Shin-Tochigi Station
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".
Lines
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
Station layout
This station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 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
Shin-Tochigi Station opened on 1 April 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shin-Tochigi Station becoming "TN-12".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Tochigi Post Office
- Tochigi Fire Department
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Shin-Tochigi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)