Setagaya Line
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The Setagaya Line (世田谷線, Setagaya-sen) is a
Unlike other Tokyu lines that are
Overview
The Setagaya Line was opened by the Tamagawa Electric Railway (玉川電気鉄道, Tamagawa Denki Tetsudō, "Tamaden") in 1923, running on surface streets between Shibuya and the Tama River. Since the railway merged with Tokyu in 1938, the balance of the line closed in 1969, leaving this isolated section as the sole Tokyu line to use 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge.[2]
The Setagaya Line and the Toden Arakawa Line (the only surviving line of the former Tokyo Toden network) are the only railway lines in Tokyo proper to be legally classified as tramways (軌道, kidō).
The line has its own
Stations
All stations are located in Setagaya.
No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers |
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SG01 | Sangen-jaya | 三軒茶屋 | 0.0 | DT03 Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
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SG02 | Nishi-taishidō | 西太子堂 | 0.3 | |
SG03 | Wakabayashi | 若林 | 0.9 | |
SG04 | Shōin-jinja-mae | 松陰神社前 | 1.4 | |
SG05 | Setagaya | 世田谷 | 1.8 | |
SG06 | Kamimachi | 上町 | 2.2 | |
SG07 | Miyanosaka | 宮の坂 | 2.7 | |
SG08 | Yamashita | 山下 | 3.4 | Odakyū Odawara Line ( Gōtokuji) |
SG09 | Matsubara | 松原 | 4.2 | |
SG10 | Shimo-takaido | 下高井戸 | 5.0 | KO Keiō Line |
Miyanosaka Station was formerly known as Gotokujimae (豪徳寺前駅).
Matsubara was formerly known as Rokushojinjamae (六所神社前駅) and was moved approximately 100 meters to the north.
An eleventh station known as Shichikenchō (七軒町駅) was located between the present Matsubara and Shimo-takaido stations.
References
- ^ a b Barrow, Keith (March 25, 2019). "Tokyo light rail line to run on renewable energy". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "年譜 |東急電鉄". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.