Tōbu Nikkō Line

100 series Limited Express Spacia EMU

6050 series EMU on a Rapid service

Tōbu Nikkō Line (東武日光線, Tōbu Nikkō-sen^?) is a 94.5 kilometre railway line that branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Tōbu Isesaki Line to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is operated by the Tobu Railway.

The Tōbu Utsunomiya Line branches from this line at Shin-Tochigi Station in Tochigi, Tochigi.

The Tōbu Kinugawa Line branches from Shimo-Imaichi Station in Nikkō city.

A connection with the JR-East Utsunomiya Line was built in March 2006 at Kurihashi Station in Kurihashi, Saitama. This allows through-operation of Limited Express Nikkō and Kinugawa services to/from Ōmiya, Ikebukuro and Shinjuku.

There is a transfer with the JR-East Ryōmō Line at Tochigi Station in Tochigi city.

There is a transfer with the JR-East Nikkō Line at (JR) Nikkō Station, which is three minutes on foot from Tōbu Nikkō Station.

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Translation from ja:東武日光線 2007-06-30T12:17:09.

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