Railway Lines Opened in 1899 - T Bu Isesaki Line, Great Central Main Line, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Rantarata (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: T bu Isesaki Line, Great Central Main Line, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Rantarata, Railway Line Karlovy Vary - Johanngeorgenstadt. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Isesaki Line Isesaki-sen) is one of the two main lines of Japanese private railway company Tbu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. It is the longest non-JR "private" railway line in Japan at 114.5 km. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metro's Hibiya and Hanzmon lines. Trackqudruple: Narihirabashi - Hikifune 1.3 km, Kita-Senju - Kita-Koshigaya 18.9 kmsingle: Tatebayashi - Isesaki 39.9 kmdouble: the restLength114.5 km (Longest single Japanese non-JR "private" railway line)N.B. Oshiage is officially an extension or part of Narihirabashi. Double tracks between Oshiage and Hikifune are thus the 3rd and 4th tracks of Narihirabashi - Hikifune. The Isesaki Line was opened in 1899 between Kita-Senju and Kuki with steam motive power by the present company. In 1902 Tbu extended south to have a maritime connection at present Narihirabashi (then Azumabashi ), later renamed Asakusa) in downtown Tokyo, and north to Kazo. In the next year further north extension to Kawamata (then on the south bank of Tone River) was opened. Gradual extension northward was progressed, and in 1910 the line arrived Isesaki. In 1931, a bridge over Sumida River was built and present Asakusa Station (then Asakusa Kaminarimon )) opened in the upper floors of a department store building, the entire stretch completed. Electrification was begun in 1924 on the section of Asakusa and Nishiarai, and in 1927 completed til Isesaki. The distance of over 100 km was then one of the longest electrified railway lines together with the present Kintetsu Osaka Line and Yam...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=260967