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Tōbu Railway Co., Ltd. (東武鉄道株式会社 Tōbu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures. It offered freight services until September 30, 2003. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 50000 series is a commuter EMU operated by TÅbu Railway in Japan and manufactured by Hitachi to its A-train concept. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (4200 Ã— 3150 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (4200 Ã— 3150 pixel, file size: 3. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... The Greater Tokyo Area (æ±äº¬éƒ½å¸‚åœ TÅkyÅ-toshiken), also the Tokyo-Yokohama area, is a large metropolitan area in Japan consisting of the metropolis of Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. ... KantÅ region, Japan. ... , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Saitama Prefecture (åŸ¼çŽ‰çœŒ; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... Tochigi Prefecture (æ ƒæœ¨çœŒ Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ... Gunma redirects here. ... The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Tōbu Group of which the company stands at the center also is engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail.

The name "Tōbu" is formed from the kanji for east (東) and Musashi (武蔵), the initial area served. Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana ManyÅgana Uses Furigana Okurigana RÅmaji ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (å¹³ä»®å), katakana (ç‰‡ä»®å), and the Arabic numerals. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ...

Railway network

Excluding the Japan Railway companies, Tōbu's 463.3-kilometre rail system is the second longest in Japan after the Kinki Nippon Railway. Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... km redirects here. ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ...

Tōbu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its railroad cars. Chichibu Railway Co. ... A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ...

The Tōbu Main Line network has a tree topology starting at Asakusa Station in Tokyo, with the Isesaki line as the trunk, and the Kameido Line, Daishi Line, Noda Line, Sano Line, Koizumi Line, Kiryū Line and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line and Kinugawa Lines. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa. A labeled tree with 6 vertices and 5 edges In graph theory, a tree is a graph in which any two vertices are connected by exactly one path. ... A MÃ¶bius strip, an object with only one surface and one edge; such shapes are an object of study in topology. ... Ticket gates at Asakusa Station Asakusa Station ) is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. ... , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Isesaki Line train TÅbu Isesaki Line (æ±æ¦ä¼Šå‹¢å´Žç·š TÅbu-isesaki-sen) is a railway line in Japan, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. ... The TÅbu Daishi Line ) is a 1. ... TÅbu Noda Line ) is a railway line in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures of Japan, owned and operated by the TÅbu Railway. ... The TÅbu Koizumi Line ), operated by the private TÅbu Railway company, runs from Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in ÅŒizumi town, Gunma Prefecture as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in ÅŒizumi town to ÅŒta Station in ÅŒta city, Gunma Prefecture... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... TÅbu Utsunomiya Line ) is a 24. ... , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Great Gate, Nikko, circa 1860-1900. ...

The Tōjō Main Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture. A branch, the Tōbu Ogose Line, runs to Ogose from Sakado station. The TÅbu TÅjÅ Main Line (æ±ä¸Šæœ¬ç·š, TÅbu TÅjÅ Hon-sen) is a 75. ... Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅 Ikebukuro-eki) is Tokyos second-busiest train station, after Shinjuku Station. ... , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ... Saitama Prefecture (åŸ¼çŽ‰çœŒ; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Ogose Line 8000 series EMU at Sakado station The TÅbu Ogose Line (æ±æ¦è¶Šç”Ÿç·š) is a 10. ...

Tōbu Main Lines

Isesaki Line train TÅbu Isesaki Line (æ±æ¦ä¼Šå‹¢å´Žç·š TÅbu-isesaki-sen) is a railway line in Japan, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. ... Ticket gates at Asakusa Station Asakusa Station ) is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. ... The TÅbu Daishi Line ) is a 1. ... Nishiarai Station ) is a station on the TÅbu Railway, located in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. ... TÅbu Noda Line ) is a railway line in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures of Japan, owned and operated by the TÅbu Railway. ... Omiya Station Omiya Station (Japanese: å¤§å®®é§… ÅŒmiya Eki) is a railway station located in Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... TÅbu DÅbutsu KÅen Station ) is a railway station located in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. ... TÅbu Utsunomiya Line ) is a 24. ... Shin-Tochigi Station (Japanese: æ–°æ ƒæœ¨é§… Shin Tochigi-eki) is a railway station located in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. ... TÅbu Utsunomiya Station ) is a railway station located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and the terminus of the TÅbu Utsunomiya Line. ... The TÅbu Kinugawa Line ) is a 16. ... Tatebayashi Station (é¤¨æž—é§…) is the name of a passenger-service station of the Tobu Isesaki Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. ... The TÅbu Koizumi Line ), operated by the private TÅbu Railway company, runs from Tatebayashi Station located in Tatebayashi city, Gunma Prefecture to Nishi-Koizumi Station located in ÅŒizumi town, Gunma Prefecture as well as Higashi-Koizumi Station in ÅŒizumi town to ÅŒta Station in ÅŒta city, Gunma Prefecture... Nishi-Koizumi station is the name of a passenger-service station of Koizumi Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Oizumi town, Oura distinct, Gunma prefecture. ... ÅŒta Station ) is a passenger-service station of Tobu Railway company, located in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. ... Higashi-Koizumi Station (æ±å°æ³‰é§…) is a passenger-service station of Koizumi Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Oizumi, Oura distinct, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. ... ÅŒta Station ) is a passenger-service station of Tobu Railway company, located in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. ...

Tōbu Tōjō Lines

The TÅbu TÅjÅ Main Line (æ±ä¸Šæœ¬ç·š, TÅbu TÅjÅ Hon-sen) is a 75. ... Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅 Ikebukuro-eki) is Tokyos second-busiest train station, after Shinjuku Station. ... Ogose Line 8000 series EMU at Sakado station The TÅbu Ogose Line (æ±æ¦è¶Šç”Ÿç·š) is a 10. ... South exit of Sakado station Ogose Line 8000 series train at platform 2 Sakado Station ) is located in the city of Sakado, Saitama, Japan. ...

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Tōbu Main Lines

Tōbu Tōjō Lines

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