The Watarase Keikoku Line (わたらせ渓谷線 -sen ) is a Japanese railway line between Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company Watarase Keikoku Railway (わたらせ渓谷鐵道 Watarase Keikoku Tetsudō ) operates. The company and line are also known as Watakei (わた渓 ) or Watetsu (わ鐵 ). The company acquired the line from the East Japan Railway Company(JR East) in 1989. As the name suggests, the line runs along the Watarase River through a deep valley.
Station | Japanese | Watarase Keikoku-gō | Transfers | Location | |
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Kiryū | 桐生 | East Japan Railway Company (JR East): Ryōmō Line Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line (Nishi-Kiryū) |
Kiryū | Gunma | |
Shimo-Shinden Signal Box | 下新田信号場 | ||||
Shimo-Shinden | 下新田 | ||||
Aioi | 相老 | ※ | Tōbu Railway: Kiryū Line | ||
Undō-Kōen | 運動公園 | | | Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line (Kiryū-Kyūjō-Mae) | ||
Ōmama | 大間々 | ● | Tōbu: Kiryū Line (Akagi) Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line (Akagi) |
Midori | |
Kami-Kambai | 上神梅 | | | |||
Motojuku | 本宿 | | | Kiryū | ||
Mizunuma | 水沼 | ● | |||
Hanawa | 花輪 | | | Midori | ||
Nakano | 中野 | | | |||
Konaka | 小中 | | | |||
Gōdo | 神戸 | ● | |||
Sōri | 沢入 | ● | |||
Haramukō | 原向 | | | Nikkō | Tochigi | |
Tsūdō | 通洞 | ● | |||
Ashio | 足尾 | ● | |||
Matō | 間藤 |