Chichibu Railway

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Lines

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A Chichibu Railway 6000 series train

Railway lines

Former Lines

Aerial tramway lines

History

  • 8 November 1899 - Founded as Jōbu Railway (Headquartered in now-defunct Nihonbashi Ward, Tokyo City).[2]
  • 7 October 1901 - Started operations between Kumagaya and Yorii.[2]
  • 1916 - Company name changed to Chichibu Railway.
  • 1921 - Started operations between Hokubu Railway's Hanyu Station and Gyoda Station (now Gyodashi Station).
  • 1922 - Chichibu Railway acquired Hokubu Railway.[2]
  • 1930 - Started operations on the full line between Hanyu and Mitsumineguchi.
  • 1954 - Started direct operations with the Tōbu Tōjō Line.
  • 1980 - Headquarters moved to Kumagaya, Saitama.
  • 1988 - Started operations of a steam locomotive-hauled train, the Paleo Express.
  • 1989 - Started direct operations with Seibu Railway.
  • 1997 - Moved bus operations to a separate entity, Chichibu Railway Sightseeing Bus Co., Ltd.
  • 12 March 2022 - Start of fare collection with PASMO transit smartcard.[3]

References

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

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External links

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