Tōbu Yaita Line
| Tōbu Yaita Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Tochigi Prefecture |
| Termini | Shin-Takatoku Yaita |
| Stations | 9 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1 March 1924 |
| Closed | 30 June 1959 |
| Owner | Tobu Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Old gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Not electrified |
The Tōbu Yaita Line (東武矢板線 Tōbu Yaita-sen?) was a 23.5 km railway line in Japan operated by Tobu Railway, which connected Shin-Takatoku on the Tōbu Kinugawa Line to Yaita on the Tōhoku Main Line in Tochigi Prefecture. The line opened on 1 March 1924, and closed on 30 June 1959.[1]
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Operations
In its final years, there were just five trains in each direction daily, with only three in each direction running over the entire length of the line.[2] Trains were mixed passenger and freight services hauled by 4-4-0 steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in the UK, with passenger cars converted from former Tobu electric multiple units.[2]
History
The line first opened on 1 March 1924 by the Shimotsuke Electric Railway (下野電気鉄道 Shimotsuke Denki Tetsudō?), as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge branch line which extended 9.9 km from Takatoku Station (later Shin-Takatoku Station) to Tenchō Station (天頂駅?).[2] The line was re-gauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and extended from Tenchō to Yaita on the Tōhoku Main Line, with the 23.5 km line completed in October 1929.[2]
On 1 May 1943, the line was bought by the Tobu Railway, becoming the Yaita Line.[2]
The line closed on 30 June 1959.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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