was a railway company located in Koizumi-machi (currently Oizumi), Oura district, Gunma prefecture in Japan. The company was founded on April 5, 1913, and purchased by Tobu Railway in 1937.

History

Chūgen Railway began to operate the railway line between Koizumimachi (currently Oizumi) and

Tatebayashi 250px, Tsutsujigaoka Koen, or Azalea Park in Tatebayashi is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 75,442 in 33,589 households, and a population density of 1200 people per km². The total area of t ...

on March 12, 1917. It changed its name to in 1922, and it was purchased by Tobu Railway in 1937. Since then Tobu Railway has operated the line as the

Koizumi Line is a Japanese family name. It may describe one of several Koizumi railway stations. It can refer to a number of people, including the following members of the prominent Koizumi family: *, former prime minister of Japan *, a second-generation D ...

Stations

Chūgen Railway (Jōshū Railway) had seven stations:

Koizumimachi Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōizumi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-45". Lines Koizumimachi Station is served by the Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is located 11.9 kilometer ...

(小泉町駅), Kobugannon Station (瘤観音駅),

Shinozuka Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōra, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-43". Lines Shinozuka Station is served by the Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is located 9.2 kilometers from ...

(篠塚駅),

Hon-Nakano Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōra, Gunma is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,267 in 10,382 households, and a population density of 840 persons per km². The total area ...

(本中野駅),

Mujinazuka Station was a railway station on the Koizumi Line in Ōra, Ōra District, Gunma, Japan, which was operated by the private railway A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a ...

(貉塚駅), Narushima Station (成島駅) and

Tatebayashi Station is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. Lines Tatebayashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 74.6 km from the line ...

(館林駅). Koizumimachi, Shinozuka, Hon-Nakano and Tatebayashi stations were in service from the beginning of the railway. Subsequently, Narushima Station (on April 10, 1926), Kobugannon Station (on June 28, 1931) and Mujinazuka Station (on March 1, 1933) were added.

Connecting services

*Tatebayashi Station:

Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between A ...

(東武伊勢崎線)

References

*Oura-machi town history (local guide) *Zenkoku Tetsudo Jijo Daikenkyu {{DEFAULTSORT:Chugen Railway Defunct railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Gunma Prefecture Railway companies established in 1913 Railway companies disestablished in 1937 1913 establishments in Japan