Seibu Yamaguchi Line

The Yamaguchi Line (山口線, Yamaguchi-sen) of Seibu Railway is a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) manually-driven rubber-tyred people mover that runs between Tamako in Higashimurayama, Tokyo and Seibukyūjō-mae in Tokorozawa, Saitama in Japan. The line has an official nickname Leo Liner, after 'Leo', the hero of Kimba the White Lion, who is also the mascot of Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team. The line is the only people mover that is operated by one of Japan's major private railway companies.

Seibu Yamaguchi Line
Leo Liner
Overview
Native name	山口線
Termini	Tamako Seibukyūjō-mae
Stations	3
Service
Type	People mover
System	Seibu Railway
Rolling stock	3 Seibu 8500 series EMUs
History
Opened	1950 (1950)
Technical
Line length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,700 mm (5 ft 7 in)
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Route map Legend 0.0 SY01 Tamako Tokyo Saitama Prefecture 0.3 SY02 Seibuen-yūenchi Higashi-Nakamine signal field Yamaguchi Depot 2.8 SY03 Seibukyūjō-mae This diagram: view talk edit

History

In 1950, the predecessor of the line opened as an attraction ride called Fantasy Train (おとぎ列車, Otogi Ressha), running through the amusement area developed by Seibu Railway and its allies. Battery-powered locomotives were used at the time, running on 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge track. In 1952, it legally became a train line, with the official name Seibu Yamaguchi Line. In 1984, the steam and battery powered railway closed, The next year, the new people mover line opened, mostly along the same route.

Stations and service

All trains stop at all stations.

No.	Station name	Japanese	Transfers	Nearest facilities	Location
SY01	Tamako	多摩湖	Seibu Tamako Line	Seibuen Golf Course,[Note 1] Seibuen Keirin Course,[1][Note 1] Tama Lake (Murayama Reservoir)	Higashimurayama, Tokyo
SY02	Seibuen-yūenchi	西武園ゆうえんち		Seibuen Amusement Park	Tokorozawa, Saitama
SY03	Seibukyūjō-mae	西武球場前	Seibu Sayama Line	Seibu Dome, Sayama Lakeside Cemetery, Sayama Ski Resort, Seibu Dome Tennis Court, "Unesco Village" (Lily Park)[2]

1. Seibuen Station on Seibu Seibuen Line is closer.

References

1. 西武園競輪場オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese).
2. "(untitled)". Seibu Group. Archived from the original on February 21, 2007.

External links

• see middle Shinjuku Line - Yamaguchi Line station listing (in Japanese)
• Yamaguchi Line (red) in middle left of pdf Map (in Japanese)