Tōbu Nikkō Line

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Tōbu Nikkō Line
Limited Express 100 series "Spacia" EMU
Line length:	94.5 km (58.7 mi)
Gauge:	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Voltage:	1500 =
Legend {{BSkm|-|0.0}} Asakusa Tōbu: Isesaki Line Chūō-Rinkan Tōkyū: Den-en-toshi Line Shibuya Tokyo Metro: Hanzōmon Line Oshiage {{BSkm|0.0|41}} Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Tōbu: Nikkō Line, Isesaki Line {{BSkm|3.2|44.2}} Sugito-Takanodai {{BSkm|5.8|46.8}} Satte {{BSkm|10.4|51.4}} Minami-Kurihashi Minami-Kurihashi depot JR-E: Tōhoku Shinkansen JR-E: Tōhoku Main (Utsunomiya) Line {{BSkm|13.9|54.9}} Kurihashi bypass for Limited Express Tone River {{BSkm|20.6|61.6}} Shin-Koga {{BSkm|23.6|64.6}} Yagyū {{BSkm|25.6|66.6}} Itakura Tōyōdai-mae {{BSkm|29.5|70.5}} Fujioka {{BSkm|37.3|78.3}} Shizuwa {{BSkm|40.1|81.1}} Shin-Ōhirashita JR-E: Ryōmō Line {{BSkm|44.9|85.9}} Tochigi {{BSkm|47.9|88.9}} Shin-Tochigi Tōbu: Utsunomiya Line Tōbu Utsunomiya {{BSkm|50.0|91.0}} Kassemba {{BSkm|52.4|93.4}} Ienaka {{BSkm|56.6|97.6}} Tōbu Kanasaki {{BSkm|61.2|102.2}} Niregi {{BSkm|64.2|105.2}} Momiyama {{BSkm|66.8|107.8}} Shin-Kanuma {{BSkm|69.8|110.8}} Kita-Kanuma {{BSkm|74.9|115.9}} Itaga {{BSkm|78.5|119.5}} Shimo-Goshiro {{BSkm|81.3|122.3}} Myōjin JR-E: Nikkō Line {{BSkm|87.4|128.4}} Shimo-Imaichi Imaichi Tōbu: 10px|LeftKinugawa Line {{BSkm|88.4|129.4}} Kami-Imaichi Nikkō {{BSkm|94.5|135.5}} Tōbu Nikkō Tōbu: Nikkō Tranmway Line Kinugawa Onsen Shin-Fujiwara Yagan Railway Aizu-kōgen Ozeguchi

Nikkō Line (日光線, Nikkō-sen^?) is a 94.5 kilometre railway line of a Japanese private railway company Tōbu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Isesaki Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in scenic site of Nikkō, Tochigi.

The line has two branch lines: the Utsunomiya Line at Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi, Tochigi, the Kinugawa Line at Shimo-Imaichi Station in Nikkō.

[edit] History

A bypass track at Kurihashi was built to the JR-East Tōhoku Main (Utsunomiya) Line in March 2006. Through-operations of Limited Express Nikkō (日光^?) and Kinugawa (きぬがわ^?) services to/from Ōmiya, Ikebukuro and Shinjuku.

[edit] Rapid service

Tōbu operates several types of rapid service on this line. Stops and service sections are as of 2006.

Local (普通, Futsū^?) (L)

Section Semi-Express (区間準急, Kukan Junkyū^?) (SSE)

Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line. Five service a day, to/from Asakusa

Semi-Express (準急, Junkyū^?) (SmE)

Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line. Through to Hanzōmon Line

Section Express (区間急行, Kukan Kyūkō^?) (SE)

Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line.

Express (急行, Kyūkō^?) (Ex)

Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line. Through to Hanzōmon Line

Section Rapid (区間快速, Kukan Kaisoku^?) (SR)

Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, the same stops in Isesaki Line with Rapid trains. Complements Rapid in day time

Rapid (快速, kaisoku^?) (R)

Two in the morning up to Asakusa, four down in the evening only. Up trains stop at all stations up to Shin-Ōhirashita for commuting service.

Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū^?)

Stops not shown. Charged for seat reservation and rapid service, from Asakusa to Tōbu Nikkō, Kinugawa Kōen.

[edit] Stations

• S: Stop

Station	L		SSE	SmE	SE	Ex	SR	R	Location
Up to (A: Asakusa, C: Chūō-Rinkan)			A	C	A	C	A	A
Nikkō Line
Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen 東武動物公園	S		S	S	S	S	S	S	Miyashiro	Saitama
Sugito-Takanodai 杉戸高野台	S		S	S	S	S	S		Sugito
Satte 幸手	S		S	S	S	S	S		Satte
Minami-Kurihashi 南栗橋	S	S	S	S	S	S	S		Kurihashi
Kurihashi 栗橋		S			S		S
Shin-Koga 新古河		S			S		S		Kitakawabe
Yagyū 柳生		S			S		S
Itakura Tōyōdai-mae 板倉東洋大前		S			S		S	S	Itakura	Gunma
Fujioka 藤岡		S			S		S		Fujioka	Tochigi
Shizuwa 静和		S			S		S		Iwafune
Shin-Ōhirashita 新大平下		S			S		S	S	Ōhira
Tochigi 栃木	S	S			S		S	S	Tochigi
Shin-Tochigi 新栃木	S	S			S		S	S
Kassemba 合戦場	S				S		S	S^	Tsuga
Ienaka 家中	S				S		S	S^
Tōbu Kanasaki 東武金崎	S				S		S	S^	Nishikata
Niregi 楡木	S				S		S	S^	Kanuma
Momiyama 樅山	S				S		S	S^
Shin-Kanuma 新鹿沼	S				S		S	S
Kita-Kanuma 北鹿沼	S				S		S	S^
Itaga 板荷	S				S		S	S^
Shimo-Goshiro 下小代	S				S		S	S^	Nikkō
Myōjin 明神	S				S		S	S^
Shimo-Imaichi 下今市	S	S			S		S	S
Kami-Imaichi 上今市	S	S			S		S	S^
Tōbu Nikkō 東武日光	S	S			S		S	S

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