Tōbu Nikkō Line

The Tobu Nikko Line (東武日光線, Tōbu Nikkō-sen) is a 94.5-kilometre (58.7 mi) railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi.

Tobu Nikko Line
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A 500 series set "Revaty" on the Nikko Line in April 2017
Overview
OwnerTobu Railway
LocaleKantō Region
Termini
Stations26
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Depot(s)Minami-Kurihashi
History
Opened1929
Technical
Line length94.5 km (58.7 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

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

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