Chichibu Main Line

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Chichibu Main Line
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A Chichibu Railway 7500 series EMU on the Chichibu Main Line in May 2011
Overview
Native name秩父本線
OwnerCTK logomark 2019.svg Chichibu Railway
LocaleSaitama Prefecture
TerminiHanyū
Mitsumineguchi
Stations36
Service
Depot(s)Hirosegawara
History
Opened7 October 1901
Technical
Line length71.7 km (44.6 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius149 m
Operating speed85 km/h (55 mph)

The Chichibu Main Line (秩父本線, Chichibu-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, owned by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway, linking Hanyū and Mitsumineguchi, both in Saitama Prefecture.

Outside and inside a Chichibu Main Line train near Bushū-Nakagawa Station, 2019

Stations[]

Station Japanese Distance (km) Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line Chichibuji
Express 		SL Paleo Express Transfer Location
Between
Stations 		Total
Hanyū 羽生 - 0.0     ○   Tōbu Isesaki Line Hanyū
Nishi-Hanyū 西羽生 1.2 1.2     |    
Shingō 新郷 1.4 2.6     |    
Bushū-Araki 武州荒木 2.2 4.8     |     Gyōda
Higashi-Gyōda 東行田 2.5 7.3     |    
Gyōdashi 行田市 1.0 8.3     ○    
Mochida 持田 1.8 10.1     |    
Socio Distribution Center ソシオ流通センター 1.5 11.6     |     Kumagaya
Kumagaya 熊谷 3.3 14.9     ● ●
  • Joetsu Shinkansen
  • Hokuriku Shinkansen
  • Takasaki Line
  • Shonan-Shinjuku Line
  • Ueno-Tokyo Line
Kami-Kumagaya 上熊谷 0.9 15.8     | |  
Ishiwara 石原 1.2 17.0     | |  
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori ひろせ野鳥の森 1.5 18.5     | |  
Ōasō 大麻生 1.3 20.3     | |  
Aketo 明戸 2.6 22.9     | |   Fukaya
Takekawa 武川 1.9 24.8     ● ● Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri Freight Line
Nagata 永田 2.3 27.1     | |  
Fukaya Hanazono ふかや花園 1.1 28.2      
Omaeda 小前田 2.3 30.5     | |  
Sakurazawa 桜沢 1.4 31.9     | |   Yorii, Ōsato District
Yorii 寄居 1.9 33.8     ● ● Hachikō Line
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Hagure 波久礼 3.9 37.7     | ▼  
Higuchi 樋口 4.4 42.1     | |   Nagatoro, Chichibu District
Nogami 野上 2.6 44.7     ● |  
Nagatoro 長瀞 1.8 46.5 ●   ● ●  
Kami-Nagatoro 上長瀞 1.1 47.6 ● Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | |  
Oyahana 親鼻 1.6 49.2 ● | |   Minano, Chichibu District
Minano 皆野 1.6 50.8 ● ● ●  
Wadō-Kuroya 和銅黒谷 2.6 53.4 ● | |   Chichibu
Ōnohara 大野原 3.2 56.6 ● | |  
Chichibu 秩父 2.4 59.0 ● ● ●  
Ohanabatake 御花畑 0.7 59.7 ● ● ● Seibu Chichibu Line (Seibu-Chichibu)
Kagemori 影森 2.7 62.4 Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) ● ● |  
Urayamaguchi 浦山口 1.4 63.8 ● | |  
Bushū-Nakagawa 武州中川 2.4 66.2 ● | |  
Bushū-Hino 武州日野 1.5 67.7 ● | |  
Shiroku 白久 2.7 70.4 ● | |  
Mitsumineguchi 三峰口 1.3 71.7 ● ● ●  
Legend
  • ● - All trains stop
  • ○ - Some trains stop
  • ▲ - Some trains pass
  • ▼ - Trains make seasonal stops
  • | - All trains pass

Rolling stock[]

As of 1 April 2016, the Chichibu Railway operates the following fleet of rolling stock on the line.[1]

  • 5000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Toei 6000 series) (since 1999)
  • 6000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Seibu 101 series) (since March 2006)
  • 7000 series 3-car EMUs x2 (formerly Tokyu 8500 series) (since March 2009)
  • 7500 series 3-car EMUs x7 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since March 2010)
  • 7800 series 2-car EMUs x4 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since 16 March 2013)
  • Class C58 steam locomotive (No. C58 363 for Paleo Express)
  • Four 12 series passenger coaches for Paleo Express (OHaFu 12-101 and 102, OHa 12-111 and 112)
  • DeKi 100 electric locomotives (x6)
  • DeKi 200 electric locomotive (x1)
  • DeKi 300 electric locomotives (x3)
  • DeKi 500 electric locomotives (x7)

  • 5000 series EMU set 5003 in June 2011

  • A 6000 series EMU on a Chichibuji express service

  • 7000 series EMU set 7001 in October 2018

  • 7500 series EMU set 7504 in October 2018

  • 7800 series EMU set 7801 in June 2013

  • SL Paleo Express

  • DeKi 102

  • DeKi 201

  • DeKi 301

  • DeKi 507

Rolling stock previously used[]

  • 300 series 2-car EMUs (from 1959 until October 1992)
  • 500 series 2-car EMUs (from 1957 until March 1992)
  • 800 series 2-car EMUs (formerly ) (from 1979 until 1990)
  • 1000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly JNR 101 series) (from 1986 until March 2014)[2]
  • 2000 series 4-car EMUs (formerly Tokyu 7000 series) (from 1991 until 2000)
  • 3000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly JR East 165 series) (from 1992 until December 2006)
  • 43 series passenger coaches (for Paleo Express)

  • A 300 series EMU in 1989

  • A 500 series EMU in 1984

  • An 800 series EMU in 1989

  • A 1000 series EMU in 2008

  • A 2000 series EMU in 1992

  • A 3000 series EMU in 2006

History[]

The Jōbu Railway (上武鉄道) opened the section between Kumagaya and Yorii on 7 October 1901 operated by the use of steam haulage.[3] The line was extended in stages, reaching Chichibu in 1914. The line was electrified at 1,200 V DC on 15 March 1918.[3] On 1 August 1922, the Chichibu Railway acquired the Hokubu Railway (北武鉄道) operating between Hanyū and Kumagaya.[3] The line reached Mitsumineguchi in 1930.

From 1 February 1952, The line voltage was raised to 1,500 V DC.[3]

Former connecting lines[]

References[]

  1. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  2. ^ 秩父鉄道「さよなら1003号貸切運転・撮影会ツアー」開催 [Chichibu Railway organizes "Farewell 1003 charter train and photographic tour"]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 361. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2014. p. 74.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (October 2003). 私鉄廃線25年 [25 Years of Abandoned Private Railways]. Japan: JTB Can Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 4-533-04958-3.

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