Tōbu Nikkō Line

Nihongo|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.

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

Rapid service

Tōbu operates several types of rapid service on this line. Stops and service sections are as of 2006.;Nihongo|Local|普通|Futsū (L);Nihongo|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;Nihongo|Semi-Express|準急|Junkyū (SmE):Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line. Through to Hanzōmon Line;Nihongo|Section Express|区間急行|Kukan Kyūkō (SE):Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line.;Nihongo|Express|急行|Kyūkō (Ex):Stops all stations in Nikkō Line, rapid service in Isesaki Line. Through to Hanzōmon Line;Nihongo|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;Nihongo|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.;Nihongo|Limited Express|特急|Tokkyū:Stops not shown. Charged for seat reservation and rapid service, from Asakusa to Tōbu Nikkō, Kinugawa Kōen.

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*S: Stop

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