The Chichibu Main Line (秩父本線, Chichibu-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, owned by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway, linking Hanyū and Mitsumineguchi, both in Saitama Prefecture.
| Chichibu Main Line | |
|---|---|
 A Chichibu Railway 7500 series EMU on the Chichibu Main Line in May 2011 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 秩父本線 |
| Owner |  Chichibu Railway |
| Locale | Saitama Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 36 |
| Service | |
| Depot(s) | Hirosegawara |
| History | |
| Opened | 7 October 1901 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 71.7 km (44.6 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 149 m |
| Electrification | 1500 V DC with Overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) |
Stations edit
| Station No. | Station name | Distance (km) | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line | Chichibuji Express |
SL Paleo Express | Transfer | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Between Stations |
Total | |||||||
| CR01 | Hanyū | 羽生 | - | 0.0 | ○ | Tōbu Isesaki Line | Hanyū | |||
| CR02 | Nishi-Hanyū | 西羽生 | 1.2 | 1.2 | | | |||||
| CR03 | Shingō | 新郷 | 1.4 | 2.6 | | | |||||
| CR04 | Bushū-Araki | 武州荒木 | 2.2 | 4.8 | | | Gyōda | ||||
| CR05 | Higashi-Gyōda | 東行田 | 2.5 | 7.3 | | | |||||
| CR06 | Gyōdashi | 行田市 | 1.0 | 8.3 | ○ | |||||
| CR07 | Mochida | 持田 | 1.8 | 10.1 | | | |||||
| CR08 | Socio Distribution Center | ソシオ流通センター | 1.5 | 11.6 | | | Kumagaya | ||||
| CR09 | Kumagaya | 熊谷 | 3.3 | 14.9 | ● | ● | ||||
| CR10 | Kami-Kumagaya | 上熊谷 | 0.9 | 15.8 | | | | | ||||
| CR11 | Ishiwara | 石原 | 1.2 | 17.0 | | | | | ||||
| CR12 | Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori | ひろせ野鳥の森 | 1.5 | 18.5 | | | | | ||||
| CR13 | Ōasō | 大麻生 | 1.3 | 20.3 | | | | | ||||
| CR14 | Aketo | 明戸 | 2.6 | 22.9 | | | | | Fukaya | |||
| CR15 | Takekawa | 武川 | 1.9 | 24.8 | ● | ● | Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri Freight Line | |||
| CR16 | Nagata | 永田 | 2.3 | 27.1 | | | | | ||||
| CR17 | Fukaya Hanazono | ふかや花園 | 1.1 | 28.2 | ||||||
| CR18 | Omaeda | 小前田 | 2.3 | 30.5 | | | | | ||||
| CR19 | Sakurazawa | 桜沢 | 1.4 | 31.9 | | | | | Yorii, Ōsato District | |||
| CR20 | Yorii | 寄居 | 1.9 | 33.8 | ● | ● | Hachikō Line Tōbu Tōjō Line | |||
| CR21 | Hagure | 波久礼 | 3.9 | 37.7 | | | ▼ | ||||
| CR22 | Higuchi | 樋口 | 4.4 | 42.1 | | | | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District | |||
| CR23 | Nogami | 野上 | 2.6 | 44.7 | ● | | | ||||
| CR24 | Nagatoro | 長瀞 | 1.8 | 46.5 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| CR25 | Kami-Nagatoro | 上長瀞 | 1.1 | 47.6 | ● | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | ||
| CR26 | Oyahana | 親鼻 | 1.6 | 49.2 | ● | | | | | Minano, Chichibu District | ||
| CR27 | Minano | 皆野 | 1.6 | 50.8 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| CR28 | Wadō-Kuroya | 和銅黒谷 | 2.6 | 53.4 | ● | | | | | Chichibu | ||
| CR29 | Ōnohara | 大野原 | 3.2 | 56.6 | ● | | | | | |||
| CR30 | Chichibu | 秩父 | 2.4 | 59.0 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| CR31 | Ohanabatake | 御花畑 | 0.7 | 59.7 | ● | ● | ● | Seibu Chichibu Line (Seibu-Chichibu) | ||
| CR32 | Kagemori | 影森 | 2.7 | 62.4 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | | | ||
| CR33 | Urayamaguchi | 浦山口 | 1.4 | 63.8 | ● | | | | | |||
| CR34 | Bushū-Nakagawa | 武州中川 | 2.4 | 66.2 | ● | | | | | |||
| CR35 | Bushū-Hino | 武州日野 | 1.5 | 67.7 | ● | | | | | |||
| CR36 | Shiroku | 白久 | 2.7 | 70.4 | ● | | | | | |||
| CR37 | 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
Rolling stock edit
As of 1 April 2016[update], the Chichibu Railway operates the following fleet of rolling stock on the line.[1]
- 5000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Toei 6000 series) (since 1999)
- 6000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Seibu 101 series) (since March 2006)
- 7000 series 3-car EMUs x2 (formerly Tokyu 8500 series) (since March 2009)
- 7500 series 3-car EMUs x7 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since March 2010)
- 7800 series 2-car EMUs x4 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since 16 March 2013)
- Class C58 steam locomotive (No. C58 363 for Paleo Express)
- Four 12 series passenger coaches for Paleo Express (OHaFu 12-101 and 102, OHa 12-111 and 112)
- DeKi 100 electric locomotives (x6)
- DeKi 200 electric locomotive (x1)
- DeKi 300 electric locomotives (x3)
- DeKi 500 electric locomotives (x7)
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5000 series EMU set 5003 in June 2011 -
A 6000 series EMU on a Chichibuji express service -
7000 series EMU set 7001 in October 2018 -
7500 series EMU set 7504 in October 2018 -
7800 series EMU set 7801 in June 2013 -
SL Paleo Express -
DeKi 102 -
DeKi 201 -
DeKi 301 -
DeKi 507
Rolling stock previously used edit
- 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)
- 1000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly JNR 101 series) (from 1986 until March 2014)[2]
- 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)
-
A 300 series EMU in 1989 -
A 500 series EMU in 1984 -
An 800 series EMU in 1989 -
A 1000 series EMU in 2008 -
A 2000 series EMU in 1992 -
A 3000 series EMU in 2006
History edit
The Jōbu Railway (上武鉄道) opened the section between Kumagaya and Yorii on 7 October 1901 operated by the use of steam haulage.[3] The line was extended in stages, reaching Chichibu in 1914. The line was electrified at 1,200 V DC on 15 March 1918.[3] On 1 August 1922, the Chichibu Railway acquired the Hokubu Railway (北武鉄道) operating between Hanyū and Kumagaya.[3] The line reached Mitsumineguchi in 1930.
From 1 February 1952, The line voltage was raised to 1,500 V DC.[3]
Former connecting lines edit
- Kumagaya Station: The Tobu Kumagaya Line operated between 1943 and 1983.[4]
References edit
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
- ^ 秩父鉄道「さよなら1003号貸切運転・撮影会ツアー」開催 [Chichibu Railway organizes "Farewell 1003 charter train and photographic tour"]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 361. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2014. p. 74.
- ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (October 2003). 私鉄廃線25年 [25 Years of Abandoned Private Railways]. Japan: JTB Can Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 4-533-04958-3.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chichibu Main Line.
- Official website (in Japanese)