Tōkyū Ikegami Line

Tokyu Ikegami Line
Tokyu Ikegami Line 1000 series EMU, August 2004
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Gotanda Kamata
Stations	15
Operation
Opened	1922
Owner	Tokyu Corporation
Technical
Line length	10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary

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

New 3-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets due to be delivered by 2011.^[1]

Station list

All trains stop at all stations.

Station No.	Station name	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location (ward)
IK01	Gotanda	0.0	Yamanote Line Toei Asakusa Line	Shinagawa
IK02	Ōsaki-Hirokōji	0.3
IK03	Togoshi-Ginza	1.4
IK04	Ebara-Nakanobu	2.2
IK05	Hatanodai	3.1	Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
IK06	Nagahara	3.7		Ota
IK07	Senzoku-Ike	4.3
IK08	Ishikawadai	4.9
IK09	Yukigaya-Ōtsuka	5.6
IK10	Ontakesan	6.4
IK11	Kugahara	7.1
IK12	Chidorichō	8.0
IK13	Ikegami	9.1
IK14	Hasunuma	10.2
IK15	Kamata	10.8	Keihin-Tōhoku Line Tōkyū Tamagawa Line

Rolling stock used

• 1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
• 7000 series 3-car sets (since December 2007)
• 7600 series 3-car sets (since 1986)
• 7700 series 3-car sets

• 
  A 1000 series EMU
• 
  A 7000 series EMU
• 
  A 7600 series EMU in November 2006
• 
  A 7700 series EMU in February 2007

History

The line first opened on 6 October 1922 as a 1.8 km line between Kamata and Ikegami. On 4 May 1923, this was extended 3.7 km from Ikegami to Yukigaya.

• 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.

The line voltage was raised from 600 V to 1,500 V DC from 10 August 1957.

The 3000 series trains were withdrawn on 18 March 1989.

On 19 March 1989, Ebara-Nakanobu Station was moved underground.

From 16 March 1998, wanman driver-only operation commenced on the line.

Former connecting lines

• Yukigaya-Otsuka station - A 1km 1067mm gauge line, electrified at 600 VDC, to Shin-Okusawa operated between 1928 and 1935, providing a connection to Okusawa on the Tokyu Meguro Line.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

1. "New trains for Ikegami Line and Tamagawa Line". Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.