Tōbu Nikkō Line

The is a 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.

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.

Service patterns

since March 2013Template:Dated maintenance category (articles), stops and service patterns are

• : Stops at all stations on the Nikko Line. Through to/from Naka-Meguro on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line;
• : Stops at all stations on the Nikko Line, limited-stop service on the Skytree Line;
• : Stops at all stations on the Nikko Line, limited-stop service on the Skytree Line. Through to/from Chūō-Rinkan on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line;
• : Stops at all stations on the Nikko Line, limited-stop service on the Skytree Line;
• : Stops at all stations on the Nikko Line, express service on the Skytree Line. Through to/from Chūō-Rinkan on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line via the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line.
• : Stops at partly stations on the Nikko Line, Limited express also services on the Skytree Line. There are Limited Express which are 4 types of ・・・. Trains which are named KINU or KINUGAWA bound to Kinugawaonsen Station. Trains which are named KEGON or NIKKO, KIRIFURI bound to Tobu-Nikko Station. Trains which are named AIZU bound to Aizu-Tajima Station.
• : Stops at Tobu-Nikko and Shimo-Imaichi. Passengers riding on this train must purchase the package on Tobu Top Tours and so on. Runs once a month.

Stations

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (in km)	Template:Rotate text	Template:Rotate text	Template:Rotate text	Template:Rotate text	Template:Rotate text	Template:Rotate text	Transfer	Location
					A	C	A	C	A/S
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	東武動物公園	0.0	O	O	O	O	O	｜	Template:Plainlist	Miyashiro	Saitama
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	杉戸高野台	3.2	O	O	O	O	O	KG/KN*4・RV*4		Sugito
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	幸手	5.8	O	O	O	O	O	|		Satte
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	南栗橋	10.4	O *1	O	O	O	O *2/*3	|		Kuki
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	栗橋	13.9	O				O	|	Utsunomiya Line
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	新古河	20.6	O				|	|		Kazo
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	柳生	23.6	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	板倉東洋大前	25.6	O				O	KG/KN*4・RV*4		Itakura	Gunma
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	藤岡	29.5	O				|	|		Tochigi	Tochigi
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	静和	37.3	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	新大平下	40.1	O				O	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	栃木	44.9	O				O	KN/KG・RV・KF・JR	Template:Plainlist
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	新栃木	47.9	O				O	KN/KG*4・RV*4・KF	Template:Plainlist
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	合戦場	50.0	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	家中	52.4	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	東武金崎	56.6	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	楡木	61.2	O				|	|		Kanuma
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	樅山	64.2	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	新鹿沼	66.8	O				O	KN/KG・RV・KF・JR
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	北鹿沼	69.8	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	板荷	74.9	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	下小代	78.5	O				|	|		Nikkō
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	明神	81.3	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	下今市	87.4	O				O	KN/KG・RV・KF・JR	Template:Plainlist
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	上今市	88.4	O				|	|
Template:TBSN	Template:STN	東武日光	94.5	O				O	KG・RV・KF・JR	Template:Plainlist

Notes:

• O: Stop
• |: Non-stop
• 1: Terminating Services from Template:STN on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
• 2: Terminating Services from Template:STN on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line via Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line
• 3: Terminating Services from Template:STN
• 4: Partly Services stop at the stations
• A: to/from Template:STN
• C: to/from Template:STN
• S: to/from Template:STN when named as JR

History

The Nikko Line opened (dual track and electrified) on 1 October 1929.

In 1943, the section north of Kassemba was reduced to single track and the recovered rails were used to build the Tobu Kumagaya Line.

Electric limited express services first started operating from February 1949. From October 1960, new 1720 series "Deluxe Romance car" EMUs were introduced on limited express services to and from Nikko.

From 1 June 1990, new 100 series "Spacia" EMUs were introduced on limited express services, and the maximum speed of these was raised to 120 km/h in 1992.

A connecting track at Template:STN was built to the JR-East Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) from 18 March 2006, allowing through-operations of Nikkō and Kinugawa limited express services to/from Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tobu Nikko Line stations adopting the prefix "TN" in orange.

The former Skytree Train and 300 series limited express trains, Rapid, and Section Rapid services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 21 April 2017.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

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