# Chichibu Main Line

The Chichibu Main Line (秩父本線, Chichibu-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, owned by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway, linking Hanyū and Mitsumineguchi, both in Saitama Prefecture.

## Stations

| Station No. | Station name | Station name | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line (Weekends) | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line (Weekends) | Chichibuji Express | SL Paleo Express | Transfer | Location |
| Station No. | English | Japanese | Between Stations | Total | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line (Weekends) | Local service to/from Seibu Chichibu Line (Weekends) | Chichibuji Express | SL Paleo Express | Transfer | Location |
| CR01 | Hanyū | 羽生 | - | 0.0 | | | ● | | Tōbu Isesaki Line | Hanyū |
| CR02 | Nishi-Hanyū | 西羽生 | 1.2 | 1.2 | | | | | | | Hanyū |
| CR03 | Shingō | 新郷 | 1.4 | 2.6 | | | | | | | Hanyū |
| CR04 | Bushū-Araki | 武州荒木 | 2.2 | 4.8 | | | | | | | Gyōda |
| CR05 | Higashi-Gyōda | 東行田 | 2.5 | 7.3 | | | | | | | Gyōda |
| CR06 | Gyōdashi | 行田市 | 1.0 | 8.3 | | | ● | | | Gyōda |
| CR07 | Mochida | 持田 | 1.8 | 10.1 | | | | | | | Gyōda |
| CR08 | Socio Distribution Center | ソシオ流通センター | 1.5 | 11.6 | | | | | | | Kumagaya |
| CR09 | Kumagaya | 熊谷 | 3.3 | 14.9 | | | ● | ● | Joetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Takasaki Line Shonan-Shinjuku Line Ueno-Tokyo Line | Kumagaya |
| CR10 | Kami-Kumagaya | 上熊谷 | 0.9 | 15.8 | | | | | | | | Kumagaya |
| CR11 | Ishiwara | 石原 | 1.2 | 17.0 | | | | | | | | Kumagaya |
| CR12 | Hirose-Yachō-no-Mori | ひろせ野鳥の森 | 1.5 | 18.5 | | | | | | | | Kumagaya |
| CR13 | Ōasō | 大麻生 | 1.3 | 20.3 | | | | | | | | Kumagaya |
| CR14 | Aketo | 明戸 | 2.6 | 22.9 | | | | | | | | Fukaya |
| CR15 | Takekawa | 武川 | 1.9 | 24.8 | | | ● | | | Chichibu Railway: Mikajiri Freight Line | Fukaya |
| CR16 | Nagata | 永田 | 2.3 | 27.1 | | | | | | | | Fukaya |
| CR17 | Fukaya Hanazono | ふかや花園 | 1.1 | 28.2 | | | ● | ● | | Fukaya |
| CR18 | Omaeda | 小前田 | 2.3 | 30.5 | | | | | | | | Fukaya |
| CR19 | Sakurazawa | 桜沢 | 1.4 | 31.9 | | | | | | | | Yorii, Ōsato District |
| CR20 | Yorii | 寄居 | 1.9 | 33.8 | | | ● | ● | Hachikō Line Tōbu Tōjō Line | Yorii, Ōsato District |
| CR21 | Hagure | 波久礼 | 3.9 | 37.7 | | | | | | | | Yorii, Ōsato District |
| CR22 | Higuchi | 樋口 | 4.4 | 42.1 | | | | | | | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District |
| CR23 | Nogami | 野上 | 2.6 | 44.7 | | | ● | | | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District |
| CR24 | Nagatoro | 長瀞 | 1.8 | 46.5 | ● | | ● | ● | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District |
| CR25 | Kami-Nagatoro | 上長瀞 | 1.1 | 47.6 | ↑ | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | | Nagatoro, Chichibu District |
| CR26 | Oyahana | 親鼻 | 1.6 | 49.2 | ↑ | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | | Minano, Chichibu District |
| CR27 | Minano | 皆野 | 1.6 | 50.8 | ● | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | | Minano, Chichibu District |
| CR28 | Wadō-Kuroya | 和銅黒谷 | 2.6 | 53.4 | ↑ | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | | Chichibu |
| CR29 | Ōnohara | 大野原 | 3.2 | 56.6 | ↑ | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | | | | | | Chichibu |
| CR30 | Chichibu | 秩父 | 2.4 | 59.0 | ● | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | | Chichibu |
| CR31 | Ohanabatake | 御花畑 | 0.7 | 59.7 | ● | Through operation to Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | Seibu Chichibu Line (Seibu-Chichibu) | Chichibu |
| CR32 | Kagemori | 影森 | 2.7 | 62.4 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | | | | Chichibu |
| CR33 | Urayamaguchi | 浦山口 | 1.4 | 63.8 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ↓ | | | | Chichibu |
| CR34 | Bushū-Nakagawa | 武州中川 | 2.4 | 66.2 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ↓ | | | | Chichibu |
| CR35 | Bushū-Hino | 武州日野 | 1.5 | 67.7 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ↓ | | | | Chichibu |
| CR36 | Shiroku | 白久 | 2.7 | 70.4 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ↓ | | | | Chichibu |
| CR37 | Mitsumineguchi | 三峰口 | 1.3 | 71.7 | Through operation to Yokoze (Seibu Chichibu Line) | ● | ● | ● | | Chichibu |

## Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2016, the Chichibu Railway operates the following fleet of rolling stock on the line.
* 5000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Toei 6000 series) (since 1999)
* 6000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly Seibu 101 series) (since March 2006)
* 7000 series 3-car EMUs x2 (formerly Tokyu 8500 series) (since March 2009)
* 7500 series 3-car EMUs x7 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since March 2010)
* 7800 series 2-car EMUs x4 (formerly Tokyu 8090 series) (since 16 March 2013)
* Class C58 steam locomotive (No. C58 363 for Paleo Express)
* Four 12 series passenger coaches for Paleo Express (OHaFu 12-101 and 102, OHa 12-111 and 112)
* DeKi 100 electric locomotives (x6)
* DeKi 200 electric locomotive (x1)
* DeKi 300 electric locomotives (x3)
* DeKi 500 electric locomotives (x7)
* 5000 series EMU set 5003 in June 2011
* A 6000 series EMU on a Chichibuji express service
* 7000 series EMU set 7001 in October 2018
* 7500 series EMU set 7504 in October 2018
* 7800 series EMU set 7801 in June 2013
* SL Paleo Express
* DeKi 102
* DeKi 201
* DeKi 301
* DeKi 507

### Rolling stock previously used

* 300 series 2-car EMUs (from 1959 until October 1992)
* 500 series 2-car EMUs (from 1957 until March 1992)
* 800 series 2-car EMUs (formerly Odakyu 1800 series) (from 1979 until 1990)
* 1000 series 3-car EMUs (formerly JNR 101 series) (from 1986 until March 2014)
* 2000 series 4-car EMUs (formerly Tokyu 7000 series) (from 1991 until 2000)
* 3000 series 3-car EMUs x3 (formerly JR East 165 series) (from 1992 until December 2006)
* 43 series passenger coaches (for Paleo Express)
* A 300 series EMU in 1989
* A 500 series EMU in 1984
* An 800 series EMU in 1989
* A 1000 series EMU in 2008
* A 2000 series EMU in 1992
* A 3000 series EMU in 2006

## History

The Jōbu Railway (上武鉄道) opened the section between Kumagaya and Yorii on 7 October 1901 operated by the use of steam haulage. The line was extended in stages, reaching Chichibu in 1914. The line was electrified at 1,200 V DC on 15 March 1918. On 1 August 1922, the Chichibu Railway acquired the Hokubu Railway (北武鉄道) operating between Hanyū and Kumagaya. The line reached Mitsumineguchi in 1930.
From 1 February 1952, The line voltage was raised to 1,500 V DC.

### Former connecting lines

* Kumagaya Station: The Tobu Kumagaya Line operated between 1943 and 1983.