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Tōbu Kiryū Line

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Tobu Kiryu Line

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

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)

Route map

Legend

					Asakusa
					Tobu Isesaki Line
					Tatebayashi
					Isesaki

					Tōbu Koizumi Line
				0.0	TI-18 Ōta

					Isesaki

				3.4	TI-51 Sammaibashi
				5.9	TI-52 Jiroembashi
				9.7	TI-53 Yabuzuka
				13.1	TI-54 Azami
				14.6	TI-55 Shin-Kiryū
					Ryomo

					Watarase Keikoku Line
				16.9	TI-56 Aioi Station
					Jōmō Line


					Kiryū-Kyūjō-Mae

				20.3	TI-57 Akagi

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 LineatŌta Station, southbound to Akagi Station.

(video) Local train on the Tōbu Kiryū Line

Operation[edit]

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

Stations[edit]

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

No.	Name	Japanese	Ryomo	Distance (km)	Between (km)	Transfers	Location
TI18	Ōta	太田	●	-	0.0	Tobu Isesaki Line Tobu Koizumi Line	Ōta
TI51	Sammaibashi	三枚橋	│	3.4	3.4
TI52	Jiroembashi	治良門橋	│	2.5	5.9
TI53	Yabuzuka	藪塚	●	3.8	9.7
TI54	Azami	阿左美	│	3.4	13.1		Midori
TI55	Shin-kiryū	新桐生	●	1.5	14.6		Kiryū
TI56	Aioi	相老	●	2.3	16.9	Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line	Kiryū
TI57	Akagi	赤城	●	3.4	20.3	Jōmō Line	Midori

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

^ ^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. pp. 63, 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōbu Kiryū Line.

Tobu Railway Kiryu Line information page (in Japanese)

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Related lines	Akechidaira Ropeway Yagan Railway
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