Tobu Skytree Line

Tobu Skytree Line
A Tobu 200 series on the Skytree Line, with Tokyo Skytree in the background
Overview
Other nameIsesaki Line
Native name東武スカイツリーライン
StatusIn service
OwnerTobu Railway Co., Ltd.
LocaleKantō (Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture)
Termini
Stations30
Websitehttps://www.tobu.co.jp/en/
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTobu Railway
Route numberTS
Operator(s)Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
DepotKasukabe
History
OpenedMarch 17, 2012 (March 17, 2012)
Technical
Line length41.0 km (25.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)

The Tobu Skytree Line (東武スカイツリーライン, Tōbu Sukaitsurii-rain) is a section of the Isesaki Line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line. This section was branded the Tobu Skytree Line on 17 March 2012 in conjunction with the opening of the Tokyo Skytree Tower (which Tobu Railway owns).