Isesaki Line

Japanese: 伊勢崎線 - いせざきせん
Isesaki Line

...A private railway with the third longest operating line length in Japan, covering 464.1 km (1997) in one metropolis and four prefectures in the Kanto region. Its main lines are the Isesaki Line between Asakusa and Isesaki, the Nikko Line between Tobu Dobutsu Koen and Tobu Nikko, and the Tojo Line between Ikebukuro and Yorii, and many other branch lines, including the Noda Line between Funabashi and Omiya. Founded in 1897, it first built the Isesaki Line, then merged with the Tojo Railway (Tojo Line) in 1920, built the Nikko Line, and electrified the entire line.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Isesaki Line are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…関東地方の1都4県に464.1km(1997)と日本第3位の営業路線長を有する民営鉄道。浅草~伊勢崎間の伊勢崎線とそれから分岐する東武動物公園~東武日光間の日光線および池袋~寄居(よりい)間の東上線を本線とし,船橋~大宮間の野田線その他多くの支線から成る。創立は1897年で,まず伊勢崎線を建設し,1920年東上鉄道(東上線)を合併,さらに日光線を建設,全線の電化を行った。…

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