Tobu Railway
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area
as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region
. It operates in Tokyo
, Saitama
, Chiba
, Tochigi
, and Gunma
Prefecture
s. It operated freight services until September 30, 2003.
The Tobu Group of which the company stands at the center also is engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail.
The name "Tōbu" is formed from the kanji
for east (東) and Musashi
(武蔵), the initial area served.
Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway
for ferrying of its railroad cars.
The Tōbu Main Line network has a tree
topology
starting at Asakusa Station
in Tokyo, with the Isesaki line as the trunk, and the Tōbu Kameido Line, Daishi Line
, Noda Line, Tōbu Sano Line
, Koizumi Line
, Tōbu Kiryū Line
and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line
and Tōbu Kinugawa Line
s. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō
and Kinugawa.
The Tōjō Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro Station
in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture
. A branch, the Ogose Line
, runs to Ogose from Sakado station.
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Kantō region, Japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , and others....
as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
. It operates in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, and Gunma
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
Prefecture
Prefecture
A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...
s. It operated freight services until September 30, 2003.
The Tobu Group of which the company stands at the center also is engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail.
The name "Tōbu" is formed from the kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
for east (東) and Musashi
Musashi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
(武蔵), the initial area served.
Railway network
Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's 463.3 km rail system is the second longest in Japan after the Kinki Nippon Railway.Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway
Chichibu Railway
is a small-sector private railway company operating two railway lines in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It also manages the Mitsumine Ropeway...
for ferrying of its railroad cars.
The Tōbu Main Line network has a tree
Tree (graph theory)
In mathematics, more specifically graph theory, a tree is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by exactly one simple path. In other words, any connected graph without cycles is a tree...
topology
Topology
Topology is a major area of mathematics concerned with properties that are preserved under continuous deformations of objects, such as deformations that involve stretching, but no tearing or gluing...
starting at Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station
is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:* Tobu Isesaki Line* Toei Asakusa Line '* Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 'The Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station is located about 600 m to the west.-Tobu Railway:...
in Tokyo, with the Isesaki line as the trunk, and the Tōbu Kameido Line, Daishi Line
Tobu Daishi Line
The is a 1.0 km railway line in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tobu Railway. It runs from Nishiarai Station to Daishimae Station.This line forms part of the proposed which was never completed...
, Noda Line, Tōbu Sano Line
Tobu Sano Line
The is railway line in Japan, operated by the private Tōbu Railway company from Tatebayashi Station in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Kuzū Station in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture....
, Koizumi Line
Tobu Koizumi Line
The , operated by the private Tōbu Railway company, runs from Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in Ōizumi town, Gunma Prefecture as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in Ōta city, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.-...
, Tōbu Kiryū Line
Tobu Kiryu Line
The is a railway line of Japanese major private railway company Tōbu Railway in Tokyo. The line is a 20.3 km branch off the Isesaki Line at Ōta Station, southbounds to Akagi Station.-Stations:All stations are located in Gunma Prefecture.-External links:...
and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line
Tobu Utsunomiya Line
The is a 24.3-kilometre regional railway line in Tochigi Prefecture of Japan from Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi City to Tōbu Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya, which is owned and operated by Tobu Railway....
and Tōbu Kinugawa Line
Tobu Kinugawa Line
The is a 16.2-km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by Tobu Railway. Its name was taken after Kinugawa Onsen hot spring resort area the line serves....
s. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō
Nikko, Tochigi
is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...
and Kinugawa.
The Tōjō Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro Station
Ikebukuro Station
is a railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest train station in the world , and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from...
in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
. A branch, the Ogose Line
Tobu Ogose Line
The is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.-Service outline:...
, runs to Ogose from Sakado station.
Tōbu Main Lines
- Isesaki Line (Asakusa StationAsakusa Stationis a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:* Tobu Isesaki Line* Toei Asakusa Line '* Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 'The Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station is located about 600 m to the west.-Tobu Railway:...
– Isesaki StationIsesaki StationIsesaki Station is a railway station of East Japan Railway and Tōbu Railway in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan.-Lines:*East Japan Railway **Ryōmō Line*Tōbu Railway**Isesaki Line-External links:...
)- Kameido Line (Hikifune Station - Kameido Station)
- Daishi LineTobu Daishi LineThe is a 1.0 km railway line in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tobu Railway. It runs from Nishiarai Station to Daishimae Station.This line forms part of the proposed which was never completed...
(Nishiarai Station - Daishimae Station) - Noda Line (Ōmiya StationOmiya Station (Saitama)is a railway station in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. It is a major interchange station for the East Japan Railway Company .-JR East:* Tōhoku Shinkansen* Akita Shinkansen* Yamagata Shinkansen* Jōetsu Shinkansen* Nagano Shinkansen...
- Kasukabe Station - Funabashi StationFunabashi Stationis a railway station located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.- Lines :*East Japan Railway Company **Sōbu Main Line*Tōbu Railway**Noda LineAt this station, passengers can transfer to Keisei Funabashi Station on the Keisei Main Line.-JR East:-Tōbu:...
) - Nikkō Line (Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen StationTobu Dobutsu Koen Stationis a Tobu Railway station in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan.-History:*27 August 1899: Opens as "Sugito Station".*16 March 1981: Station is renamed after zoo and amusement park complex run by Tobu Group companies, which is ten minutes by walk from the station....
- Tōbu Nikkō Station)- Utsunomiya LineTobu Utsunomiya LineThe is a 24.3-kilometre regional railway line in Tochigi Prefecture of Japan from Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi City to Tōbu Utsunomiya Station in Utsunomiya, which is owned and operated by Tobu Railway....
(Shin-Tochigi StationShin-Tochigi Stationis a railway station located in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* East Japan Railway Company** Tōbu Nikkō Line** Tōbu Utsunomiya Line...
- Tōbu Utsunomiya StationTobu Utsunomiya Stationis a railway stationlocated in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan andthe terminus of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line.It is located in the building of Tōbu Department Store in the commercial centre of the city....
) - Kinugawa LineTobu Kinugawa LineThe is a 16.2-km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by Tobu Railway. Its name was taken after Kinugawa Onsen hot spring resort area the line serves....
(Shimo-Imaichi Station - Shin-Fujiwara Station)
- Utsunomiya Line
- Sano LineTobu Sano LineThe is railway line in Japan, operated by the private Tōbu Railway company from Tatebayashi Station in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Kuzū Station in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture....
(Tatebayashi StationTatebayashi Stationis the name of a passenger-service station of the Tobu Isesaki Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.- History :...
- Kuzuu Station) - Koizumi LineTobu Koizumi LineThe , operated by the private Tōbu Railway company, runs from Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in Ōizumi town, Gunma Prefecture as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in Ōta city, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.-...
(Tatebayashi Station - Nishi-Koizumi stationNishi-Koizumi Stationis a passenger-service station of Koizumi Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Ōizumi, Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.- History :...
, Ōta StationOta Station (Gunma)is a railway station in Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Ōta Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is 94.7 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Isesaki Line at .-Station layout:...
- Higashi-Koizumi StationHigashi-Koizumi StationHigashi-Koizumi Station is a passenger-service station of Koizumi Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Oizumi, Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.- History :...
) - Kiryū LineTobu Kiryu LineThe is a railway line of Japanese major private railway company Tōbu Railway in Tokyo. The line is a 20.3 km branch off the Isesaki Line at Ōta Station, southbounds to Akagi Station.-Stations:All stations are located in Gunma Prefecture.-External links:...
(Ōta StationOta Station (Gunma)is a railway station in Ōta, Gunma, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Ōta Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Tōbu Koizumi Line, and is 94.7 km from the Tokyo terminus of the Isesaki Line at .-Station layout:...
– Akagi StationAkagi StationAkagi Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:* Akagi Station * Akagi Station...
)
Tōbu Tōjō Lines
- Tōjō Line (Ikebukuro StationIkebukuro Stationis a railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest train station in the world , and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from...
– Yorii StationYorii Stationis a railway station in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company , Tobu Railway, and the Chichibu Railway.-Lines:Yorii Station is served by the following three lines.* Hachikō Line * Tōbu Tōjō Line...
)- Ogose LineTobu Ogose LineThe is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.-Service outline:...
(Sakado StationSakado Station (Saitama)is a railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Sakado Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo, and is located 40.6 km from Ikebukuro. It also forms the starting point of the Tōbu Ogose Line branchline to ....
– Ogose StationOgose Stationis a railway station in Ogose, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tobu Railway.-Lines:Ogose Station is served by the Hachikō Line between and , and also forms the terminus of the 10.9 km Tōbu Ogose Line branch from ....
)
- Ogose Line
Express EMUs
- 1800 series EMU
- 6050 series EMU
- 300/350 series EMU
- 200/250 seriesTōbu 200 seriesThe are limited express EMU types operated by Tōbu Railway in Japan. The trains are used on Ryōmō services from Asakusa in Tokyo to Akagi and Kuzū.-History:...
EMU Ryōmō - 100 seriesTōbu 100 seriesThe , branded , is a limited express EMU type operated by Tōbu Railway in Japan since 1990. The trains are used on Kegon and Kinu services to Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen.-History:...
EMU Spacia
Commuter EMUs
- 8000 seriesTobu 8000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1963.A total of 712 vehicles were built between 1963 and 1983, making this the most numerous EMU type operated by a private railway operator in Japan.-Production:...
EMU (introduced 1963) - 800/850 seriesTobu 8000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1963.A total of 712 vehicles were built between 1963 and 1983, making this the most numerous EMU type operated by a private railway operator in Japan.-Production:...
EMU - 9000 seriesTobu 9000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tobu Railway in Japan.First entering service in 1981 on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, this was the first stainless steel EMU type to be introduced by Tobu...
EMU (introduced 1981) - 10000 seriesTobu 10000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tobu Railway in Japan.First entering service in 1983 on the Tōbu Tōjō Line , production continued through to 1995, with a total of 486 vehicles built.-10000 series:...
EMU (introduced 1983) - 20000 seriesTōbu 20000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1988.-20000 series:13 8-car sets were built to replace the ageing 2000 series trains on inter-running services between the Tōbu Isesaki Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line in Tokyo, entering service on 25...
EMU (introduced 1988) - 30000 seriesTōbu 30000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train operated by Tobu Railway in Japan since 1997. The fleet consists of 15 6-car and 15 4-car sets, with some sets formed as permanently coupled 10-car formations since 2011.-10-car Tōbu Tōjō Line sets:-6-car sets:...
EMU (introduced 1996) - 50000 seriesTobu 50000 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit operated by Tōbu Railway in Japan, manufactured by Hitachi to its "A-train" concept. The trains represent the first use of aluminium body cars on Tōbu commuter trains...
EMU (introduced 2005)