Keio Inokashira Line

Published on : 16/02/2023
by : Joshua

The busy 12.7km Keio Inokashira Line runs from Shibuya Station to Kichijoji Station in Tokyo.

The Keio Inokashira Line is a private railway line in Tokyo part of the Keio Corporation rail network running in western Tokyo.

The 12.7km Keio Inokashira Line runs from Shibuya Station to Kichijoji and transfers to the Keio Line can be made at Meidaimae Station.

Both local (kakueki teisha; 各駅停車) and express trains (kyuko; 急行) run frequently on the Keio Inokashira Line.

Keio Line Stations

History

The original line, then owned by Odakyu started operations in 1933.

Post-war the route was acquired by Keio.

Since 2013 Keio Inokashira Line stations are numbered 01 from Shibuya etc and prefixed "IN".

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