Chichibu Main Line

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     Chichibu Main Line

Chichibu Railway 5000, 6000, and 1000 series EMUs stabled next to Kumagaya Station, December 2007
Overview
Locale Saitama Prefecture
Termini Hanyū
Mitsumineguchi
Stations 35
Operation
Opening 1901
Owner Chichibu Railway
Technical
Line length 71.7 km (44.6 mi)
No. 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-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.

Stations

Station Japanese Distance (km) Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line Chichibuji
Express		 SL Paleo Express Transfer Location
Between
Stations		 Total
Hanyū 羽生 - 0.0     ○   Tōbu Isesaki Line Hanyū
Nishi-Hanyū 西羽生 1.2 1.2     ｜    
Shingō 新郷 1.4 2.6     ｜    
Bushū-Araki 武州荒木 2.2 4.8     ｜     Gyōda
Higashi-Gyōda 東行田 2.5 7.3     ｜    
Gyōdashi 行田市 1.0 8.3     ○    
Mochida 持田 1.8 10.1     ｜    
Kumagaya 熊谷 4.8 14.9     ● ● Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Takasaki Line (Shōnan-Shinjuku Line) Kumagaya
Kami-Kumagaya 上熊谷 0.9 15.8     ｜ ｜  
Ishiwara 石原 1.2 17.0     ｜ ｜  
Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori ひろせ野鳥の森 1.5 18.5     ｜ ｜  
Ōasō 大麻生 1.3 20.3     ｜ ｜  
Aketo 明戸 2.6 22.9     ｜ ｜   Fukaya
Takekawa 武川 1.9 24.8     ● ● Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri Freight Line
Nagata 永田 2.3 27.1     ｜ ｜  
Omaeda 小前田 3.4 30.5     ｜ ｜  
Sakurazawa 桜沢 1.4 31.9     ｜ ｜   Yorii, Ōsato District
Yorii 寄居 1.9 33.8     ● ● Hachikō Line
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Hagure 波久礼 3.9 37.7     ｜ ▼  
Higuchi 樋口 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 ● ● ●  
Wadō-Kuroya 和銅黒谷 2.6 53.4 ● ｜ ｜   Chichibu
Bushū-Haraya Freight Terminal 武州原谷 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 浦山口 1.4 63.8 ● ｜ ｜  
Bushū-Nakagawa 武州中川 2.4 66.2 ● ｜ ｜  
Bushū-Hino 武州日野 1.5 67.7 ● ｜ ｜  
Shiroku 白久 2.7 70.4 ● ｜ ｜  
Mitsumineguchi 三峰口 1.3 71.7 ● ● ●  
Legend
  • ● - All trains stop
  • ○ - Some trains stop
  • ▲ - Some trains pass
  • ▼ - Trains make seasonal stops
  • | - All trains pass

History

  • 7 October 1901: The line opens between Kumagaya and Yorii operated by the Jōbu Railway (上武鉄道) using steam haulage.[1]
  • 15 March 1918: The Line is electrified at 1,200 V DC.
  • 1 August 1922: The Chichibu Railway acquires the Hokubu Railway (北武鉄道) operating between Hanyū and Kumagaya.[1]
  • 1 February 1952: The line voltage is raised to 1,500 V DC.[1]
  • 1954: Through services to/from the Tōbu Tōjō Line commence.
  • 1988: The steam locomotive-hauled Paleo Express service commences.
  • 1989: Through services to/from the Seibu Railway commence.

Rolling stock

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)
  • 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: [2]

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 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)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. p. 15. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0. 

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