Tōbu Keishi Line

Tōbu Keishi Line
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Kami-Itabashi Grant Heights
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	1943
Closed	22 July 1959
Owner	Tobu Railway
Technical
Line length	6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Not electrified

The Tōbu Keishi Line (東武啓志線 Tōbu Keishi-sen) was a 6.3 km freight railway line operated by Tobu Railway, which ran from Kami-Itabashi Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, initially to a Japanese Army arsenal depot. Following the arrival of USAF forces, the area was converted to the Grant Heights USAF housing complex (present-day Hikarigaoka in Tokyo, Japan).

The line opened in 1943 as a freight-only line, and following the opening of the USAF housing complex, a passenger service was introduced in December 1947, with through services operated to and from the Tojo Line terminus at Ikebukuro, but ceased in February 1948.^[1] The line closed on 22 July 1959.^[1]

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

1. 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線NO.5 東武鉄道２ [Railway Line History No. 5: Tobu Railway 2]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. September 2010. p. 24. ISBN 978-4-02-340135-8.