Jōmō Line

The Jōmō Line (上毛線, Jōmō-sen) is a railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company (上毛電気鉃道 Jōmō Den

Jōmō Line
Jōmō Line
Jōmō Electric Railway 700 series train in April 2022
Overview
Native name上毛線
Termini
  • Chūō-Maebashi
  • Nishi-Kiryū
Connecting linesTōbu Kiryū Line
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1928
Technical
Line length25.4 km (15.8 mi)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary 1,500 V

The Jōmō Line (上毛線, Jōmō-sen) is a railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company (上毛電気鉃道 Jōmō Denki Tetsudō), also known as Jomo Dentetsu. It runs between Maebashi and Kiryū and is 25.4 km long. Eighteen of its stations opened on November 10, 1928, with one station added in each of the years 1933, 1939, 1993, and 1994.[1]

History

The entire line opened in 1928,[1] electrified at 1500 V DC.[2] Freight services ceased in 1986.[1] In April 2025, the railway aimed to be compatible with IC cards by the next winter.[3]

Station list

All stations are in Gunma Prefecture.

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations 		Total
Chūō-Maebashi 中央前橋 - 0.0 Ryōmō Line (Maebashi) Maebashi
Jōtō 城東 0.8 0.8  
Mitsumata 三俣 0.8 1.6  
Katakai 片貝 0.6 2.2  
Kamiizumi 上泉 1.0 3.2  
Akasaka 赤坂 1.1 4.3  
Shinzō-Kekkan Center 心臓血管センター 1.3 5.6  
Egi 江木 0.6 6.2  
Ōgo 大胡 2.1 8.3  
Higoshi 樋越 1.6 9.9  
Kitahara 北原 1.0 10.9  
Araya 新屋 1.1 12.0  
Kasukawa 粕川 1.3 13.3  
Zen 膳 1.0 14.3  
Niisato 新里 1.5 15.8   Kiryū
Nikkawa 新川 1.9 17.7  
Higashi-Nikkawa 東新川 1.0 18.7  
Akagi 赤城 0.9 19.6 Tōbu Kiryū Line
Watarase Keikoku Line (Ōmama) 		Midori
Kiryū-Kyūjō-Mae 桐生球場前 2.2 21.8 Watarase Keikoku Line (Undō-Kōen) Kiryū
Tennōjuku 天王宿 1.0 22.8  
Fujiyamashita 富士山下 0.9 23.7  
Maruyamashita 丸山下 0.6 24.3  
Nishi-Kiryū 西桐生 1.1 25.4 Ryōmō Line (Kiryū)
Watarase Keikoku Line (Kiryū)

Rolling stock

The line operates using transferred trains from other companies.

References

  1. ^ a b c "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ Bushell, Chris, ed. (2006). Railway Directory 2006 (111th ed.). Reed Business Information. p. 120. ISBN 0-617-01031-5.
  3. ^ "群馬・上毛電鉄に交通系ICカードの決済機能を導入 かざすだけで運賃の支払いが完了、利用開始は今冬の見通し | 上毛新聞電子版｜群馬県のニュース・スポーツ情報". 群馬・上毛電鉄に交通系ICカードの決済機能を導入　かざすだけで運賃の支払いが完了、利用開始は今冬の見通し | 上毛新聞電子版｜群馬県のニュース・スポーツ情報 (in Japanese). 2025-04-12. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  4. ^ "上毛電気鉄道公式サイト". 上毛電気鉄道公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  5. ^ "上毛電気鉄道公式サイト". 上毛電気鉄道公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  6. ^ 日本テレビ. "元日比谷線車両 群馬のローカル私鉄・上毛電鉄でデビュー｜日テレNEWS NNN". 日テレNEWS NNN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-04.

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