Tobu Kinugawa Line Explained

Tobu Kinugawa Line
Color:FFA500
Type:Heavy rail
Locale:Tochigi Prefecture
Owner:Tobu Railway
Linelength:16.2km (10.1miles)
Electrification:1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The is a long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

At Shimo-Imaichi Station it connects with the Tobu Nikko Line. At Shin-Fujiwara Station it connects with the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line. Some trains goes beyond the Aizu Kinugawa Line terminus at Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station onto the Aizu Railway Aizu Line.

The line runs surcharged, reserved-seat limited express services from and to Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo.

The whole line is electrified at 1,500 V DC, but it is single tracked except for a double-tracked section at Kinugawa-Onsen Station.

Stations

All stations are located within Nikkō, Tochigi.

No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)SPACIAJRRevaty
Aizu
Revaty
Kinu
SL&DL<br />TaijuOzatoro
Tenbō
Ressha
YUMEGURI
Transfers
Between
stations
Total
下今市-0.0 Tobu Nikko Line
大谷向0.80.8◆<---↕--->  
大桑4.04.8◆<---↕--->  
新高徳2.57.3  
小佐越2.69.9◆<---↕--->  
東武ワールドスクウェア0.710.6  
鬼怒川温泉1.812.4 
鬼怒川公園2.114.5    
新藤原1.716.2   Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line

History

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tobu Kinugawa Line stations adopting the prefix "TN" in orange.[3]

A new station, called Tobu World Square Station, opened between and on 22 July 2017 to serve the nearby Tobu World Square theme park.[4] From this date, Tobu World Square Station was numbered "TN-55", and the station numbers for to were adjusted on 21 April 2017, ahead of the opening.[4]

Future developments

Steam-hauled services

Tobu has leased former JNR Class C11 steam locomotive C11 207 from JR Hokkaido for use on the 12.4 km section of the Kinugawa Line between and stations from 10 August 2017.[5] Turntables will also be installed at and to turn the locomotive in service.[5] A two-stall engine shed is also being constructed for the steam loco at Shimo-Imaichi.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 199. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Book: ja: JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル . JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File. Kōtsū Shimbun . 2008 . Japan . 76. 978-4-330-00608-6.
  3. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time . 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway . ja. 26 May 2015.
  4. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/79c334dda9506eee8dc5a17f5b07168c/170228_3.pdf . ja: 東武鬼怒川線新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」の開業日を7月22日(土)に決定しました!. New Tobu World Square Station on Tobu Kinugawa Line to open on 22 July 2017. 28 February 2017. News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301012720/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/79c334dda9506eee8dc5a17f5b07168c/170228_3.pdf . 1 March 2017 . live . 1 March 2017.
  5. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/7bf111d6f69b03dc6942d94a799be133/170118-2.pdf?date=20170118121622 . ja: 東武鬼怒川線で復活するSL「大樹」の営業運転開始日を2017年8月10日(木)に決定! . "Taiju" steam locomotive on Tobu Kinugawa Line to enter service on Thursday 10 August 2017. 18 January 2017. News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119052934/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/7bf111d6f69b03dc6942d94a799be133/170118-2.pdf?date=20170118121622 . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.