Chichibu Main Line
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The Chichibu Main Line (秩父本線, Chichibu-honsen) is Chichibu Railway's only passenger line, linking Hanyū and Mitsumineguchi, both in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Locals living around the line call it the Chichibu sen, or Chichibu line. 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.
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[edit] Technical details
- Total distance: 71.7 km
- Rail gauge: 1,067 mm
- Number of stations: 35 (incl. both termini)
- Track layout: All single
- Electrification: All (1,500 V DC)
- Block system: Automatic
[edit] Stations
| Station | Local train | Express Chichibuji |
SL Paleo Express |
Connecting lines | Location (all in Saitama Prefecture) |
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| In-line train | Seibu line through-train | ||||||
| Hanyū | ● | ○ | Tobu Railway: Tobu Isesaki Line | Hanyu City | |||
| Nishi-Hanyū | ● | | | |||||
| Shingō | ● | | | |||||
| Bushū-Araki | ● | | | Gyoda City | ||||
| Higashi-Gyōda | ● | | | |||||
| Gyōda-Shi | ● | ○ | |||||
| Mochida | ● | | | |||||
| Kumagaya | ● | ● | ● | JR East: Joetsu Shinkansen and Takasaki Line | Kumagaya City | ||
| Kami-Kumagaya | ● | | | | | ||||
| Ishiwara | ● | | | | | ||||
| Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori | ● | | | | | ||||
| Ōasō | ● | | | | | ||||
| Aketo | ● | | | | | Fukaya City | |||
| Takekawa | ● | ● | ● | Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri line (Freight line) | |||
| Nagata | ● | | | | | ||||
| Omaeda | ● | | | | | ||||
| Sakurazawa | ● | | | | | Yorii Town | |||
| Yorii | ● | ● | ● | ● | JR East: Hachiko Line Tobu Railway: Tōjō Main Line |
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| Hagure | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Higuchi | ● | ● | | | | | Nagatoro Town, Chichibu District | ||
| Nogami | ● | ● | ● | | | |||
| Nagatoro | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Kami-Nagatoro | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Oyahana | ● | ● | Seibu Chichibu Line through to Seibu-Chichibu | | | | | Minano Town, Chichibu District | |
| Minano | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Wadō Kuroya | ● | ● | | | | | Chichibu City | ||
| Ōnohara | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Chichibu | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Ohanabatake | ● | ● | ● | ● | Seibu Railway: Seibu Chichibu Line (from nearby Seibu-Chichibu) | ||
| Kagemori | ● | Seibu Chichibu Line through to Yokoze | ● | ▲ | | | ||
| Urayamaguchi | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Bushū-Nakagawa | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Bushū-Hino | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Shiroku | ● | ● | | | | | |||
| Mitsumineguchi | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
- Legend
●: Full service ○: Service on weekends and holidays only ▲: Limited service |: Trains pass through
[edit] Rolling stock
[edit] Rolling stock currently used
- 1000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly JNR 101 series) (from 1986)
- 5000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly Toei 6000 series) (from 1999)
- 6000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Seibu 101 series) (from March 2006)
- 12 series passenger coaches (for "Paleo Express")
- C58 steam locomotive (No. C58 363 for "Paleo Express")
- DeKi100 electric locomotives
- DeKi200 electric locomotives
- DeKi300 electric locomotives
- DeKi500 electric locomotives
[edit] 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)
- 2000 series 3-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")
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