Tochigi Station

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North exit, December 2009
Station platforms

Tochigi Station (栃木駅 Tochigi-eki) is a railway station in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Tochigi Station is served by the following two lines.

The station is located 44.9 km from the starting point of the Tobu Nikko Line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ryōmō Line
Omoigawa - Ōhirashita
Tobu Nikko Line
Itakura Tōyōdai-mae   Limited Express Spacia   Shin-Tochigi
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen   Limited Express Shimotsuke   Shin-Tochigi
Minami-Kurihashi   Limited Express Kirifuri   Shin-Tochigi
Shin-Ōhirashita   Rapid   Shin-Tochigi
Shin-Ōhirashita   Section Rapid   Shin-Tochigi
Shin-Ōhirashita   Section Express   Shin-Tochigi
Shin-Ōhirashita   Local   Shin-Tochigi

History

The Tobu station opened on 1 April 1929.[1] It was rebuilt as an elevated station on 17 May 2000.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tochigi Station becoming "TN-11".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Tobu station was used by an average of 10,760 passengers daily.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. 
  2. "「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. 

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Coordinates: 36°22′18″N 139°43′52″E / 36.3717°N 139.7312°E / 36.3717; 139.7312

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