Setagaya Line

Setagaya Line
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A Tokyu 300 series trainset in November 2005
Overview
Native name世田谷線
StatusOperational
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleSetagaya, Tokyo
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeLight rail (tramway)
Operator(s)Tokyu Corporation
Rolling stockTokyu 300 series
Daily ridership57,541 passengers per day (2017)[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 18, 1925 (1925-01-18)
Technical
Line length5 km (3.1 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Electrification600 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Route map

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0.0
Sangen-jaya DT
0.3
Nishi-taishidō
0.9
Wakabayashi
1.4
Shōin-jinja-mae
1.8
Setagaya
2.2
Kamimachi
2.7
Miyanosaka
3.4
Yamashita
4.2
Matsubara
5.0
Shimo-takaido
Setagaya Line train running on the tracks, 2017

The Setagaya Line (世田谷線, Setagaya-sen) is a light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. It connects Sangen-jaya to Shimo-takaido in Setagaya, Tokyo.[1]

Unlike other Tokyu lines that are heavy rail commuter lines, the Setagaya Line is governed under the Tramways Act (軌道法, kidou-hou) of the Japanese government. Despite this, the entire line is located on its own right-of-way because it is a branch line of the former Tamagawa Line (玉川線), which is not the same line as the present-day Tōkyū Tamagawa Line.[2]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TokyuHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).