The , operated by the private railway operator

Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

, connects Tatebayashi Station located in

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to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in

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as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in

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Japan.

Stations

Abandoned stations

* Shin-Koizumi Station - Sengoku-Kashi Station * Kobugannon Station (between Higashi-Koizumi Station and Shinozuka Station)

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

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

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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. * * *

External links

History of Tobu Railway
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