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Old Tobu Railway logo used until July 2011

Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese commuter railway and keiretsu holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's Script error: No such module "convert". rail system is the second longest in Japan after Kintetsu. It serves large portions of Saitama Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture, as well as northern Tokyo and western Chiba Prefecture. The Tobu Railway Company is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index.

The Tobu corporate group is also engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail. It is the owner of the Tokyo Skytree, the third tallest tower in the world. The company is a member of the Fuyo Group keiretsu.

The name "Tobu" is formed from the kanji for Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., the initial area served.

History

Tobu is one of the oldest railway companies in Japan. It was established in November 1897 and began operation between Kita-Senju and Kuki in August 1899. The Tojo Railway was founded in 1911 as a separate company, but shared its president and head office with Tobu.[1]

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Inside the DeHa 1 Class No. 5, the first electric train of the Tobu Railway

In 1905, Nezu Kaichirō became the president of Tobu Railway and successfully helped to grow the company to one of the largest private rail operators in the Kanto region.[2]

In 1924, Tobu began operating its first electric train on the Isesaki Line between Asakusa (later Narihirabashi, today Tokyo Skytree Station) and Nishiarai.

Tobu was the first railway in the Kanto region to adopt quadruple tracks, on the Kita-Senju to Takenotsuka sector in 1974.[3] The Tobu Dobutsu Koen (Tobu Animal Park) opened in 1981.[4]

Railway network

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Diagram of the Tobu network, showing main lines to right and Tojo Lines to lower left

Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its rolling stock.

The Tobu Main Line network has a tree topology starting at Template:STN in Tokyo, with the Isesaki Line as the trunk, and the Tobu Kameido Line, Daishi Line, Tobu Urban Park Line, Tobu Sano Line, Koizumi Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tobu Utsunomiya Line and Tobu Kinugawa Lines. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa.

The Tojo Line runs northwest from Template:STN in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture. A branch, the Ogose Line, runs to Template:STN from Template:STN.

Tobu's terminals in Tokyo are at Template:STN (Main Line express services), Template:STN (most other Main Line services) and Template:STN (Tojo Line). The Skytree and Isesaki Lines interoperate with the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line to serve central, southwestern Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, while the Tojo Line interoperates with the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line to serve central and southwest Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.

Main lines

Name Symbol Stations Length
Skytree Line File:Tobu Skytree Line (TS) symbol.svg Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
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Daishi Line Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
Isesaki Line File:Tobu Isesaki Line (TI) symbol.svg Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
Sano Line Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
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Nikkō Line File:Tobu Nikko Line (TN) symbol.svg Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
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Tobu Tojo lines

Name Symbol Stations Length
Tojo Line File:Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Template:STN – Template:STN Script error: No such module "convert".
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Rolling stock

since 1 April 2016Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Tobu Railway operates a fleet of 1,890 electric multiple unit (EMU) vehicles, the third largest fleet for a private railway operator in Japan after Tokyo Metro (2,728 vehicles) and Kintetsu (1,905).[5]

Express EMUs

Eight new three-car 500 series EMU trains were introduced on limited express services on lines from Asakusa on 21 April 2017.[6]

Commuter EMUs

Steam locomotive

Tobu plans to operate steam-hauled tourist services on the Kinugawa Line from 10 August 2017 using JNR Class C11 steam locomotive C11 207 loaned from JR Hokkaido together with JNR Class DE10 diesel locomotive DE10 1099 purchased from JR East, a fleet of six 12 and 14 series coaches purchased from JR Shikoku, and two Yo 8000 brake vans purchased from JR Freight and JR East.[8]

Withdrawn types

Express EMUs

Commuter EMUs

DMUs

Steam locomotives

  • Tobu B1 Class 4-4-0 (1898)

References

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