Jōmō Line

Railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Jōmō Electric Railway 700 series train in April 2022

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 dentetsu). Its terminus stations are in the cities of Maebashi and Kiryū, extending 25.4 km. 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 VDC,^[2] to service the local silk industry. The line was noted for operating freight services with its EMUs acting as the locomotive (it did not own electric locomotives), and for carriages that had 50% of the floorspace partitioned for the transport of silk.

Freight services ceased in 1986.^[1]

Station list

All stations are in Gunma Prefecture.

Rolling stock

• 100 series EMU car [ja] (special event use only)
• 700 series 2-car EMUs [ja] (x8) (former Keio 3000 series)
• 800 series 2-car EMUs [ja] (former Tokyo Metro 03 series)

References

1. "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.