Tōbu Koizumi Line Explained

Tobu Koizumi Line
Native Name:東武小泉線
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:FF0000
Type:Commuter rail
Locale:Gunma Prefecture
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Stations:10 total
7 (main branch), 3 (Ota branch)
Open:12 March 1917
Owner:Tobu Railway
Electrification:1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway, connects Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi, Gunma to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in Ōizumi, Gunma as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in Ōta, Gunma Japan.

Stations

No.NameConnectionsLocation
館林TatebayashiGunma
成島
本中野Ōra
篠塚
東小泉 Tobu Koizumi Line for Ōizumi
小泉町
西小泉
The line splits at Higashi-Koizumi.
東小泉 Tobu Koizumi Line
(For Tatebayashi/Nishi-Koizumi)
ŌizumiGunma
竜舞Ōta
太田

Abandoned stations

History

The first section of the line from Tatebayashi Station to Koizumimachi Station was opened for passenger service on March 12, 1917, operated by the Chūgen Railway, which was purchased by Tobu Railway company in 1937.

The 3 km from Koizumimachi Station to opened on April 13, 1939, as a freight-only branch line. Passenger services as far as Nishi-Koizumi commenced in 1941.

In 1941, Higashi-Koizumi Station to Ōta Station section opened on June 1, 1941, to service the Nakajima Aircraft Company Ōta and Koizumi plants. The lines were electrified in 1943.

The Nishi-Koizumi to Sengoku freight branch closed in 1976, and freight services ceased on the line in 1996.

References

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

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