The Koizumi Line(小泉線, Koizumi-sen), operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway, connects Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi, Gunma to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in Ōizumi, Gunma as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in Ōizumi town to Ōta Station in Ōta, Gunma Japan.

Stations

No.NameConnectionsLocation
Tatebayashi館林Tobu Isesaki Line Isesaki Line (TI10) Tōbu Sano Line Sano Line (TI10)TatebayashiGunma
Narushima成島
Hon-Nakano本中野Ōra
Shinozuka篠塚
Higashi-Koizumi東小泉Tōbu Koizumi Line Koizumi Line (branch line) for ŌtaŌizumi
Koizumimachi小泉町
Nishi-Koizumi西小泉
The line splits at Higashi-Koizumi.
Higashi-Koizumi東小泉Tōbu Koizumi Line Koizumi Line for Tatebayashi/Nishi-KoizumiŌizumiGunma
Ryūmai竜舞Ōta
Ōta太田Tobu Isesaki Line Isesaki Line (TI18) Tōbu Kiryū Line Kiryū Line (TI18)

Abandoned stations

History

The first section of the line from Tatebayashi Station to Koizumimachi Station was opened for passenger service on March 12, 1917, operated by the Chūgen Railway, which was purchased by Tobu Railway company in 1937.[citation needed]

The 3 km Sengokugashi Freight Line(仙石河岸貨物線) from Koizumimachi Station to Sengokugashi Station(仙石河岸駅) opened on April 13, 1939, as a freight-only branch line. Passenger services as far as Nishi-Koizumi commenced in 1941.[citation needed]

In 1941, Higashi-Koizumi Station to Ōta Station section opened on June 1, 1941, to service the Nakajima Aircraft Company Ōta and Koizumi plants. The lines were electrified in 1943.[citation needed]

The Nishi-Koizumi to Sengoku freight branch closed in 1976, and freight services ceased on the line in 1996.[citation needed]

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

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  • Yukiyasu Sugizaki (2000). Ekisha Sai-hakken. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-03675-9.
  • Shunzō Miyawaki (1997). Tetsudo Haisenato o Aruku. Tōkyō: JTB. ISBN 4-533-02743-1.

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