Watarase Keikoku Railway

Open-sided torokko trolleys wind up the Watarase gorge on the old Ashio copper-mine line, ablaze with wisteria and autumn maple.

Stations

1. 0 kmKiryū
2. 2 kmShimo-Shinden
3. 3 kmAioi
4. 4 kmUndō-Kōen
5. 7 kmŌmama
6. 12 kmKami-Kambai
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 14 kmMotojuku
   2. 17 kmMizunuma
   3. 21 kmHanawa
   4. 22 kmNakano
   5. 24 kmKonaka
   6. 26 kmGōdo
8. 33 kmSōri
9. 38 kmHaramukō
10. 42 kmTsūdō
11. 42 kmAshio
12. 44 kmMatō

The stations on this line, as Wikidata lists them, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1949287 — 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 4 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: Watarase Keikoku 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 Watarase Keikoku Railway?

The Watarase Keikoku Railway runs 44 km from Kiryu to Manba.

How long does the Watarase Keikoku Railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 44 km. That is an average of 29 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 75 km/h.

Who runs the Watarase Keikoku Railway?

Watarase Keikoku Railway, with WKT-500, torokko.

How old is the Watarase Keikoku Railway?

The line has been in service since 1989. 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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