Shizuwa Station
Shizuwa Station (静和駅, Shizuwa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-09".
Lines
Shizuwa Station is served by Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 37.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.
Station layout
This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
2 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Nikkō |
History
Shizuwa Station opened on 1 April 1929. The station was originally called Tobu-Izumi Station (東武和泉駅), but the name was changed to its present name on 1 July 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shizuwa Station becoming "TN-09".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Iwafune-Shizuwa Post Office
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 Shizuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shizuwa Station information (in Japanese)