Tōbu Koizumi Line
{{Short description|Railway line of Tobu Railway}}
{{Refimprove|date=May 2017}}
{{No footnotes|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Tobu Koizumi Line
| native_name = 東武小泉線
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = FF0000
| logo = {{TBLS|TI|size=25}}
| image = Tobu Series10000R-11201.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = A Koizumi Line train approaching Narushima Station in May 2025
| type = Commuter rail
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| locale = Gunma Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Tatebayashi|x}}
| end = {{STN|Nishi-Koizumi|x}}/{{STN|Higashi-Koizumi|x}}
| stations = 10 total
7 (main branch), 3 (Ota branch)
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| open = 12 March 1917
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| owner = Tobu Railway
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm}}
| electrification = 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
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The {{nihongo|Tobu Koizumi Line|東武小泉線|Tōbu Koizumi-sen}}, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway, connects Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi, Gunma to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in Ōizumi, Gunma as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in Ōta, Gunma Japan.
Stations
| class=wikitable |
| No.
! colspan=2 | Name ! align="center" | Connections ! align="center" colspan=2 | Location |
|---|
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|10|size=40}}
| {{STN|Tatebayashi|x}} | 館林 | {{Plainlist|
}} | rowspan=2 | Tatebayashi | rowspan=7 | Gunma |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|41|size=40}}
| {{STN|Narushima|x|Gunma}} | 成島 | |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|42|size=40}}
| {{STN|Hon-Nakano|x}} | 本中野 | | rowspan=2 | Ōra |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|43|size=40}}
| {{STN|Shinozuka|x}} | 篠塚 | |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|44|size=40}}
| {{STN|Higashi-Koizumi|x}} | 東小泉 | {{TBLS|TI}} Tobu Koizumi Line for {{STN|Ōta|x|Gunma}} | rowspan=3 | Ōizumi |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|45|size=40}}
| {{STN|Koizumimachi|x}} | 小泉町 | |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|46|size=40}}
| {{STN|Nishi-Koizumi|x}} | 西小泉 | |
| colspan="5"|The line splits at Higashi-Koizumi. |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|44|size=40}}
| {{STN|Higashi-Koizumi|x}} | 東小泉 | {{TBLS|TI}} Tobu Koizumi Line | rowspan=1 | Ōizumi | rowspan=3 | Gunma |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|47|size=40}}
| {{STN|Ryūmai|x}} | 竜舞 | | rowspan=2 | Ōta |
| style="text-align: left"| {{TBSN|TI|18|size=40}}
| {{STN|Ōta|x|Gunma}} | 太田 | {{Plainlist|
}} |
Abandoned stations
- {{ill|Shin-Koizumi Station|jp|新小泉駅|vertical-align=sup}} - {{ill|Sengokugashi Station|jp|仙石河岸駅|vertical-align=sup}}
- Kobugannon Station (between Higashi-Koizumi Station and Shinozuka Station)
- Mujinazuka Station (between Narushima Station and Hon-Nakano Station)
History
The first section of the line from Tatebayashi Station to Koizumimachi Station was opened for passenger service on March 12, 1917, operated by the Chūgen Railway, which was purchased by Tobu Railway company in 1937.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
The 3 km {{nihongo|Sengokugashi Freight Line|仙石河岸貨物線}} from Koizumimachi Station to {{nihongo|Sengokugashi Station|仙石河岸駅}} opened on April 13, 1939, as a freight-only branch line. Passenger services as far as Nishi-Koizumi commenced in 1941.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
In 1941, Higashi-Koizumi Station to Ōta Station section opened on June 1, 1941, to service the Nakajima Aircraft Company Ōta and Koizumi plants. The lines were electrified in 1943.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
The Nishi-Koizumi to Sengoku freight branch closed in 1976, and freight services ceased on the line in 1996.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- {{cite book| title=Zenkoku Tetsudo Jijo Daikenkyu| isbn=4-7942-1291-7| author=Ryōzō Kawashima| location=Tōkyō| publisher=Sōshisha| year=2004}}
- {{cite book| title=Ekisha Sai-hakken| isbn=4-533-03675-9| author=Yukiyasu Sugizaki| location=Tōkyō| publisher=JTB| year=2000}}
- {{cite book| title=Tetsudo Haisenato o Aruku| isbn=4-533-02743-1| author=Shunzō Miyawaki| location=Tōkyō| publisher=JTB| year=1997}}
External links
- [http://www.tobu.co.jp/history/fhistory03.html History of Tobu Railway] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Lines of Tobu Railway
Category:Rail transport in Gunma Prefecture