Tobu Koizumi Line

The Tōbu Koizumi Line (東武小泉線), operated by the private Tōbu Railway company, runs from Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi city, Gunma prefecture to Nishi-Koizumi station located in Oizumi town, Gunma prefecture as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Oizumi town to Ota Station in Ota city, Gunma prefecture, Japan.

History

The first section of the line from Koizumimachi Station to Tatebayashi Station was opened for passenger service on March 12, 1917 operated by Chūgen Railway (中原鉄道) company, which was purchased by Tobu Railway company in 1937.

The line was connected to Sengoku-Kashi Freight Line (仙石河岸貨物線) on April 13, 1939, which was running from Koizumimachi Station to Sengoku-Kashi Station (仙石川岸駅) for freight service, opened Shin-Koizumi station between.

The purpose of transportation between Nakajima Aircraft Company Ota plant and Koizumi plant extended the line from Ota Station to Higashi-Koizumi Station on June 1, 1941 as well as made Nishi-Koizumi station, which was the nearest station for Koizumi plant, to open on December 1, 1941 between Koizumimachi Station and Shin-Koizumi station.

Stations

Name	Connections	Location
Tatebayashi	Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Sano Line	Gunma	Tatebayashi, Gunma
Narushima
Hon-nakano			Oura, Gunma
Shinozuka
Higashi-koizumi	Tōbu Koizumi Line For Ōta Station		Oizumi, Gunma
Koizumimachi
Nishi-koizumi

Name	Connections	Location
Higashi-koizumi	Tōbu Koizumi Line (For Tatebayashi / Nishi-koizumi)	Gunma	Oizumi, Gunma
Ryūmai			Ōta, Gunma
Ōta	Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line

Abandoned Stations

• Shin-Koizumi Station - Sengoku-Kashi Station
• Kobugannon Station (between Higashi-Koizumi Station and Shinozuka Station)

Connecting rail services

• Tatebayashi Station：Isesaki Line (東武伊勢崎線)
• Ota Station：Isesaki Line, Kiryu Line (東武桐生線)

References

• Zenkoku Tetsudo Jijo Daikenkyu ISBN 4-7942-1291-7
• Ekisya Sai Hakken ISBN 4-533-03675-9
• Tetsudo Haisenato wo aruku ISBN 4-533-02743-1

External link

• History of tobu Railway in Japanese