Tōbu Noda Line
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| Tōbu Noda Line | |
|---|---|
 8000 series near Higashi-Iwatsuki, August 2007 |
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| Info | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Kantō Region |
| Termini | Ōmiya Funabashi |
| Stations | 34 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Owner | Tōbu Railway |
| Rolling stock | Tōbu 8000 series |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 62.7 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h[1] |
The Tōbu Noda Line (東武野田線 Tōbu Noda-sen) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Tōbu Railway, in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures. It is 62.7 km long, and connects the satellite cities of Tokyo, such as Saitama, Kasukabe, Noda, Nagareyama, Matsudo, Kamagaya, Kashiwa, and Funabashi.[1]
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[edit] Description
- Track
- Double: Ōmiya - Kasukabe, Unga - Sakasai, Mutsumi - Funabashi
- Single: the rest
[edit] History
The line first opened as the Chiba Prefectural Railway Noda Line (千葉県営鉄道野田線 Chiba Ken'ei Tetsudō Noda-sen) on 9 May 1911, from Kashiwa to Nodamachi (now Nodashi), a distance of 9 miles 10 chains (14.7 km) using steam haulage.[1] In 1923, the line was privatized and the operator was named Hokusō Railway (北総鉄道 Hokusō Tetsudō) (separate from the present Hokusō Railway), and also opened its own line from Funabashi Station to Kashiwa Station, a distance of 19.6 km.
Later the company stretched the line to Ōmiya gradually, entering the Musashi Province. Thus it changed its name in 1929 to Sōbu Railway (総武鉄道 Sōbu Tetsudō) (not to confuse with the present Sōbu Main Line). Present stretch was made in 1930 with the completion of the bridge over the Edo River.
On 1 March 1944, the company merged with the Tōbu Railway. 6-car trains were introduced from November 1972.[1]
Electrification was commenced in 1929 between Kasukabe and Ōmiya, and the entire line was electrified by 1 March 1947.[1]
[edit] Operation
All trains are operated as Locals, stopping at all stations. Most trains, excluding a few from/to train depots, originate or terminate at Kashiwa Station which has a switchback.
[edit] Stations
| Station | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ōmiya 大宮 | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | Saitama | |
| Kita-Ōmiya 北大宮 | |||
| Ōmiya-kōen 大宮公園 | |||
| Ōwada 大和田 | Minuma-ku, Saitama | ||
| Nanasato 七里 | |||
| Iwatsuki 岩槻 | Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama | ||
| Higashi-Iwatsuki 東岩槻 | |||
| Toyoharu 豊春 | Kasukabe | ||
| Yagisaki 八木崎 | |||
| Kasukabe 春日部 | Tōbu Railway: Isesaki Line | ||
| Fujino-ushijima 藤の牛島 | |||
| Minami-Sakurai 南桜井 | |||
| Kawama 川間 | Noda | Chiba | |
| Nanakōdai 七光台 | |||
| Shimizu-kōen 清水公園 | |||
| Atago 愛宕 | |||
| Nodashi 野田市 | |||
| Umesato 梅郷 | |||
| Unga 運河 | Nagareyama | ||
| Edogawadai 江戸川台 | |||
| Hatsuishi 初石 | |||
| Nagareyama-ōtakanomori 流山おおたかの森 | Metropolitan Intercity Railway: Tsukuba Express | ||
| Toyoshiki 豊四季 | Kashiwa | ||
| Kashiwa 柏 | JR East: Jōban Line | ||
| Shin-Kashiwa 新柏 | |||
| Masuo 増尾 | |||
| Sakasai 逆井 | |||
| Takayanagi 高柳 | |||
| Mutsumi 六実 | Matsudo | ||
| Shin-Kamagaya 新鎌ヶ谷 | Kamagaya | ||
| Kamagaya 鎌ヶ谷 | |||
| Magomezawa 馬込沢 | Funabashi | ||
| Tsukada 塚田 | |||
| Shin-Funabashi 新船橋 | |||
| Funabashi 船橋 | |||
