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12-552: The Tobu Kumagaya Line ( 東武熊谷線 , Tōbu Kumagaya-sen ) was a 10.1 km single-track line operated by Tobu Railway , which ran from Kumagaya to Menuma in Saitama Prefecture between 1943 and 1983. Construction of the line was planned during the Pacific War to provide transportation for the military supply factories located in the area. It opened on 5 December 1943, although the shortage of materials during

24-792: Is a 24.3-kilometre (15.1 mi) railway line in Tochigi Prefecture , Japan, owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway . It connects Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi with Tobu Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya . Shin-Tochigi Station offers connections to the Tōbu Nikkō Line and the Tobu Main Line network. All stations are in Tochigi Prefecture . The entire line opened in 1931, electrified at 1,500 V DC. From 17 March 2012, station numbering

36-693: Is the owner of the Tokyo Skytree , the third tallest tower in the world. The company is a member of the Fuyo Group keiretsu . The name "Tobu" is formed from the kanji for east ( 東 ) and Musashi ( 武 蔵), the initial area served. Tobu is one of the oldest railway companies in Japan. It was established in November 1897 and began operation between Kita-Senju and Kuki in August 1899. The Tojo Railway

48-717: The Ogose Line , runs to Ogose from Sakado . Tobu's terminals in Tokyo are at Asakusa (Main Line express services), Oshiage (most other Main Line services) and Ikebukuro (Tojo Line). The Skytree and Isesaki Lines interoperate with the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line , Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line to serve central, southwestern Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture , while

60-496: The Kinugawa Line from 10 August 2017 using JNR Class C11 steam locomotive C11 207 loaned from JR Hokkaido together with JNR Class DE10 diesel locomotive DE10 1099 purchased from JR East , a fleet of six 12 and 14 series coaches purchased from JR Shikoku , and two Yo 8000 brake vans purchased from JR Freight and JR East. Tobu Utsunomiya Line The Tōbu Utsunomiya Line ( 東武宇都宮線 , Tōbu Utsunomiya-sen )

72-768: The Tojo Line interoperates with the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line , Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line , Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line to serve central and southwest Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture . As of 1 April 2016 , Tobu Railway operates a fleet of 1,890 electric multiple unit (EMU) vehicles, the third largest fleet for a private railway operator in Japan after Tokyo Metro (2,728 vehicles) and Kintetsu (1,905). Eight new three-car 500 series EMU trains were introduced on limited express services on lines from Asakusa on 21 April 2017. Tobu plans to operate steam-hauled tourist services on

84-600: The trunk, and the Tobu Kameido Line , Daishi Line , Tobu Urban Park Line , Tobu Sano Line , Koizumi Line , Tōbu Kiryū Line , and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tobu Utsunomiya Line and Tobu Kinugawa Lines . It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa. The Tojo Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture . A branch,

96-601: The war meant that the rails for the line had to be procured by singling the Tobu Nikko Line between Kassemba and Tobu Nikko Stations . The original plan to extend the line beyond Menuma over the Tone River to the freight terminal at Shin-Koizumi (on the now closed Sengokugashi Freight Line extending from the Tobu Koizumi Line at Nishi-Koizumi ) was cancelled following the end of the war. The line

108-554: Was founded in 1911 as a separate company, but shared its president and head office with Tobu. In 1905, Nezu Kaichirō became the president of Tobu Railway and successfully helped to grow the company to one of the largest private rail operators in the Kanto region. In 1924, Tobu began operating its first electric train on the Isesaki Line between Asakusa (later Narihirabashi, today Tokyo Skytree Station ) and Nishiarai . Tobu

120-583: Was introduced from February 1954. These were initially painted in Japanese National Railways -style blue and cream, but from June 1963, they were repainted into the Tobu livery of "royal beige" and "international orange". From February 1972, the three railcars were repainted into the Tobu livery of all-over "sage cream". Tobu Railway The Tobu corporate group is also engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail. It

132-817: Was not linked to any other Tobu lines, and remained unprofitable. It was finally closed on 31 May 1983. Some of the former Kumagaya Line track remains in situ between Kumagaya and Kami-Kumagaya on the Chichibu Main Line , as does one of the concrete piers for the planned Tone River bridge, on the Gunma Prefecture side of the river. Source: Notes: The line was initially operated using Class B2 (ex-JNR Class 5300) Beyer, Peacock & Company -built steam locomotives (numbers 27 and 28, ex-JNR 5312 and 5313) hauling former DeHa 1 electric cars converted to non-powered passenger coaches. A fleet of three new KiHa 2000 series diesel railcars built by Tokyu Car

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144-582: Was the first railway in the Kanto region to adopt quadruple tracks, on the Kita-Senju to Takenotsuka sector in 1974. The Tobu Dobutsu Koen (Tobu Animal Park) opened in 1981. Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its rolling stock. The Tobu Main Line network has a tree topology starting at Asakusa in Tokyo, with the Isesaki Line as

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