Ikegami Line

Ikegami Line
Ikegami Line
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	A Ikegami Line 7000 series EMU in March 2021
Overview
Native name	池上線
Owner	Tōkyū Railways
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Gotanda; Kamata;
Stations	15
Color on map	Pink (#ee86a7)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	6 October 1922; 102 years ago
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 Ikegami Line (池上線, 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 three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets delivered by 2011.^[1]

Station list

All trains stop at all stations.

No.	Station name		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location (ward)
IK01	Gotanda	五反田	0.0	JY Yamanote Line (JY23) A Toei Asakusa Line (A05)	Shinagawa
IK02	Ōsakihirokōji	大崎広小路	0.3
IK03	Togoshi-ginza	戸越銀座	1.4	A Toei Asakusa Line (Togoshi) (A04)
IK04	Ebara-nakanobu	荏原中延	2.2
IK05	Hatanodai	旗の台	3.1	OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line (OM06)
IK06	Nagahara	長原	3.7		Ota
IK07	Senzoku-ike	洗足池	4.3
IK08	Ishikawa-dai	石川台	4.9
IK09	Yukigaya-ōtsuka	雪が谷大塚	5.6
IK10	Ontakesan	御嶽山	6.4
IK11	Kugahara	久が原	7.1
IK12	Chidorichō	千鳥町	8.0
IK13	Ikegami	池上	9.1
IK14	Hasunuma	蓮沼	10.2
IK15	Kamata	蒲田	10.8	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK17) TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line (TM07)

Rolling stock used

Current

1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990)
7000 series 3-car sets (since December 2007, shared with Tokyu Tamagawa Line)^[2]

A 1000 series EMU
A 7000 series EMU

Former

7600 series 3-car sets (from 1986 to 2015)
7700 series 3-car sets (from 1987 to 2018)

A 7600 series EMU in November 2006
A 7700 series EMU in February 2007

History

The line first opened on 6 October 1922 between Kamata and Ikegami,^[3] running 1.8 km. 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 Ōsakihirokoji 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 Ōsakihirokoji 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.

References

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

^ "New trains for Ikegami Line and Tamagawa Line". Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.
^ "池上線・東急多摩川線に、新型車両「７０００系」を導入" (PDF). tokyu.co.jp. 13 December 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2016.
^ "都会のローカル線「東急池上線」が開業した日-1922.10.6 廃駅ほか壮大な延伸ルートも". trafficnews.jp (in Japanese). Mediavague Co., ltd. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

Tokyu Corporation website (in English)

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

[2] "池上線・東急多摩川線に、新型車両「７０００系」を導入" (PDF). tokyu.co.jp. 13 December 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2016.

[tn06102022-3] "都会のローカル線「東急池上線」が開業した日-1922.10.6 廃駅ほか壮大な延伸ルートも". trafficnews.jp (in Japanese). Mediavague Co., ltd. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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