Itsukaichi Line
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The Itsukaichi Line (五日市線 Itsukaichi-sen) is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station, in the part of the city of Akiruno that was previously the town of Itsukaichi, with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima. From there, most trains travel further via the Ōme Line tracks to Tachikawa Station, and a few continue from Tachikawa along the Chūō Line to Tokyo Station. The section from Itsukaichi to Haijima is 11.1 km long. The gauge is 1,067 mm. Trains operate on 1,500 V electricity.
Stations
All stations are in Tokyo.
| Name | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haijima | 拝島x | - | 0.0 | JR East: Ōme Line Seibu Railway: Haijima Line | Akishima |
| Kumagawa | 熊川 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Fussa | |
| Higashi-Akiru | 東秋留 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Akiruno | |
| Akigawa | 秋川 | 2.2 | 5.7 | ||
| Musashi-Hikida | 武蔵引田 | 1.5 | 7.2 | ||
| Musashi-Masuko | 武蔵増戸 | 1.3 | 8.5 | ||
| Musashi-Itsukaichi | 武蔵五日市 | 2.6 | 11.1 | ||
An extension, via switchback, operated to Musashi-Iwai Station. It closed to passenger traffic in 1971, and to freight in 1982.
History
Itsukaichi Line was built by The Itsukaichi Railway. In 1930, all of their sections (Tachikawa - Haijima - Musashi-Itsukaichi - Musashi-Iwai) was opened. There were two lines in parallel in Tachikawa - Haijima: The Ōme Electric Railway, Ōme Line of today, and Itsukaichi Railway. In 1940, Itsukaichi Railway was taken over by Nambu Railway and this line became Nambu Railway Itsukaichi Line. In 1944, Nambu Railway was nationalized and this line became JGR Itsukaichi Line. At that time, Tachikawa - Haijima of this line was closed as a non-essential line. But Tachikawa - Musashi-Uenohara and Musahi-Uenohara - Nishi-Tachikawa of former Nambu Railway are still used as link line from southern area of Tachikawa Station used by Chūō Main Line and Nambu Line trains to Nishi-Tachikawa Station on the Ōme Line.
- 24 April 1925: Itsukaichi Railway Makeshift Haijima - Itsukaichi (6.6 mi, 10.62 km) opens. Makeshift Haijima Stop, Higashi-Akiru Station, Nishi-Akiru Station, Masuko Station and Itsukaichi Station open.
- 15 May 1925: Haijima - Makeshift Haijima (0.3 mi, 0.48 km) opens. This line uses Haijima Station of The Ōme Electric Railway and Makeshift Haijima Stop closes.
- 16 May 1925: Masuko Station renamed Musashi-Masuko Station.
- 1 June 1925: Itsukaichi Station renamed Musashi-Itsukaichi Station.
- September 20 1925: Musashi-Itsukaichi - Musashi-Iwai (1.7 mi, 2.74 km) extended and Okuno, Musashi-Iwai Station opens.
- 1 July 1926: Tamagawa Station (freight only) opens.
- 1 April 1930: Distance markers changed from miles to kilometres. (8.6 mi becoming 13.9 km).
- 4 April 1930: New construction of Byōinmae Stop authorized.
- 13 July 1930: Tachikawa - Haijima (8.1 km) extended and Musashi-Uenohara Station, Gouchi Station, Musashi-Fukushima Stop, Minami-Nakagami Station, Miyazawa Stop, Ōgami Stop, Musashi-Tanaka Stop, Minami-Haijima Station open.
- 28 May 1931: Kumagawa Stop opens.
- 29 May 1931: Upgrade of Musashi-Tanaka Stop to station was authorized.
- 30 October 1931: Upgrade of Kumagawa Stop to station authorized.
- 8 December 1931: Musashi-Tanaka - Haijima-Tamagawa section of freight branch (1.6 km) opens. Haijima-Tamagawa Station (freight only) opens and Tamagawa Station is renamed Musashi-Tamagawa Station.
- 3 October 1940: Taken over by Nambu Railway, line becomes Itsukaichi Line. Musashi-Tamagawa Station closes.
- 1 April 1944: Bought and nationalized, line becomes Itsukaichi Line of JGR. All stops upgraded to station status. Byōinmae Stop renamed Musashi-Hikita Station. Musashi-Uenohara Station, Miyazawa Stop, Musashi-Tanaka Station close. Origin of freight branch (Musashi-Tanama - Haijima-Tamagawa) moved to Minami-Haijima Station (+1.4 km). Distance between Musashi-Itsukaichi and Musashi-Iwai shortened by 0.1 km.
- 11 October 1944: Tachikawa - Haijima (8.1 km) of Main Line and Minami-Haijima - Haijima-Tamagawa (3.0 km) of freight branch close. Gouchi Station, Musashi-Fukushima Station, Minami-Nakagami Station, Ōgami Station, Minami-Haijima Station, Haijima-Tamagawa Station close.
- 17 February 1961: Haijima - Musashi-Iwai electrified at 1,500 V DC overhead.
- 1 February 1971: Ōkuno - Musashi-Iwai (0.6 km) of Main Line and Musashi-Iwai Station closes. Passenger service between Musashi-Itsukaichi and Ōkuno ceases and this section becomes a freight branch. CTC installed in all sections.
- 15 November 1982: Musashi-Itsukaichi - Ōkuno section of freight branch (2.1 km) and Ōkuno Station closes. All freight services are discontinued.
- 31 March 1987: Nishi-Akiru Station renamed Akigawa Station.
- 1 April 1987: This Line is inherited by JR East following privatization of JNR.
- 18 March 2007: New E233 series trains enter service.
- 15 March 2008: Semi-automated door operation start all year round using E233 series rolling stock.
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