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Tōbu Ogose Line
Ogose Line 8000 series EMU at Sakado station, September 2006
Overview
OwnerTobu Railway
LocaleSaitama Prefecture
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)None
Rolling stockTobu 8000 series
History
Opened1943
Technical
Line length10.9 km (6.8 mi)
Track gauge1067
Minimum radius205 m
Operating speed90 km/h (55 mph)*[1]
Route map
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The Tōbu Ogose Line (東武越生線, Tōbu Ogose-sen) is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.[1]

Service outline

Service consists of four trains per hour in each direction during the daytime, increased to six trains per hour in the morning and evening peak periods.[2] Trains are formed of 4-car 8000 series electric multiple units (EMUs).

Stations

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
TJ-26 Saitama 坂戸 0.0 Tōbu Tōjō Line Sakado Saitama Prefecture
TJ-41 Saitama 一本松 2.8   Tsurugashima
TJ-42 Nishi-Ōya 西大家 4.4 Sakado
TJ-43 Kawakado 川角 5.6 Moroyama
TJ-44 Bushū-Nagase 武州長瀬 7.6
TJ-45 Higashi-Moro 東毛呂 8.6
TJ-46 Bushū-Karasawa 武州唐沢 9.4 Ogose
TJ-47 Ogose 越生 10.9 Hachikō Line

Rolling stock

Since June 2008, all Ogose Line services are formed of 4-car 8000 series EMU trains. ja [7800 series:東武7800系電車|Tobu 7800 series|7800 series] EMUs were used up until 1985, 5000 series EMUs were used until 1990, and 10030 series EMUs were also used alongside the 8000 series trains until the start of driver-only operation in June 2008.

  • 5000 series EMU
    5000 series EMU
  • A 10030 series 4-car EMU in August 2000, before the introduction of driver-only operation
    A 10030 series 4-car EMU in August 2000, before the introduction of driver-only operation
  • Refurbished 4-car 8000 series set, May 2008
    Refurbished 4-car 8000 series set, May 2008

History

The line first opened as a freight line between Sakado and the Komagawa River (later Morito Station (森戸駅)) on 17 February 1932. The line was extended from Morito to Ogose on 16 December 1934, from which date passenger services also commenced. The line was electrified in July 1950 at 1,500 V DC.[1]

Through trains to and from Ikebukuro and Kawagoeshi on the Tōjō Line operated until the 1970s. Between 1996 and 2003, a special direct Ogose Kanbai (越生観梅号) train was operated between Ikebukuro and Ogose on certain weekends in February during the ume blossom viewing season. This train initially ran non-stop from Ikebukuro to Ogose (with a driver change at Sakado), but, in subsequent years, included stops at Asakadai and Kawagoe. From 2004 until 2007, regular scheduled trains on the Ogose Line were decorated with an Ogose Kanbai headboard for one day during March.

Freight trains serving the cement works near Nishi-Ōya Station ran up until 1984.[3]

The Ogose Line switched to driver-only operation from the start of the revised timetable on 14 June 2008.[4] The start of driver-only operation also involved the installation of platform edge sensors at all stations on the Ogose Line.[5]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines. Tobu Tojo Line and Ogose Line stations were numbered prefixed with the letters "TJ".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 57/197. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable", published 2011
  3. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部. Japan: Kodansha. p. 68. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/1583/080327.pdf "「新・東上線」新登場！ ６月１４日（土）東上線ダイヤ改正", 27 March 2008 (Japanese)
  5. ^ "Your Tōjō", May 2008 issue
  6. ^ "「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 18 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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