The Den-en-toshi Line (田園都市線, Den'entoshi-sen, "Garden City Line") is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of Chūō-Rinkan, to a major railway junction of western downtown Tokyo, Shibuya. At Shibuya, nearly all the trains continue on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line.

Den-en-Toshi Line
DT
A Tokyu 2020 series EMU in May 2018
Overview
Native name田園都市線
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleKantō Region
Termini
Stations27
Color on map  Green (#20A288)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)Nagatsuta
Daily ridership1,274,503 daily (2017)[1]
History
Opened11 October 1963; 61 years ago (11 October 1963)
Technical
Line length31.5 km (19.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

km
Minami-kurihashi
Kuki JU
Oshiage
0.0
Shibuya JAJSJYDTTY
1.9
Ikejiri-ōhashi
3.3
Sangen-jaya SG
4.8
Komazawa-daigaku
6.3
Sakura-shimmachi
7.6
Yōga
9.4
Futako-tamagawa OM
10.1
Futako-shinchi
10.7
Takatsu
11.4
Mizonokuchi OM
Few Ōimachi Line trains through
for Saginuma or Chūō-rinkan
12.2
Kajigaya
Oimachi Line Kajigaya depot
13.7
Miyazakidai
14.7
Miyamaedaira
Saginuma depot
Tokyo Metro Saginuma depot
15.7
Saginuma
17.1
Tama-plaza
18.2
Azamino
19.3
Eda
20.6
Ichigao
Yokohama Aoba interchange
22.1
Fujigaoka
23.1
Aobadai
24.5
Tana
Onda River
25.6
Nagatsuta JHKD
Nagatsuta depot
26.8
Tsukushino
28.0
Suzukakedai
29.2
Minami-machida
Grandberry Park
30.3
Tsukimino
31.5
Chūō-rinkan OE
Denentoshi line crossing Tama River, south of Futako-Tamagawa Station

The line's color on maps and station guides is green, and stations carry the prefix "DT" followed by a number.[2]

History

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Den-en-toshi Line was built underneath the road where the original Tamagawa Interurban Line ran

Prewar predecessors

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On March 6, 1907, the Tamagawa Electric Railway (玉川電気鉄道, Tamagawa Denki Tetsudō, "Tamaden") opened the first section of an interurban line between Shibuya and what is now Futako-Tamagawa, using 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge.[3] The line was called the Tamagawa Line (玉川線) and is not to be confused with today's Tokyu Tamagawa Line (東急多摩川線). The branch from Sangen-Jaya Station opened on January 18, 1925.

Tama Den-En-Toshi Plan

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In 1953, Tokyu Group president Keita Gotō unveiled a "new town" planning scheme called the South-Western Area Development Plan. He envisioned new railway line and freeway and large, clean houses for commuters working in Tokyo.[4] The railway line would become the Tama Den-En-Toshi Line and the expressway the Tōmei Expressway. The parts of the new line completely overlaps the Tamagawa Line and the project is known as the Shin-Tamagawa Line or "New Tamagawa Line" which runs in an underground alignment under the old interurban line. The Tamagawa Line was closed in 1969 in anticipation for the opening of the Shin-Tamagawa Line, with the remaining branch line of the Tamagawa Electric Railway split off into the present Tokyu Setagaya Line. The underground Shin-Tamagawa Line opened a few years later in 1977, completely replacing the closed interurban line. Upon opening it was treated as a separate line from the Ōimachi Line connecting to said line at Futako-Tamagawa.[citation needed]

Development of the line

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In 2000, Tama Den-En-Toshi Line as depicted today was created by merging the Shin-Tamagawa Line and the section of the Ōimachi Line west of Futako-Tamagawa.[citation needed] Trains through servicing into the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line was extended beyond Suitengūmae into Isesaki Line and Nikkō Line of Tobu Railway on March 19, 2003.[4]

Tokyu has expanded the line to four tracks from Futako-Tamagawa to Mizonokuchi; most trains of the Ōimachi line run through this section to Mizonokuchi, with some local trains making the intermediate stops. This service began in June 2009, postponed from fiscal 2007. Ōimachi line trains, which are 5- or 7-car sets, will then run between Ōimachi and Mizonokuchi.[5]

Operation

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Nearly all trains on the Den-en-toshi Line are operated through to/from the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line using Tokyu, Tokyo Metro, and Tobu Railway 10-car EMUs. Around half of them continue beyond Oshiage, the terminus of the Hanzomon Line, to the Tobu Skytree Line (Kita-Koshigaya Station, Kita-Kasukabe Station and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station), Tobu Isesaki Line (Kuki Station), and Tōbu Nikkō Line (Minami-Kurihashi Station).[6] At rush hour, an inbound train arrives as frequently as every 2 minutes 10 seconds.

Service types

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The following three types of service are operated on the line.[6]

  Local (各駅停車, Kakueki-teisha) (L)
Stops at all stations. Eight services per hour in each direction during the daytime. Two of eight are not through service to the Hanzōmon Line.
  Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū) (SE)
In the morning rush hour, all limited-stop services are semi-express.
In the daytime, two services are operated per hour in each direction and connect to a local train at Shibuya (outbound only), Saginuma and Nagatsuta (inbound only).
  Express (急行, Kyūkō) (Ex)
Not operated in morning rush hour. In the daytime, six services are operated per hour in each direction and two of six is through to the Ōimachi Line. Most express connect to a local train at Sangen-jaya (inbound only), Futako-tamagawa (outbound and through service to the Ōimachi Line), Saginuma and Nagatsuta.

Through trains to Ōimachi Line

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On weekends, two seven-car express trains per days are operated to/from Ōimachi and Nagatsuta. Also, a few trains are operated through to/from the Tōkyū Ōimachi Line to utilize forwardings to/from Saginuma depot, up to Ōimachi in the mornings, and down to Saginuma in the late evenings. These formations are 7-car sets, unlike the 10-car trains normally used on the line. A few express trains during the holidays also serve from Chūō-Rinkan in the mornings, down in the evenings.[citation needed]

Stations

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No. Name Japanese Distance (km) L SE Ex Transfers Location
Through-services to/from Kuki via the Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon LineTS Tobu Skytree Line and TITobu Isesaki Line

↑ ↑ Through-services to/from Minami-kurihashi via the Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, TS Tobu Skytree Line & TN Tōbu Nikkō Line

DT01 Shibuya 渋谷 0.0 O O O Shibuya Tokyo
DT02 Ikejiri-ōhashi 池尻大橋 1.9 O O |   Setagaya
DT03 Sangen-jaya 三軒茶屋 3.3 O O O SG Tōkyū Setagaya Line
DT04 Komazawa-daigaku 駒沢大学 4.8 O O |  
DT05 Sakura-shimmachi 桜新町 6.3 O O |  
DT06 Yōga 用賀 7.6 O O |  
DT07 Futako-tamagawa 二子玉川 9.4 O O O OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
DT08 Futako-shinchi 二子新地 10.1 O | |   Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
DT09 Takatsu 高津 10.7 O | |  
DT10 Mizonokuchi 溝の口 11.4 O O O
DT11 Kajigaya 梶が谷 12.2 O | |  
DT12 Miyazakidai 宮崎台 13.7 O | |   Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki
DT13 Miyamaedaira 宮前平 14.7 O | |  
DT14 Saginuma 鷺沼 15.7 O O O  
DT15 Tama-plaza たまプラーザ 17.1 O O O   Aoba-ku, Yokohama
DT16 Azamino あざみ野 18.2 O O O   Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
DT17 Eda 江田 19.3 O | |  
DT18 Ichigao 市が尾 20.6 O | |  
DT19 Fujigaoka 藤が丘 22.1 O | |  
DT20 Aobadai 青葉台 23.1 O O O  
DT21 Tana 田奈 24.5 O | |  
DT22 Nagatsuta 長津田 25.6 O O O Midori-ku, Yokohama
DT23 Tsukushino つくし野 26.8 O O |   Machida Tokyo
DT24 Suzukakedai すずかけ台 28.0 O O |  
DT25 Minami-machida Grandberry Park 南町田グランベリーパーク 29.2 O O O  
DT26 Tsukimino つきみ野 30.3 O O |   Yamato Kanagawa
DT27 Chūō-rinkan 中央林間 31.5 O O O   Odakyu Enoshima Line

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The transfer between the Hanzomon Line and the Ginza Line at Shibuya is an out-of-system transfer since they are separate stations. Due to the distance between the two stations, transfers between the two lines are announced at Omotesandō.

Rolling stock

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Current

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Former

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 boardings and deboardings | Tokyu Corporation". Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "各駅・沿線情報" [Routes: Tokyu Corporation]. Tokyu Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "写真・図版(6枚目)| いまとはまるで違う56年前の「二子玉川」 世田谷南西部を支えた路面電車「玉電」と「砧線」〈AERA〉" [Photos and illustrations: "Futako Tamagawa" 56 years ago, completely different from today Trams "Tamaden" and "Kinuta Line" that ran in the southwestern part of Setagaya]. AERA dot. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "年譜 |東急電鉄". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. ^ "3月28日 大井町線の急行運転を開始。田園都市線の混雑緩和をめざします。" [March 28 Express service on the Oimachi Line begins. We aim to alleviate congestion on the Den-en-toshi Line.]. tokyu.co.jp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Den-en-toshi Line Chuo-Rinkan Timetable | Tokyu Corporation". transfer.navitime.biz. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^ Ueshin, Daisuke (17 March 2017). 東急田園都市線2020系、新型車両は「これまでにない新しさ」2018年春導入へ [New Tokyu Denentoshi Line 2020 series trains to be introduced in spring 2018]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ さようなら東急8500系! 最後の8637編成が引退 「これまでのご愛顧に感謝」 [Goodbye, Tokyu 8500 series! The set, 8637, has been retired]. Traffic News (in Japanese). 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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