Seibu Yamaguchi Line

Seibu Yamaguchi Line
Leo Liner
Overview
Other name(s)	Leo Liner
Native name	山口線
Termini	Tamako Seibukyūjō-mae
Stations	3
Service
Type	People mover
System	Seibu Railway
Operator(s)	Seibu Railway
Rolling stock	3 Seibu 8500 series EMUs
History
Opened	1950 (1950)
Reopened	1985-04-25 (as People Mover)
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
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map Legend 0.0 SY01 Tamako Tokyo Saitama Prefecture 0.3 SY02 Seibuen-yūenchi 1.0 Higashi-Nakamine signal field[ja] Yamaguchi Depot 2.8 SY03 Seibukyūjō-mae This diagram: view talk edit

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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.