Watarase Keikoku Line わたらせ渓谷線

Railway · Watarase Keikoku Railway わたらせ渓谷鐵道 · 17 stations

How to ride Watarase Keikoku Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Watarase Keikoku Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P

Credit card touchNot confirmed

OperationOne-man on some lines POrdinary (local) trains are one-man (driver only). Torokko (open-car) trains carry a conductor.

Where you payOn board PCash only on board

Delays & suspensionsLive status →Status line on the top page; Japanese only

Step-free accessStation list → PStep-free from entrance to platform at Kiryū (elevator), Ōmama, Kami-Kambai, Hanawa, Gōdo and Mato; only one platform is step-free at Mizunuma, Sōri and Ashio, the others have steep slopes or stairs. Each station page shows its route and toilets; there is a step between platform and train everywhere.

Passes2 valid herefrom ¥1,880

IC cards and payment in detail

Suica, PASMO and other IC cards cannot be used, also not between Kiryū and Aioi. Coming from JR or Tōbu on an IC card: leave the gates and buy a ticket, or touch the card on the simple 'exit' (出場用) reader on the Watarase platform at Kiryū or Aioi, then pay the Watarase fare in cash on board or at your destination. P

わたらせ渓谷鐵道では、ICカード（Suica・PASMO等）は使えません。

Staffed stationsUnstaffed stations

Getting on

Buy a ticket before boarding: Aioi, Ōmama, Tsūdō and Ashio stations sell tickets for every section; Kiryū sells tickets from Kiryū only. Tickets are also sold at travel agencies and as GunMaaS digital tickets.
Mato Station is unstaffed and Ashio/Tsūdō windows are not always open: buy in advance when travelling from the Ashio area.
Torokko trains need a Torokko seat ticket (トロッコ整理券, adult ¥700, child ¥300) on top of the fare.

Getting on

Most stations are unstaffed: board without a ticket and pay the fare in cash on the train or at your destination station.

Wheelchair assistance

Ōmama Station (7:30–17:10) or head office 0277-73-2110 (weekdays 9:00–17:00). Most stations are unstaffed and local trains are one-man, so wheelchair users must travel with a helper (two or more needed because of the step between platform and train). Local trains and Torokko Wasshī can take a wheelchair; Torokko Watarase Keikoku cannot. Call before travelling. Tel. 0277-72-1117

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

www.watetsu.com/rail-info/rail-info.php · official ic card page · checked 2026-10-08
www.watetsu.com/qa/qa.php · official faq · checked 2026-10-08
www.watetsu.com/rail-info/ticket_regular.php · official ticket page · checked 2026-10-08
www.watetsu.com/ · official service status · checked 2026-10-09
www.watetsu.com/station/station.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk01.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk12.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk13.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk16.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk17.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk05.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk06.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk09.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10
www.watetsu.com/station/station_wk08.php · official station page · checked 2026-10-10

Passes valid on this line 2 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Watarase Keikoku One-Day Free Ticket

お得な一日フリーきっぷ · Watarase Keikoku Railway

¥1,880 Adult · ¥940 Child

Day of purchase (stations); travel agencies sell it for a chosen date from 1 month before. The GunMaaS digital version can be used on any one day within 100 days of purchase.

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Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Watarase Keikoku Colopl One-Day Free Ticket

コロプラ一日フリーきっぷ · Watarase Keikoku Railway

¥2,510 Adult (no child price)

Day of purchase only.

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1 pass covers part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

Gunma One-Day Local Pass (digital) · ¥2,600 Adult · ¥1,300 Child (6–11) · Kiryu – Sori

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

Suica area: Greater Tokyo Suica and the other nationwide IC cards (PASMO, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken)
1 of 17 stations estimated from the official map

16 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Trains to book on this line 2 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

Non-reserved seats Sightseeing train

Torokko Wasshi-go (trolley train)

トロッコわっしー号 · Watarase Keikoku Railway

Kiryū – Mato (whole line)

Selected days April–November 2026 (not July–September), December 2026 – March 2027 with a winter timetable; see the operating calendar

¥350 from

Reserved and non-reserved cars Sightseeing train

Torokko Watarase Keikoku-go (trolley train)

トロッコわたらせ渓谷号 · Watarase Keikoku Railway

Ōmama – Ashio (connecting trains from/to Kiryū)

Selected days March–November 2026; see the operating calendar

¥350 from

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#	Station	English	Passengers / day (2024)	Guide / other lines
1	間藤 🗣	Mato	142
2	足尾 🗣	Ashio	42
3	通洞 🗣	Tsudo	36
4	原向 🗣	Haramuko	4
5	沢入 🗣	Sori	14
6	神戸 🗣	Godo	132
7	小中 🗣	Konaka	6
8	中野 🗣	Nakano	2
9	花輪 🗣	Hanawa	33
10	水沼 🗣	Mizunuma	77
11	本宿 🗣	Motojuku	14
12	上神梅 🗣	Kami-Kambai	20
13	大間々 🗣	Omama	381
14	運動公園 🗣	Undo-koen	176
15	相老あいおい 🗣	Aioi	2,066	Tōbu Kiryū Line
16	下新田 🗣	Shimo-Shinden	50
17	桐生 🗣	Kiryu	6,854	Ryomo Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.