Chichibu Main Line
Chichibu Main Line | |
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Chichibu Railway 5000, 6000, and 1000 series EMUs stabled next to Kumagaya Station, December 2007 | |
Overview | |
Native name | 秩父本線 |
Locale | Saitama Prefecture |
Termini |
Hanyū Mitsumineguchi |
Stations | 35 |
Operation | |
Opened | 1901 |
Owner | Chichibu Railway |
Depot(s) | Hirosegawara |
Technical | |
Line length | 71.7 km (44.6 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Minimum radius | 149 m |
Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) |

The Chichibu Main Line (秩父本線 Chichibu-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, owned by Chichibu Railway, which links Hanyū and Mitsumineguchi, both in Saitama Prefecture.
Locals living around the line call it the Chichibu Line (秩父線 Chichibu-sen). This is not to be confused with Seibu Railway's nearby Seibu Chichibu Line, which is almost always referred to in full to avoid ambiguities.
Stations
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line | Chichibuji Express |
SL Paleo Express | Transfer | Location | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Between Stations |
Total | ||||||||
HanyÅ« | 羽生 | - | 0.0 | â—‹ | TÅbu Isesaki Line | HanyÅ« | |||
Nishi-Hanyū | 西羽生 | 1.2 | 1.2 | | | |||||
ShingŠ| 新郷 | 1.4 | 2.6 | | | |||||
BushÅ«-Araki | æ¦å·žè’木 | 2.2 | 4.8 | | | GyÅda | ||||
Higashi-GyÅda | æ±è¡Œç”° | 2.5 | 7.3 | | | |||||
GyÅdashi | 行田市 | 1.0 | 8.3 | â—‹ | |||||
Mochida | æŒç”° | 1.8 | 10.1 | | | |||||
Kumagaya | 熊谷 | 4.8 | 14.9 | â— | â— | JÅetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Takasaki Line (ShÅnan-Shinjuku Line, Ueno-Tokyo Line) | Kumagaya | ||
Kami-Kumagaya | 上熊谷 | 0.9 | 15.8 | | | | | ||||
Ishiwara | 石原 | 1.2 | 17.0 | | | | | ||||
Hirose-YachÅ-no-Mori | ã²ã‚ã›é‡Žé³¥ã®æ£® | 1.5 | 18.5 | | | | | ||||
ŌasŠ| 大麻生 | 1.3 | 20.3 | | | | | ||||
Aketo | 明戸 | 2.6 | 22.9 | | | | | Fukaya | |||
Takekawa | æ¦å· | 1.9 | 24.8 | â— | â— | Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri Freight Line | |||
Nagata | 永田 | 2.3 | 27.1 | | | | | ||||
Omaeda | å°å‰ç”° | 3.4 | 30.5 | | | | | ||||
Sakurazawa | 桜沢 | 1.4 | 31.9 | | | | | Yorii, Ōsato District | |||
Yorii | 寄居 | 1.9 | 33.8 | â— | â— | HachikÅ Line TÅbu TÅjÅ Line | |||
Hagure | 波久礼 | 3.9 | 37.7 | | | ▼ | ||||
Higuchi | æ¨‹å£ | 4.4 | 42.1 | | | | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District | |||
Nogami | 野上 | 2.6 | 44.7 | ◠| | | ||||
Nagatoro | 長瀞 | 1.8 | 46.5 | ◠| ◠| ◠| |||
Kami-Nagatoro | 上長瀞 | 1.1 | 47.6 | ◠| Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | ||
Oyahana | 親鼻 | 1.6 | 49.2 | ◠| | | | | Minano, Chichibu District | ||
Minano | 皆野 | 1.6 | 50.8 | ◠| ◠| ◠| |||
WadÅ-Kuroya | 和銅黒谷 | 2.6 | 53.4 | â— | | | | | Chichibu | ||
BushÅ«-Haraya Freight Terminal | æ¦å·žåŽŸè°· | 2.1 | 55.5 | | | | | | | |||
Ōnohara | 大野原 | 1.1 | 56.6 | ◠| | | | | |||
Chichibu | 秩父 | 2.4 | 59.0 | ◠| ◠| ◠| |||
Ohanabatake | 御花畑 | 0.7 | 59.7 | ◠| ◠| ◠| Seibu Chichibu Line (Seibu-Chichibu) | ||
Kagemori | 影森 | 2.7 | 62.4 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ◠| ◠| | | ||
Urayamaguchi | æµ¦å±±å£ | 1.4 | 63.8 | â— | | | | | |||
BushÅ«-Nakagawa | æ¦å·žä¸å· | 2.4 | 66.2 | â— | | | | | |||
BushÅ«-Hino | æ¦å·žæ—¥é‡Ž | 1.5 | 67.7 | â— | | | | | |||
Shiroku | 白久 | 2.7 | 70.4 | ◠| | | | | |||
Mitsumineguchi | ä¸‰å³°å£ | 1.3 | 71.7 | â— | â—‹ | â— |
- Legend
- â— - All trains stop
- â—‹ - Some trains stop
- â–² - Some trains pass
- â–¼ - Trains make seasonal stops
- | - All trains pass
Rolling stock
- 5000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly Toei 6000 series) (from 1999)
- 6000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Seibu 101 series) (from March 2006)
- 7000 series 3-car EMUs x2 (formerly Tokyu 8500 series) (from March 2009)
- 7500 series 3-car EMUs (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (from March 2010)
- 7800 series 2-car EMUs (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (from 16 March 2013)
- 12 series passenger coaches (for Paleo Express)
- Class C58 steam locomotive (No. C58 363 for Paleo Express)
- DeKi 100 electric locomotives (x6)
- DeKi 200 electric locomotive (x1)
- DeKi 300 electric locomotives (x3)
- DeKi 500 electric locomotives (x7)
Source: [1]
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Chichibu 6000 series(for Chichibuji Express)
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Chichibu 7000 series
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DeKi 102
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DeKi 201
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DeKi 301
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DeKi 507
Rolling stock previously used
- 300 series 2-car EMUs (from 1959 until October 1992)
- 500 series 2-car EMUs (from 1957 until March 1992)
- 800 series 2-car EMUs (formerly Odakyu 1800 series) (from 1979 until 1990)
- 1000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly JNR 101 series) (from 1986 until March 2014)[2]
- 2000 series 4-car EMUs (formerly Tokyu 7000 series) (from 1991 until 2000)
- 3000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly JR East 165 series) (from 1992 until December 2006)
- 43 series passenger coaches (for Paleo Express)
History
The JÅbu Railway (上æ¦é‰„é“) opened the section between Kumagaya and Yorii on 7 October 1901 operated by the use of steam haulage.[3] The line was extended in stages, reaching Chichibu in 1914. The line was electrified at 1,200 V DC on 15 March 1918.[3] On 1 August 1922, the Chichibu Railway acquired the Hokubu Railway (北æ¦é‰„é“) operating between HanyÅ« and Kumagaya.[3] The line reached Mitsumineguchi in 1930.
From 1 February 1952, The line voltage was raised to 1,500 V DC,[3] and in 1954 through services to/from the TÅbu TÅjÅ Line commenced.
The steam locomotive-hauled Paleo Express service commenced in 1988, and the following year through services to/from the Seibu Railway commenced.
Former connecting lines
- Kumagaya Station: The Tobu Kumagaya Line operated between 1943 and 1983.[4]
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ↑ ç§é‰„車両編æˆè¡¨ 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 15. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
- ↑ 秩父鉄é“「ã•よãªã‚‰1003å·è²¸åˆ‡é‹è»¢ãƒ»æ’®å½±ä¼šãƒ„アーã€é–‹å‚¬ [Chichibu Railway organizes "Farewell 1003 charter train and photographic tour"]. TetsudÅ Daiya JÅhÅ Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 361 (Japan: KÅtsÅ« Shimbun). 2014. p. 74.
- 1 2 3 4 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本ã®ç§é‰„ [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (October 2003). ç§é‰„廃線25å¹´ [25 Years of Abandoned Private Railways]. Japan: JTB Can Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 4-533-04958-3.
External links
- Chichibu Railway website (Japanese)