Operation
All services on this line operate as all-stations "Local" (普通列車, futsū-ressha?) services, and this line is run mainly as a shuttle service between Hagiyama and Kokubunji stations. The journey takes 7 minutes and is served by two trains running back and forth every 10 minutes between these stations (although services after 10 p.m. are less frequent). The line is single track and except at Hitotsubashi-Gakuen station, Hagiyama station, and a passing place located between Kokubunji and Hitotsubashi-Gakuen stations. Routinely, the services in operation pass each other at Hitotsubashi-Gakuen station, with the first train waiting for the service in the opposite direction to clear the next section of track .
At peak times, a third train is also used on this track section, which usually operates as a through train to/from Seibu-Yūenchi station. This train will pass other services between Kokubunji and Hitotsubashi-Gakuen stations, and at Hitotsubashi-Gakuen station. These additional trains are stored in sidings to the north of Hagiyama station.
Other trains on the Seibu-Yūenchi to Hagiyama section operate as Seibu Shinjuku Line services, which continue past Hagiyama, terminating at Kodaira Station. These services are timed to connect with Kokubunji-bound trains at Hagiyama. At least one Seibu Tamako Line train per hour in both directions operates the full journey between Kokubunji and Seibu Yūenchi. At peak times, some services from Seibu-Yūenchi are coupled at Hagiyama station to trains from Haijima forming Seibu Shinjuku Line express trains to Seibu-Shinjuku.
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