Tōbu Kiryū Line

Tobu Kiryu Line
Tobu Kiryu Line
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	A 200 series EMU on a Ryomo limited express service on the Kiryu Line in November 2013
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Tobu Railway
Locale	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Ōta; Akagi
Stations	8
History
Opened	May 1911
Technical
Line length	20.3 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	90 km/h (55 mph)
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The Tobu Kiryu Line (東武桐生線, Tōbu Kiryū-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the major private railway operator Tobu Railway. The line is a 20.3 km (12.6 mi) branch off the Isesaki Line at Ōta Station, southbound to Akagi Station.

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(video) Local train on the Tōbu Kiryū Line

Operation[]

All trains stop at all stations on the line, including limited express Ryomo services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo.

Stations[]

All stations are located in Gunma Prefecture. Limited express Ryomo stops at stations marked ● and passes stations marked │.

Name	Japanese	Ryomo	Distance (km)	Between (km)	Transfers	Location
Ōta	太田	●	-	0.0	Tobu Isesaki Line	Ōta
Sammaibashi	三枚橋	│	3.4	3.4
Jiroembashi	治良門橋	│	2.5	5.9
Yabuzuka	藪塚	●	3.8	9.7
Azami	阿左美	│	3.4	13.1		Midori
Shin-kiryū	新桐生	●	1.5	14.6		Kiryū
Aioi	相老	●	2.3	16.9	Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line	Kiryū
Akagi	赤城	●	3.4	20.3	Jōmō Line	Midori

History[]

The Yabuzuka Quarry opened a 610 mm (2 ft) gauge handcar line between Ota and Yabuzuka in 1911 to haul stone blocks.^{[citation needed]} The line was acquired by Tobu in March 1913, rebuilt to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and extended to Aioi on 19 March 1913, operating using steam haulage.^[1] The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC from 1 March 1928, and in March 1932 extended to Akagi.^[1] Freight services ceased in 1996, with the last service running on 25 September.^[1]

References[]

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

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 63, 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links[]

Tobu Railway Kiryu Line information page (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 63, 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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show v t Tobu Railway lines
Main lines	TS Skytree Kameido Daishi TI Isesaki Sano Koizumi Kiryū TN Nikkō Utsunomiya Kinugawa TD Urban Park
Tojo lines	TJ Tojo Ogose
Closed lines	Keishi Line Kumagaya Line Nikkō Tramway Yaita Line
Related lines	Akechidaira Ropeway Yagan Railway
Major stations	Asakusa Funabashi Ikebukuro Kasukabe Kawagoe Kita-Senju Ōmiya Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tōbu Nikkō

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Keikyu	Keikyū Main Airport Daishi Kurihama Zushi
Keio	Keio Keiō New Dōbutsuen Keibajō Sagamihara Takao Inokashira
Keisei	Keisei Main Chiba Chihara Higashi-Narita Kanamachi Oshiage Narita Sky Access
Odakyu	Odawara Enoshima Tama
Seibu	Ikebukuro Sayama Seibu Chichibu Seibu Yūrakuchō Toshima Seibu Shinjuku Haijima Kokubunji Seibu-en Tamagawa Tamako
Sotetsu	Sotetsu Main Izumino Shin-Yokohama
Tobu	Skytree Kameido Daishi Isesaki Sano Koizumi Kiryū Nikkō Kinugawa Utsunomiya Urban Park Tōjō Ogose
Tokyu	Den-en-toshi Ikegami Meguro Oimachi Tokyu Tamagawa Toyoko Kodomonokuni
Other commuter rail lines	Hokusō Kantō Jōsō Ryūgasaki Nagareyama Rinkai Saitama Rapid Shibayama Shin-Keisei Tōyō Rapid Tsukuba Express Minatomirai 21
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Hinterland	Chichibu Main Line Fujikyuko Line
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Public ferries	Tokyo-Wan Ferry Tokyo Cruise Ship Tokyo Mizube Line Keihin Ferry Boat The Port Service (Yokohama)
Major terminals	Rail Akihabara Chiba Hachiōji Ikebukuro Kita-Senju Mito Odawara Ōmiya Ōtemachi Shibuya Shinagawa Shinjuku Tachikawa Tokyo Ueno Yokohama Airports Haneda Narita Chōfu Ibaraki Ports Yokohama Tokyo Heliports Tokyo Heliport Camp Zama
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Construction projects	Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line & Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line
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Tōbu Kiryū Line

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Operation[]

Stations[]

History[]

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References[]

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