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The Keiō Dōbutsuen line (京王動物園線, Keiō Dōbutsuen-sen) is a railway line in Hino, Tokyo, Japan, owned by the Keio Corporation, which connects Takahatafudō on the Keiō Main Line and Tama-Dōbutsukōen (for Tama Zoo and the Keio Rail-Land railway amusement park).

It is a single track of 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge. The line is electrified at 1,500 V DC.

Stations

No Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Takahatafudō 高幡不動 0.0 Keiō Line (KO29)
Tama Toshi Monorail Line (TT05)
Hino, Tokyo
Tama-dōbutsukōen 多摩動物公園 2.0 Tama Toshi Monorail Line (TT07)

History

The line opened on 29 April 1964.[1]

"Wanman" one-person operation started in 2000.[2]

The line experienced a drop in ridership numbers following the closure of the Tama Tech theme park in 2009.[3]

In 2011, operation changed from 6000 series to the 7000 series trainsets.[4]

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 204–205. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "京王ハ ン ド ブック 2 0 2 1" [Keio Handbook 2021] (PDF). keio.co.jp (in Japanese). 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "多摩テック 48年間のご愛顧ありがとうございました" [Tama Tech Thank you for your patronage for 48 years]. tamatech.jp. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "京王7000系7801編成が「TAMA%20ZOO%20TRAIN」に". Japan Railfan Magazine Online. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.