The Tojo Main Line (ja: 東上本線, Tōjō Honsen) is a 75.0-kilometresuburban train line that runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama. It is usually called the Tobu Tojo Line (東武東上線, Tōbu Tōjō Sen). It is owned and operated by the Tobu Railway. The name of the line comes from the original plan to construct a line linking Tokyo (東京) with Joshu (上州) (the original name for the area now known as Gunma Prefecture). Japanese (Japanese: 日本語; â–¶ (help· info)) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μÎÏ„Ïο (metro) = count/measure). ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅 Ikebukuro-eki) is Tokyos second-busiest train station, after Shinjuku Station. ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... Yorii (寄居町; -machi) is a town located in Ōsato District, Saitama, Japan. ... Tobu Railway (東武鉄道) is a commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan as well as an intercity and regional operator. ... Gunma Prefecture (or Gumma) (群馬県; Gunma-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its railroad cars.
The Tobu Main Line network has a tree topology whose root is Asakusa Station in Tokyo and the trunk Isesaki Line, branching Kameido Line, Taishi Line, Noda Line, Tobu Nikko Line which further branches into the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, Kinugawa, Sano, Koizumi and Kiryu Lines.
The Tobu Group of which the company stands at the center also is engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail.
Tobu is a name for East Tokyo and Seibu is a name for West Tokyo (the 'bu' ending they share comes from the first character of Musashino, the old name for this region).
Ikebukuro also boasts two subway lines, and a third line is under construction to be opened in about 5 years and will eventually head to Shibuya but right now links the Seibu line with the Yurakucho subway line.
Probably from the influence of the university, once you get out of Tobu's clutches, the west side has a bit of a cafe lifestyle with some bars and restaurants as well, and is relatively quiet, although there is a Marui department store on the way to the University.
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