Heritage route
Oigawa SL Kawane-ji
Shin-Kanaya → Kawane-Onsen · Japan
Vintage C11 steam locomotives haul old coaches up the Oi River valley: the same railway that runs Japan’s Thomas the Tank Engine trains.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10423178 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Oigawa Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Oigawa SL Kawane-ji?
The Oigawa SL Kawane-ji runs 31 km from Shin-Kanaya to Kawane-Onsen.
How long does the Oigawa SL Kawane-ji take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 31 km. That is an average of 31 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 45 km/h.
Who runs the Oigawa SL Kawane-ji?
Oigawa Railway, with C11, C10 steam.
How old is the Oigawa SL Kawane-ji?
The line has been in service since 1976. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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