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| Koizumi Line | |
|---|---|
A Koizumi Line train approaching Narushima Station in May 2025 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 小泉線 |
| Status | In service |
| Owner | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Locale | Gunma Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 10 total 7 (main branch), 3 (Ota branch) |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Tobu Railway |
| Route number | TI |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 March 1917 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
The Koizumi Line (小泉線, Koizumi-sen), operated by the 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 and before was blue the train. And it’s going to be closed in June 2028
Stations
[edit]| No. | Name | Connections | Location | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TI10 | Tatebayashi | 館林 |
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Tatebayashi | Gunma | ||||
| TI41 | Narushima | 成島 | |||||||
| TI42 | Hon-Nakano | 本中野 | Ōra | ||||||
| TI43 | Shinozuka | 篠塚 | |||||||
| TI44 | Higashi-Koizumi | 東小泉 | Ōizumi | ||||||
| TI45 | Koizumimachi | 小泉町 | |||||||
| TI46 | Nishi-Koizumi | 西小泉 |
TI47 |
kita-koizumi | The line splits at Higashi-Koizumi. | ||||
| TI44 | Higashi-Koizumi | 東小泉 | Ōizumi | Gunma | |||||
| TI47 | Ryūmai | 竜舞 | Ōta | ||||||
| TI18 | Ōta | 太田 |
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Abandoned stations
[edit]- Shin-Koizumi Station [jp] - Sengokugashi Station [jp]
- Kobugannon Station (between Higashi-Koizumi Station and Shinozuka Station)
- Mujinazuka Station (between Narushima Station and Hon-Nakano Station)
History
[edit]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.[citation needed]
The 3 km Sengokugashi Freight Line (仙石河岸貨物線) from Koizumimachi Station to Sengokugashi Station (仙石河岸駅) opened on April 13, 1939, as a freight-only branch line. Passenger services as far as Nishi-Koizumi commenced in 1941.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
The Nishi-Koizumi to Sengoku freight branch closed in 1976, and freight services ceased on the line in 1996.[citation needed]
References
[edit]This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- Ryōzō Kawashima (2004). Zenkoku Tetsudo Jijo Daikenkyu. Tōkyō: Sōshisha. ISBN 4-7942-1291-7.
- Yukiyasu Sugizaki (2000). Ekisha Sai-hakken. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-03675-9.
- Shunzō Miyawaki (1997). Tetsudo Haisenato o Aruku. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02743-1.
External links
[edit]- History of Tobu Railway (in Japanese)