1927-10-09: Line opens between Kirigaya and Ōsaki-Hirokoji (0.6 km).
*1928-04-13: Ishikawa Station renamed Ishikawadai, and Suehiro Station renamed Higashi-Chōfu (now Kugahara).
*1928-06-17: Line opens between Ōsaki-Hirokoji and Gotanda (0.3 km), completing line.
*1933-06-01: Chōfu-Ōtsuka Station combined with Yukigaya Station and renamed Yukigaya-Ōtsuka; Ontakesan-mae Station renamed Ontakesan.
*1936-01-01: Higashi-Chōfu Station renamed Kugahara; Keidai Ground-mae Station renamed Chidorichō.
*1951-05-01: Hatagaoka Station moved to Hatanodai Station on Ōimachi Line.
*1953-08-12: Kirigaya Station closes.
*1957-08-10: Line voltage raised from 600 V to 1,500 V.
*1989-03-18: 3000 series trains withdrawn.
*1989-03-19: Ebara-Nakanobu Station moved underground.
*1998-03-16: Driver-only operation starts.

Station list

External links

* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=806280 Data on Google Earth or Maps of positions of the stations of this line]

References