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is a Japan ese Commuter Railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō Region . It operates in Tokyo , Saitama , Chiba , Tochigi , and Gunma Prefecture s. It offered Freight services until September 30 , 2003 . The Tōbu Group of which the company stands at the center also is engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail. The name "Tōbu" is formed from the Kanji for east (東) and Musashi (武蔵), the initial area served. RAILWAY NETWORK Excluding the Japan Railway companies, Tōbu's 463.3- Kilometre rail system is the second longest in Japan after the Kinki Nippon Railway . Tōbu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its Railroad Cars . The Tōbu Main Line network has a Tree Topology starting at Asakusa Station in Tokyo , with the Isesaki Line as the trunk, and the Kameido Line, Daishi Line , Noda Line , Sano Line, Koizumi Line , Kiryū Line and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line and Kinugawa Lines. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa. The Tōjō Main Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture . A branch, the Tōbu Ogose Line , runs to Ogose from Sakado station. Tōbu Main Lines
Tōbu Tōjō Lines
FARES Single fare (Adult)
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