| Keiō Takao Line | |
| Native Name: | 京王高尾線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Color: | dd0077 |
| Type: | Commuter rail |
| Locale: | Tokyo |
| Stations: | 7 |
| Owner: | Keio Corporation |
| Stock: | Keio 5000 series Keio 7000 series Keio 8000 series Keio 9000 series |
| Linelength: | [1] |
| Maxincline: | 3.5% |
| Trainprotection: | Keio ATC |
| Electrification: | (overhead catenary) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation. The line connects Kitano Station on the Keio Line, to Takaosanguchi Station, and offers access to Mount Takao at the terminal. It is gauge, electrified at 1,500 V DC. The line originally terminated at Goryōmae to service visitors to the Musashi Imperial Graveyard.
During the daytime, most trains operate through to/from the Shinjuku terminal on the Keio Line.
On the Takao Line, Keio operates six different service types, with trains running through to and from the Keio Main Line.
All stations are in Hachiōji, Tokyo.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) (from Kitano) | Distance (km) (from Shinjuku) | L | R | SeE | E | SpE | MT | Transfers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↑ Through-running to/from the Keio Line towards Shinjuku ↑ | ||||||||||||
| 北野 | 0.0 | 36.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | ||||
| 京王片倉 | 1.7 | 37.8 | ● | ● | ● | ｜ | ● | ｜ | Yokohama Line | |||
| 山田 | 3.2 | 39.3 | ● | ● | ● | ｜ | ● | ｜ | ||||
| めじろ台 | 4.3 | 40.4 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | ||||
| 狭間 | 5.8 | 41.9 | ● | ● | ● | ｜ | ● | ｜ | ||||
| 高尾 | 6.9 | 43.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | Chuo Line (Rapid) | |||
| 高尾山口 | 8.6 | 44.7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
On March 20, 1930, the Keio Electric Tramway opened the Goryō Line, a 6.3 km branch of the Keio Line, electrified at 600 V DC, between Kitano Station and Goryōmae Station. The terminus, Goryōmae, was a gateway for the tomb of Emperor Taishō.
The line had three intermediate stations: Katakura, Yamada, and Yokoyama. Yokoyama Station and Goryōmae Station were renamed Musashi-Yokoyama Station and Tamagoryōmae Station respectively in 1937. The line was single track and had a passing loop at Yokoyama Station. On weekdays, the line operated at 30 or 40 minute intervals, while at weekends it operated through trains to Yotsuya-Shinjuku Station, the Tokyo terminal of Keio at that time, at 20-minute intervals.[3]
The Keio Electric Tramway was merged into Tokyō Kyūko Dentetsu (present-day Tokyu Corporation) in 1944. The new operator suspended operation of the Goryō Line on January 21, 1945, as a "not needed or not pressing" line, which was subject of the collection of metal for the war effort.
In 1948, Keio Teito Electric Railway (present-day Keio Corporation) was established and succeeded the former operation of Keiō Electric Tramway including the suspended Goryō Line.
During the economic boom in the 1960s, Keio decided to build a new line to Mount Takao, utilizing a part of the (effectively closed) Goryō Line. Keio opened the Takao Line on October 1, 1967, electrified at 1,500 V DC and dual track to Takao station. Of the former Goryō Line stations, Katakura Station (newly named Keiō-Katakura Station) and Yamada Station were revived.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.