Stops and operated sections are as of 2023, February 15.
Local (普通, Futsū) (announced as Kakueki Teisha (各駅停車) or kakutei (各停) for short) (L)
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen − Ōta. Connection with Express. Three per hour, with one between Kuki and Tatebayashi.
Ōta − Isesaki. One per hour per direction, conductorless.
Section Semi-Express (区間準急, Kukan Junkyū)(SSE)
Between Asakusa and Tōbu-Dōbutsu Kōen, Kuki or Minami-Kurihashi on Nikkō Line.
Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū)(SmE)
Early morning and late night. Down to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki or to Minami-Kurihashi on the Nikkō Line through from Chūō-Rinkan of Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line via Hanzōmon Line. 10 cars.
Section Express (区間急行, Kukan Kyūkō)(SE)
Between Asakusa and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Tatebayashi or Ōta.
Express (急行, Kyūkō)(Ex)
From morning to night. Down to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki (nearly half to Minami-Kurihashi on the Nikkō Line), through from Chūō-Rinkan on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line via Hanzōmon Line. 10 cars.
Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū)(LE)
Stops not shown for now. Charged for seat reservation and rapid service. Mainly through to the Nikkō Line for the Nikko area named Kegon (けごん) and Kinu (きぬ). Some through to Isesaki from Asakusa, sole direct service named Ryōmō (りょうもう). The 70090 Series Services runs through to Ebisu from Kuki, Home liner service named TH Liner.
Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus (present-day Tokyo Skytree Station) in 1927An up express service on the Tobu Isesaki Line formed of a 4-car EMU in March 1940
The first section of the Isesaki Line was opened by the present company in 1899 between Kita-Senju and Kuki utilising steam motive power. In 1902, Tobu extended the line south to have a maritime connection at present Tokyo Skytree (then Azumabashi (吾妻橋), later renamed Asakusa) in downtown Tokyo, and north to Kazo. The following year a further northern extension to Kawamata (then on the south bank of Tone River) was opened. Further northward extension progressed, and in 1910 the line arrived at Isesaki. In 1931, a bridge over the Sumida River was built and present Asakusa Station (then Asakusa Kaminarimon (浅草雷門)) opened as part of the department store building, the entire line being completed.
The Asakusa to Nishiarai section was double-tracked in 1912, and the rest of the line was double-tracked between 1920 and 1927, except for the Hanyu to Kawamata section, which was double-tracked when a second bridge was built over the Tonegawa in 1992.
Electrification was begun in 1924 on the section of Asakusa and Nishiarai, and in 1927 completed as far as Isesaki. The distance of over 100 km (62 mi) was then one of the longest electrified railway lines together with the present KintetsuOsaka Line and Yamada Lines.
After World War II, the Tobu Lines had no connection to the Yamanote Line or other major lines of the then Japanese National Railways (JNR) to offer efficient transfers to central Tokyo. The sole connection was with the Jōban Line at Kitasenju, which offered poor access to central Tokyo. To solve the inefficiencies of transfers at Kitasenju and notoriously narrow Asakusa, in 1962, the Hibiya Line of the then Teito Rapid Transport Authority (帝都高速度交通営団, Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan), known as TRTA, present Tokyo Metro) was built, connecting at Kitasenju.
Further growing traffic required Tobu to build a second through line to Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in the 1990s. In 2003, the company built new tracks from Hikifune to connect at Oshiage, officially an annex station of Tokyo Skytree.
From the 3 March 2006, timetable revision, less than half of trains originated or terminated at Asakusa, with more trains operating through to Tokyo Metro subway lines.
From 17 March 2012, the section south of Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen was rebranded as the Tobu Skytree Line.
Referencesedit
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
^Tobu ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Tobu) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
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Tobu Railway Isesaki Line information page (in Japanese)
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tobu Isesaki Line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Tobu Isesaki Line 東武伊勢崎線 Tōbu Isesaki sen is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway extending from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asakusa Isesaki and Oshiage Hikifune but from March 2012 the 41 0 km 25 5 mi section south of Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen was branded as the Tobu Skytree Line in conjunction with the opening of the Tokyo Skytree tower Tobu Isesaki LineTITobu Railway 200 seriesOverviewNative name東武伊勢崎線OwnerTobu RailwayLocaleKantōTerminiTōbu Dōbutsu KōenIsesakiStations26Websitehttps www tobu co jp en ServiceTypeCommuter railDepot s TatebayashiDaily ridership843 495 2010 1 HistoryOpened27 August 1899 124 years ago 1899 08 27 TechnicalLine length73 5 km 45 7 mi Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification1 500 V DCOperating speed110 km h 68 mph Route mapLegend Station Through trains destination 0 0 Asakusa Tobu Skytree Line Chuō Rinkan Tokyu Den en toshi Line Shibuya Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line Oshiage 41 0 Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Tōbu Nikkō Line 43 9 Wado Tohoku Shinkansen 47 7 Kuki Tohoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line 52 1 Washinomiya 54 8 Hanasaki 58 5 Kazo 63 1 Minami Hanyu 66 2 Hanyu Chichibu Main Line Tone River 70 5 Kawamata 72 4 Morinji mae 74 6 Tatebayashi Tōbu Sano Line Tōbu Koizumi Line Kuzuu 78 6 Tatara 81 8 Agata 83 9 Fukui 85 1 Tōbu Izumi 86 8 Ashikagashi 88 5 Yashu yamabe 91 8 Niragawa Tōbu Koizumi Line 94 7 Ōta Tōbu Kiryu Line Akagi 97 8 Hosoya 101 2 Kizaki 104 1 Serada 106 3 Sakaimachi 110 0 Gōshi 113 3 Shin Isesaki 114 5 Isesaki Ryōmō Line Contents 1 Descriptions 2 Operation 2 1 Service patterns 3 Stations 4 Rolling stock 4 1 Current 4 2 Former 5 History 6 References 7 External linksDescriptions editTrack single Tatebayashi Isesaki 39 9 km 24 8 mi double the restOperation editService patterns edit Stops and operated sections are as of 2023 February 15 Local 普通 Futsu announced as Kakueki Teisha 各駅停車 or kakutei 各停 for short L Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Ōta Connection with Express Three per hour with one between Kuki and Tatebayashi Ōta Isesaki One per hour per direction conductorless Section Semi Express 区間準急 Kukan Junkyu SSE Between Asakusa and Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Kuki or Minami Kurihashi on Nikkō Line Semi Express 準急 Junkyu SmE Early morning and late night Down to Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Kuki or to Minami Kurihashi on the Nikkō Line through from Chuō Rinkan of Tokyu Den en toshi Line via Hanzōmon Line 10 cars Section Express 区間急行 Kukan Kyukō SE Between Asakusa and Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Tatebayashi or Ōta Express 急行 Kyukō Ex From morning to night Down to Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Kuki nearly half to Minami Kurihashi on the Nikkō Line through from Chuō Rinkan on the Tokyu Den en toshi Line via Hanzōmon Line 10 cars Limited Express 特急 Tokkyu LE Stops not shown for now Charged for seat reservation and rapid service Mainly through to the Nikkō Line for the Nikko area named Kegon けごん and Kinu きぬ Some through to Isesaki from Asakusa sole direct service named Ryōmō りょうもう The 70090 Series Services runs through to Ebisu from Kuki Home liner service named TH Liner Stations editO Stop 1 To from Asakusa on the Tobu Skytree Line section of the Isesaki Line 2 To from Chuō Rinkan on Tokyu Den en toshi Line via Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line For the section between Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen and Asakusa see Tobu Skytree Line No Station L SSE SmE SE Ex Transfers Location TS 30 Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen 東武動物公園 O O 1 O 2 O 1 O 2 TS Tobu Skytree Line through to from Asakusa TN Tobu Nikko Line Miyashiro Saitama TI 01 Wado 和戸 O O O O O TI 02 Kuki 久喜 O O O O O JU Utsunomiya Line Kuki TI 03 Washinomiya 鷲宮 O O O TI 04 Hanasaki 花崎 O O O Kazo TI 05 Kazo 加須 O O O TI 06 Minami Hanyu 南羽生 O O O Hanyu TI 07 Hanyu 羽生 O O O Chichibu Main Line TI 08 Kawamata 川俣 O O O Meiwa Gunma TI 09 Morinji mae 茂林寺前 O O O Tatebayashi TI 10 Tatebayashi 館林 O O O TI Tobu Sano Line TI Tobu Koizumi Line TI 11 Tatara 多々良 O TI 12 Agata 県 O Ashikaga Tochigi TI 13 Fukui 福居 O TI 14 Tōbu Izumi 東武和泉 O TI 15 Ashikagashi 足利市 O TI 16 Yashu yamabe 野州山辺 O TI 17 Niragawa 韮川 O Ōta Gunma TI 18 Ōta 太田 O TI Tobu Kiryu Line TI Tobu Koizumi Line TI 19 Hosoya 細谷 O TI 20 Kizaki 木崎 O TI 21 Serada 世良田 O TI 22 Sakaimachi 境町 O Isesaki TI 23 Gōshi 剛志 O TI 24 Shin Isesaki 新伊勢崎 O TI 25 Isesaki 伊勢崎 O Ryomo LineRolling stock editCurrent edit Tobu 200 series Tobu 500 series Tobu 10000 series Tobu 50000 series Tobu 50050 series Tobu 70090 series TH Liner Tokyu 2020 series Tokyu 5000 series Tokyo Metro 18000 series Tokyo Metro 8000 series Tokyo Metro 08 series nbsp Tobu 200 series nbsp Tobu 10000 series nbsp Tobu 50050 series nbsp Tokyu 2020 series nbsp Tokyu 5000 series nbsp Tokyu 8500 series nbsp Tokyo Metro 8000 series Former edit Tokyu 8500 series 1975 2023 Tobu 30000 seriesHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Overview of the original Asakusa Station terminus present day Tokyo Skytree Station in 1927 nbsp An up express service on the Tobu Isesaki Line formed of a 4 car EMU in March 1940 The first section of the Isesaki Line was opened by the present company in 1899 between Kita Senju and Kuki utilising steam motive power In 1902 Tobu extended the line south to have a maritime connection at present Tokyo Skytree then Azumabashi 吾妻橋 later renamed Asakusa in downtown Tokyo and north to Kazo The following year a further northern extension to Kawamata then on the south bank of Tone River was opened Further northward extension progressed and in 1910 the line arrived at Isesaki In 1931 a bridge over the Sumida River was built and present Asakusa Station then Asakusa Kaminarimon 浅草雷門 opened as part of the department store building the entire line being completed The Asakusa to Nishiarai section was double tracked in 1912 and the rest of the line was double tracked between 1920 and 1927 except for the Hanyu to Kawamata section which was double tracked when a second bridge was built over the Tonegawa in 1992 Electrification was begun in 1924 on the section of Asakusa and Nishiarai and in 1927 completed as far as Isesaki The distance of over 100 km 62 mi was then one of the longest electrified railway lines together with the present Kintetsu Osaka Line and Yamada Lines After World War II the Tobu Lines had no connection to the Yamanote Line or other major lines of the then Japanese National Railways JNR to offer efficient transfers to central Tokyo The sole connection was with the Jōban Line at Kitasenju which offered poor access to central Tokyo To solve the inefficiencies of transfers at Kitasenju and notoriously narrow Asakusa in 1962 the Hibiya Line of the then Teito Rapid Transport Authority 帝都高速度交通営団 Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsu Eidan known as TRTA present Tokyo Metro was built connecting at Kitasenju Further growing traffic required Tobu to build a second through line to Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in the 1990s In 2003 the company built new tracks from Hikifune to connect at Oshiage officially an annex station of Tokyo Skytree From the 3 March 2006 timetable revision less than half of trains originated or terminated at Asakusa with more trains operating through to Tokyo Metro subway lines From 17 March 2012 the section south of Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen was rebranded as the Tobu Skytree Line References editThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia Tobu ridership in 2010 Train Media sourced from Tobu Retrieved May 28 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōbu Isesaki Line Tobu Railway Isesaki Line information page in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tobu Isesaki Line amp oldid 1174045902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
