Seibu Sayama Line

Seibu Sayama Line
300px Decorated 3000 series EMU at Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station, July 2010
Overview
Native name	西武狭山線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Saitama Prefecture
Termini	Nishi-Tokorozawa Seibu-Kyūjō-mae
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	1929
Owner	Seibu Railway
Technical
Line length	4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)

The Seibu Sayama Line (西武狭山線, Seibu Sayama-sen) is a commuter railway line in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway. The 4.2 km line extends from Nishi-Tokorozawa Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama.

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
SI18	Nishi-Tokorozawa	西所沢	0.0	Seibu Ikebukuro Line	Tokorozawa, Saitama
SI40	Shimo-Yamaguchi	下山口	1.8
SI41	Seibu-Kyūjō-mae	西武球場前	4.2

History

The line and its two stations opened on 1 May 1929, initially electrified at 1,200 V DC. This was raised to 1,500 V DC in 1952.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu Sayama Line stations numbered prefixed with the letters "SI" (part of the Seibu Ikebukuro group of lines).

References

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