Summary
Shin-Tochigi Station (新栃木駅, Shin Tochigi-eki, lit. "New Tochigi Station") is a junction railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-12".
TN12 Shin-Tochigi Station 新栃木駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station building in August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-8-18 Hirayanagimachi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 328-0012 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°23′24″N 139°44′30″E / 36.3901°N 139.7417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 47.9 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4163 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Shin-Tochigi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Shin-Tochigi Station Shin-Tochigi Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Shin-Tochigi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is also a terminal station of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line. It is located 47.9 km from the starting point of the Tōbu Nikkō Line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen and is 24.3 km from the opposing terminus of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line at Tōbu Utsunomiya[1]
Station layout edit
This station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Tōbu-Nikkō |
| ■ Tōbu Utsunomiya Line | for Tobu Utsunomiya | |
| 2, 3 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen for Tōbu-Nikkō |
| ■ Tōbu Utsunomiya Line | for Tobu Utsunomiya |
History edit
Shin-Tochigi Station opened on 1 April 1929.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shin-Tochigi Station becoming "TN-12".[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Tochigi Post Office
- Tochigi Fire Department
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Shin-Tochigi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)