Seibu Chichibu Line


The Seibu Chichibu Line is a railway line in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway. It is an extension of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and connects Agano Station and Seibu-Chichibu Station.

Stations

Abbreviations here are for the table below and are not formally used.
Local Stops at all stations.
S-Train Morning and evening reserved-seat services between and via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Lines on weekends.
Limited Express : Trains named Chichibu, from Ikebukuro to Seibu-Chichibu, with supplementary limited express charge.
Despite the Seibu Chichibu Line only spanning Agano to Seibu-Chichibu, all trains operate through service to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line via Agano Station until at least Hannō Station.
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History

The entire line was opened on October 14, 1969, after over two years of construction, considerably shortening the travel time between Chichibu and Tokyo. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1989, a connection opened to the Chichibu Railway's Chichibu Main Line, and through service began. On March 28, 1996, freight services between Higashi-Yokoze freight terminal and Shin-Akitsu ceased. On March 12, 2003, "wanman" driver only operation began. Until March 8, 2020 there were two Rapid Express round trips from bound for and.