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 to the Grant Heights USAF housing complex (present-day Hikarigaoka) in Tokyo, Japan. The line opened in 1943, and closed on 22 July 1959.[1]

References

  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.