Tōbu Kiryū Line

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.

(video) Local train on the Tōbu Kiryū 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)
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

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 │.

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
TI57	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]

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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

1. 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

• Tobu Railway Kiryu Line information page (in Japanese)