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Tobu Kameido Line

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Tobu Kameido Line
A Kameido Line two-car 8000 series set in January 2007
Overview
OwnerTobu Railway
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Rolling stockTobu 8000 series
History
Opened5 April 1904
Technical
Line length3.4 km (2.1 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160 m
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)*
Route map
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The Tobu Kameido Line (東武亀戸線, Tōbu Kameido-sen) is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway in Tokyo.[1] The line is in central Tokyo, a short 3.4 km branch off the Tobu Skytree Line at Hikifune, southbound to Kameido with connections to the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Operations

All trains are two-car 8000 series formations operating as all-stations "Local" services, with no through trains to the Skytree Line.

Stations

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Connections Location
TS-04 Hikifune 曳舟 0.0 Tobu Skytree Line Sumida, Tokyo
TS-41 Omurai 小村井 1.4  
TS-42 Higashi-Azuma 東あずま 2.0
TS-43 Kameido Suijin 亀戸水神 2.7 Kōtō, Tokyo
TS-44 Kameido 亀戸 3.4 Chūō-Sōbu Line

History

The line opened on 5 April 1904.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines. Tobu Kameido Line stations were numbered prefixed with the letters "TS".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 63, 220. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)