Tōbu Noda Line
| Tōbu Noda Line | |
|---|---|
 8000 series near Higashi-Iwatsuki, August 2007 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Kantō Region |
| Termini | Ōmiya Funabashi |
| Stations | 34 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Owner | Tobu Railway |
| Rolling stock | Tobu 8000 series |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 62.7 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (55 mph)[1] |
The Tōbu Noda Line (東武野田線 Tōbu Noda-sen) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway, in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures. It is 62.7 km (39.0 mi) 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] 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. Daytime, 6 trains run in an hour. All trains stop at all stations.
[edit] Stations
| Station | Japanese | Transfers | Location | |
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| 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 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 | Tsukuba Express | ||
| Toyoshiki | 豊四季 | Kashiwa | ||
| Kashiwa | 柏 | 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 | |||
[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 (12 mi 14 ch).
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 Tobu Railway. 6-car trains were introduced from November 1972, according to the increase of passenger.[1]
Electrification was commenced in 1929 between Kasukabe and Ōmiya, and the entire line was electrified by 1 March 1947.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tobu Railway Noda Line information page (Japanese)
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