Keiō Keibajō Line

Keiō Keibajō line
Overview
Native name	京王競馬場線
Owner	Keio Corporation
Locale	Fuchū, Tokyo
Termini	Higashi-Fuchū Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae
Stations	2
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Depot(s)	None
History
Opened	29 April 1955; 68 years ago (1955-04-29)
Technical
Line length	900 m (3,000 ft; 0.56 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	200 m (660 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)[1]

The Keiō Keibajō line (京王競馬場線, Keiō Keibajō-sen) is a railway line in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. It connects Higashi-Fuchū on the Keiō Line and Fuchū-Keiba-Seimon-mae, and services the Tokyo Racecourse as well as the surrounding suburbs.

Services

During weekdays served by two-car local trains goes back and forth between Higashi-Fuchū and Fuchūkeiba-seimommae, while on weekends and holidays (as well as during events at the nearby Tokyo Racecourse) 8-car and 10-car local and express trains are operated through from the Keiō Line.

Stations

No.	Name		Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
			From Higashi-Fuchū	From Shinjuku
	Higashi-Fuchū	東府中	0.0	20.4	Keiō Line	Fuchū, Tokyo
	Fuchūkeiba-seimommae	府中競馬正門前	0.9	21.3

History

The line opened on 29 April 1955 as dual track electrified at 600 VDC.^[1] The voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1963.

References

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