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The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects to .
Both the Tobu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other.
File:Series-E131-600 TN-5 Takasaki-line.jpg, A E131-600 series EMU on delivery in September 2021.
File:JRE107NikkoLineNewColor.jpg, A
The Nippon Railway Co. opened the line in 1890 and was nationalised in 1906. The line was electrified in 1959, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 1970. Freight services ceased in 1984.
Stations of the Nikkō Line
(JR East) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikko Line Lines of East Japan Railway Company Rail transport in Tochigi Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1890
Station list
* Trains can pass each other at any station.Rolling stock
* E131-600/-680 series 3-car EMUs (since 12 March 2022)Former rolling stock
*107 series
The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type that was operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan from 1988 to 2017.
Variants
* 107-0 series: 8 x two-car sets formerly used on Nikko Line services (until ...
2-car EMUs (until 15 March 2013)
* 205-600 series 4-car EMUs (x4) (from 16 March 2013 to 11 March 2022)
107 series
The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type that was operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan from 1988 to 2017.
Variants
* 107-0 series: 8 x two-car sets formerly used on Nikko Line services (until ...
EMU at Fubasami Station
is a railway station in the city Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Fubasami Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 22.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
Stati ...
File:JRE-Series205-600 Y10.jpg, A Nikko Line 205–600 series set, February 2022
History
The Nippon Railway Co. opened the line in 1890 and was nationalised in 1906. The line was electrified in 1959, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 1970. Freight services ceased in 1984.
Former connecting lines
* Tsuruta Station: The Tochigi Prefectural Government opened a 3 km gauge line to Nishihara-cho in 1897, extending it 10 km to Yoshihara in 1899 and opening a 4 km branch to Tokujiro the following year.Handcar
A handcar (also known as a pump trolley, pump car, rail push trolley, push-trolley, jigger, Kalamazoo, velocipede, or draisine) is a railroad car powered by its passengers, or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a railway ...
passenger services commenced on both lines from opening, operating until 1928. A 7.5 km branch from Nishihara-cho to Tateiwa was opened in 1898 to haul gravel.
In 1931, the lines were purchased by the Tobu Railway Co. which closed all but the Tateiwa branch, which it converted to gauge and built a connection to Nishi-Kawada station on the Tobu Utsunomiya Line
is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...
. The Tateiwa branch ceased operation in 1961 following a landslide and was formally closed in 1964.
* Nikko Station:
The Nikko Electric Railway Co. opened an 8 km line electrified at 600 V DC to Iwanohana between 1907 and 1913, and extended it 2 km to Umakae (approximately 300 m higher than Nikko) in 1931 to connect to a 1.2 km funicular railway that climbed 428 m which opened in 1932. In 1944, electric locomotives began hauling copper ore on the line. Freight tonnage decreased 25% between 1964 and 1966, and passenger numbers decreased by 17% over the same period, resulting in the line closing in 1968. The funicular railway closed in 1970.
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Stations of the Nikkō Line
(JR East) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikko Line Lines of East Japan Railway Company Rail transport in Tochigi Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1890