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Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 西武池袋線 |
Owner | Seibu Railway |
Locale | Kanto region |
Termini | |
Stations | 31 |
Service | |
Depot(s) | Kotesashi |
Daily ridership | 892,025 (2010)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1915 |
Technical | |
Line length | 57.8 km (35.9 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Minimum radius | 200 m (660 ft) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 105 km/h (65 mph)[2] |
The Seibu Ikebukuro Line (西武池袋線, Seibu Ikebukuro-sen) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway. It originates at Ikebukuro Station, a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo, extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama, and nominally terminates at Agano Station.
The Seibu Chichibu Line from Agano to Seibu-Chichibu Station is an extension. The operation is largely divided into two sections: from Ikebukuro to Hannō Station and from Hannō to Seibu-Chichibu Station.
The section from Hannō to Seibu-Chichibu is single track, but every station except for Higashi-Hanno has passing loops, and trains may pass each other at any stop. There is also a passing loop inside a tunnel where the signal controls bi-directional operation. The rest of all the lines is double track with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track gauge.