Tōbu Nikkō Tramway

Tōbu Nikkō Tramway
Preserved 200 series tramcar formerly used on Nikkō Tramway
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Tochigi Prefecture
Termini	Kokutetsu Ekimae Umagaeshi
Stations	20
Operation
Opened	10 August 1910
Closed	24 February 1968
Owner	Tobu Railway
Rolling stock	Tobu 200 series tramcar
Technical
Line length	9.6 km (6.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	600 V DC

The Tōbu Nikkō Tramway (日光軌道線, Nikkō Kidōsen) was a 9.6 km tramway operated by Tobu Railway, which ran from Kokutetsu Ekimae (next to JNR Nikkō Station) to Umagaeshi in Tochigi Prefecture.^[1]

References

↑ 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線NO.5 東武鉄道２ [Railway Line History No. 5: Tobu Railway 2]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. September 2010. p. 22. ISBN 978-4-02-340135-8.

Tobu Railway lines

Main lines	Skytree Kameido Daishi Isesaki Sano Koizumi Kiryū Nikkō Utsunomiya Kinugawa Urban Park

Tojo lines	Tojo Ogose

Closed lines	Ikaho Tramway Keishi Line Kumagaya Line Nikkō Tramway Ōya Line Yaita Line

Related lines	Akechidaira Ropeway Yagan Railway

Major stations	Asakusa Funabashi Ikebukuro Kasukabe Kawagoe Kita-Senju Ōmiya Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tōbu Nikkō

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