Keiō Goryō line

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Keiō Goryō line
Former bridge pier
Former bridge pier
Route length: 6.3 km
Gauge : 1372 mm ( Scottish gauge )
Power system : 600 V  =
Dual track : No
Society: Keiō Denki Kidō
Legend
   
 ↔ Keiō line 1925–
            
0.0 Kitano ( 北野 ) 1925–
            
Yokohama line 1908–
            
1.7 Keiō Katakura ( 京 王 片 倉 ) 1931 / 1967–
            
3.2 Yamada ( 山田 ) 1931 / 1967–
            
↔ Keiō Takao Line 1967–
            
↔ Chūō main line 1901–
            
5.1 Musashi-Yokoyama ( 武 蔵 横山 ) 1931–1944
            
← ↓ Musashi Chūō Denki Tetsudō 1929-1939
            
6.3 Tamagoryō-mae ( 多 摩 御 陵 前 ) 1931-1944

The Keiō Goryō Line ( Japanese 京 王 御 陵 線 , Keiō Goryō-sen ) was a railway line in the west of Tokyo Prefecture in Japan . It was in operation from 1931 to 1944 and was a feeder to the Musashi Imperial Cemetery in the area of ​​the city of Hachiōji .

description

The single-track line was 6.3 km long and had a track width of 1372 mm (so-called "Scottish track"). It was electrified with 600 V DC and served five train stations and stops. It was operated by the railway company Keiō Denki Kidō (now Keiō Dentetsu ). The Goryō line, which branched off from the Keiō line in Kitano and led to the Tamagoryō-mae station, was mainly used to transport visitors to the mausoleum of Emperor Taishō . The part of the route between Kitano and Yamada is used today by the Keiō Takao line, which opened in 1967 .

history

Emperor Taishō found his final resting place in the Musashi Imperial Cemetery, established in 1927 . In order to benefit from the subsequent flow of visitors, the railway company Keiō Denki Kidō asked for a concession to build a feeder line and was awarded this on December 13, 1927. It was opened on March 20, 1931. During the week, a train shuttled back and forth between the two terminus stations. On weekends and holidays, there were direct express trains to and from Shinjuku in central Tokyo , competing with the state railroad .

In order to support the rationing measures in the final phase of the Pacific War , the government declared the Goryō Line as "non-urgent" and ordered the cessation of operations on January 21, 1945. As a result, buildings, rails, gravel and most of the electricity pylons were gradually removed in order to use them elsewhere. While weeds overgrown the route, the railway embankment, the bridge piers and individual electricity pylons remained in place for the time being. In the early 1960s, the Keio Group decided to open up the emerging housing estates in the south of Hachiōji with a new railway line. For this purpose, the Goryō line should be partially rebuilt. Although out of service for almost two decades, the section between Yamada and Tamagoryō-mae was not officially closed until November 26, 1964.

List of train stations

Tamagoryō-mae station
Surname km Connecting lines location place
Kitano ( 北野 ) 0.0 Keiō line Coord. Hachiōji
Keiō Katakura ( 京 王 片 倉 ) 1.7 Coord.
Yamada ( 山田 ) 3.2 Coord.
Musashi-Yokoyama ( 武 蔵 横山 ) 5.1 Coord.
Tamagoryō-mae ( 多 摩 御 陵 前 ) 6.3 Coord.

Web links

Commons : Keiō Goryō line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 鉄 道 免 許 状 下 付. In: Official Gazette. National Parliamentary Library , December 16, 1927, accessed February 16, 2020 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ a b Keisuke Imao: 日本 鉄 道 旅行 地 図 帳 (Japan Rail Travel Atlas ) . tape 4 Kantō. Shinchosha, Tokyo 2008, ISBN 978-4-10-790022-7 , pp. 46 .