Okutama Railway - Okutama Railway

...It was originally built by the Ome Railway (later the Ome Electric Railway) as a railway line from Tachikawa to Ome, and began operations in November 1894. It was later extended to Ontake. The section between Ontake and Hikawa (now Okutama) was also built by the Okutama Railway, but in 1944 the government acquired it and renamed the section between Tachikawa and Hikawa the Ome Line. With the Chichibu-Tama National Park nearby, the area is bustling with tourists in spring and autumn, but in recent years the area along the line has rapidly become a commuter town for Tokyo, and direct trains are now operated from Ome to Tokyo Station. ...

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Okutama Railway are explained below.

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…はじめ立川から青梅に至る鉄道として青梅鉄道(のちの青梅電気鉄道)が建設し，1894年11月営業を開始し，のち御嶽まで延長された。また，御嶽～氷川(現，奥多摩)間は奥多摩鉄道が建設していたが，1944年政府が買収し，立川～氷川間を青梅線と改称した。秩父多摩国立公園を控え，春秋には行楽客でにぎわうが，近年，沿線は東京のベッドタウン化が著しく，青梅からは東京駅へ直通電車も運転されている。…

※「奥多摩鉄道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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