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Jōmō Line

Jōmō Electric Railway 700 series train in April 2022
Overview
Native name	上毛線
Termini	Chūō-Maebashi Nishi-Kiryū
Connecting lines	Tōbu Kiryū Line
History
Opened	November 10, 1928
Technical
Line length	25.4 km (15.8 mi)
Electrification	Overhead 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] Implementation started on 2026-01-15.^[4]

Station list

All stations are in Gunma Prefecture.

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
Station	Japanese	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Location
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.

100 series EMU car (special event use only)^[5]^[6]
700 series 2-car EMUs (x8) (former Keio 3000 series)
800 series 2-car EMUs (former Tokyo Metro 03 series)^[7]

References

1 2 3 "企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ Bushell, Chris, ed. (2006). Railway Directory 2006 (111th ed.). Reed Business Information. p. 120. ISBN 0-617-01031-5.
↑ "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.
↑ Jōmō Line Revitalization Council (2025-12-12). "Jōmō Denki Tetsudō de kōtsū-kei IC kādo ga tsukaeru yō ni narimasu!" 上毛電気鉄道で交通系ＩＣカードが使えるようになります！ [You’ll be able to use transit IC cards on the Jōmō Electric Railway!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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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