The is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese railway line between Kiryū Station

Kiryū Station

is a train station in Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company**Ryōmō Line*Watarase Keikoku Railway**Watarase Keikoku Line- Adjacent stations :...

 in Kiryū

Kiryu, Gunma

is a city in Gunma, Japan, near the cities of Ōta and Ashikaga. Incorporated on March 1, 1921, Kiryū is considered both a city and part of the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area, although it is still widely thought of as a rural area...

, Gunma

Gunma Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...

 and Matō Station

Matō Station

is a train station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Watarase Keikoku Railway**Watarase Keikoku Line- Adjacent stations :...

 in Nikkō

Nikko, Tochigi

is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...

, Tochigi

Tochigi Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...

. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company  operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company acquired the line from the East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

(JR East) in 1989. As the name suggests, the line runs along the Watarase River

Watarase River

The is a major river in the northern Kantō region of Japan. A tributary of the Tone River, it is 106.7 km in length and drains an area of 2,621 km². Its source is at Mount Sukai on the boundary of the city of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture and it empties into the Tone at the boundary of the...

 through a deep valley.

Basic data

• Distance: 44.1 km
• Gauge
  Rail gauge
  Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
  
  : 1,067 mm
• Stations: 17
• Double-tracking: None
• Electrification: None
• Railway signalling
  Railway signalling
  Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
  
  :
  • Kiryū — Shimo-Shinden: Automatic
  • Shimo-Shinden — Matō: Simplified Automatic

Station list

• Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜".
• Local trains stop at all stations (other than Shimo-Shinden Signal Box).

Station	Japanese	Watarase Keikoku-gō	Transfers	Location
	桐生		East Japan Railway Company East Japan Railway Company is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....  (JR East): Ryōmō Line Ryomo Line The is a Japanese railway line between the cities of Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture and Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture. long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company . The name refers to the fact that Gunma and Tochigi prefectures were once part of an ancient province called ,... Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line Jomo Line The is a railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company. Its terminus stations are in the cities of Maebashi and Kiryū, running a total length of 25.4 km...	Kiryū Kiryu, Gunma is a city in Gunma, Japan, near the cities of Ōta and Ashikaga. Incorporated on March 1, 1921, Kiryū is considered both a city and part of the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area, although it is still widely thought of as a rural area...	Gunma Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
Shimo-Shinden Signal Box	下新田信号場
	下新田
	相老	※	Tōbu Railway Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures... : Kiryū Line Tobu Kiryu Line The is a railway line of Japanese major private railway company Tōbu Railway in Tokyo. The line is a 20.3 km branch off the Isesaki Line at Ōta Station, southbounds to Akagi Station.-Stations:All stations are located in Gunma Prefecture.-External links:...
	運動公園	｜	Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line
	大間々	●	Tōbu: Kiryū Line Jōmō Electric Railway: Jōmō Line (Akagi)	Midori Midori, Gunma is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The name "Midori-shi", literally means "Greenery City".The city was founded on March 27, 2006 from the merger of the town of Ōmama, from Yamada District, the town of Kasakake, from Nitta District, and the village of Azuma, from Seta District.As of this...
	上神梅	｜
	本宿	｜		Kiryū
	水沼	●
	花輪	｜		Midori
	中野	｜
	小中	｜
	神戸	●
	沢入	●
	原向	｜		Nikkō Nikko, Tochigi is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...	Tochigi Tochigi Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
	通洞	●
	足尾	●
	間藤

External links

• Watarase Keikoku Railway official website