Tōbu Koizumi Line

Tobu Koizumi Line
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A Tobu Koizumi Line down train between Tatebayashi and Narushima stations in March 2008
Overview
Native name東武小泉線
OwnerTobu Railway
LocaleGunma Prefecture
Termini
Stations10 total
7 (main branch), 3 (Ota branch)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
Opened12 March 1917
Technical
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The 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

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No. Name Connections Location
TI10 Tatebayashi 館林 Tatebayashi Gunma
TI41 Narushima 成島
TI42 Hon-Nakano 本中野 Ōra
TI43 Shinozuka 篠塚
TI44 Higashi-Koizumi 東小泉 TI Tobu Koizumi Line for Ōta Ōizumi
TI45 Koizumimachi 小泉町
TI46 Nishi-Koizumi 西小泉
The line splits at Higashi-Koizumi.
TI44 Higashi-Koizumi 東小泉 TI Tobu Koizumi Line
(For Tatebayashi/Nishi-Koizumi)
Ōizumi Gunma
TI47 Ryūmai 竜舞 Ōta
TI18 Ōta 太田

Abandoned stations

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History

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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.[citation needed]

The 3 km Sengokugashi Freight Line (仙石河岸貨物線) from Koizumimachi Station to 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

The Nishi-Koizumi to Sengoku freight branch closed in 1976, and freight services ceased on the line in 1996.[citation needed]

References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  • Ryōzō Kawashima (2004). Zenkoku Tetsudo Jijo Daikenkyu. Tōkyō: Sōshisha. ISBN 4-7942-1291-7.
  • Yukiyasu Sugizaki (2000). Ekisha Sai-hakken. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-03675-9.
  • Shunzō Miyawaki (1997). Tetsudo Haisenato o Aruku. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02743-1.
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