Tokyu Tamagawa Line Shibuya Tram Terminal of Years Ago

[bill937ca]

Recently this Twitter post of Shibyua gave me a new understanding of the layout years ago.

 

https://twitter.com/mb3058/status/557174796945850369

 

There is the old Keio Inokashira  line terminal on the left, the depressed TokyuTamagawa tram line terminal in the center and the Ginza line on the right.  The tram line closed 11 May 1969. upon this construction of the Tokyu Den - en - toshi Line began and today this one of the busiest rail lines in Tokyo with congestion rate slowly dropping from a high of 226 in 1980.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E6%80%A5%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%92%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E7%B7%9A

 

Tamagawa Line

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E6%80%A5%E7%8E%89%E5%B7%9D%E7%B7%9A

 

A couple of poor quality videos.

 

 

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x58gomg

More photos:

 

https://umemado.blogspot.ca/2010/08/blog-post_27.html

 

The Tokyu Setagaya Line is a former branch of Tokyu Tamagawa line

Edited May 20, 2017 by bill937ca

[railsquid]

Recently this Twitter post of Shibyua gave me a new understanding of the layout years ago.

 

https://twitter.com/mb3058/status/557174796945850369

 

There is the old Tokyu Toyoko line terminal on the left, the depressed TokyuTamagawa tram line terminal in the center and the Ginza line on the right.  The tram line closed 11 May 1969. upon this construction of the Tokyu Den - en - toshi Line began and today this one of the busiest rail lines in Tokyo with congestion rate slowly dropping from a high of 226 in 1980.

 

Mmmh, the station on the left is the Keio Inogashira Line one; the Toyoko line terminus would be to the right, on the other side of the station behind the Yamanote line tracks (picture is looking roughly east).

 

FWIW the location of the Tamagawa line terminal is occupied by the covered connecting bridge between the Tokyu department store/JR station and the Keio station; street view from the underside: https://goo.gl/maps/dVR3T7hSViN2

[bill937ca]

Mmmh, the station on the left is the Keio Inogashira Line one; the Toyoko line terminus would be to the right, on the other side of the station behind the Yamanote line tracks (picture is looking roughly east).

 

FWIW the location of the Tamagawa line terminal is occupied by the covered connecting bridge between the Tokyu department store/JR station and the Keio station; street view from the underside: https://goo.gl/maps/dVR3T7hSViN2

 

Thanks!  Original post corrected.

[bikkuri bahn]

For a while back in the 70's the space where the Tamagawa Line terminal tracks lay was paved over and I believe used as a bus terminal/turnaround, perhaps as a stopgap before the Den'en Toshi Line opened as far as Shibuya.

Edited May 22, 2017 by bikkuri bahn

[kvp]

Found something interesting:

 

[velotrain]

Bill -

 

What is congestion rate and how is it calculated?

> "today this one of the busiest rail lines in Tokyo with congestion rate slowly dropping from a high of 226 in 1980."

 

Charles

[bikkuri bahn]

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What is congestion rate and how is it calculated?

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Guide to rush hour congestion rates

How crowded are Tokyo’s trains during the morning rush hour?

The transport ministry has a list of congestion rates that explains what it’s like to ride those jam-packed trains.

100 percent — People still have enough personal space and are able to take a seat or stand while holding onto the straps or hand rails.

150 percent— It’s a little more crowded but still roomy enough to read a newspaper. At 180 percent, newspapers must be folded to read.

200 percent — At double the capacity, passengers are squashed against each other in each compartment but can somehow manage to read small magazines.

250 percent — Passengers are like sardines, unable to move and swaying to and fro at the mercy of the train.

According to a transport ministry official, the average congestion rate for a Tokyo rush-hour train was 164 percent in fiscal 2015, down from 203 percent in fiscal 1990. But that’s still a lot higher than Osaka and Nagoya, which averaged 124 percent and 134 percent, respectively, in fiscal 2015.

 

source:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/06/national/tokyo-plans-new-effort-ease-crowding-rush-hour-trains/