Tobu Daishi Line

Tobu Daishi Line
An 8000 series train on the Daishi Line in May 2011
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Nishiarai Daishimae
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	20 December 1931
Owner	Tobu Railway
Rolling stock	Tobu 8000 series
Technical
Line length	1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

The Tobu Daishi Line (東武大師線 Tōbu Daishi-sen) is a 1.0 km railway line in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It connects Nishiarai Station to Daishimae Station.^[1]

This line forms part of the proposed Tobu Nishi-Ita Line (東武西板線) which was never completed. The Tobu Nishi-Ita line was intended to link the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Tojo Line to allow efficient transfer of rolling stock, and improve the service for residents along the line.

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
TS-13	Nishiarai	西新井	0.0	Tobu Skytree Line	Adachi, Tokyo
TS-51	Daishimae	大師前	1.0

History

The line opened on December 20, 1931, as the Tobu Nishi-Ita Line from Nishiarai to Daishimae, with a total distance of 1.1 km. Operation was suspended from May 20, 1945. Operations resumed from May 21, 1947, with the line renamed Tōbu Daishi Line.

On December 1, 1968, Daishimae station was relocated due to road extension, shortening the line by 100 m. On July 26, 1991, the track was elevated.

Wanman driver-only operation started on March 19, 2003.

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

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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 [Tojo Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

External links

• Tobu Railway Daishi Line information page (Japanese)