Tōkyū Setagaya Line

Tōkyū Setagaya Line
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	Tokyu 300 series trainset
Overview
Type	Light rail (tramway)
Status	Operational
Locale	Setagaya, Tokyo
Termini	Sangen-Jaya; Shimo-Takaido
Stations	10
Daily ridership	57,000 passengers per day (2013)
Operation
Opened	January 18, 1925
Owner	Tokyu Corporation
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation
Character	Double track
Rolling stock	Tokyu 300 series
Technical
Line length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) Scotch Gauge
Electrification	600 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	40 kilometres per hour (25 mph)
Route map

The Tōkyū Setagaya Line (東急世田谷線, Tōkyū Setagaya-sen) is a light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. It connects Sangen-Jaya to Shimo-Takaido, entirely within Setagaya, Tokyo.

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.

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.

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, although the Enoshima Electric Railway in the Greater Tokyo Area also has similar status.

The line has its own smart card system called Setamaru, which cannot be used on other Tokyu lines. Since March 2007 the PASMO contactless card has also been accepted on the Setagaya and other Tokyu lines.

Stations

All stations are located in Setagaya.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers
SG01	Sangen-Jaya	三軒茶屋	0.0	Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
SG02	Nishi-Taishidō	西太子堂	0.3
SG03	Wakabayashi	若林	0.9
SG04	Shōin-Jinjamae	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	Keiō Line

References

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

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