Tokawa Station
Tokawa Station 外川駅 | |
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| Tokawa Station station exterior, January 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Chiba (See other stations in Chiba) |
| City | Chōshi |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2-10636 Tokawa-machi |
| Postal code | 288-0014 |
| (in Japanese) | 千葉県銚子市外川町二丁目10636 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1923 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Chōshi Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Chōshi Electric Railway Line |
| Statistics | 242 passengers/day (FY2008)[1] |
Tokawa Station (外川駅 Tokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.[2]
Lines
Tokawa Station forms the southern terminus of the Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi and is a distance of 6.4 rail km from Chōshi Station.[2]
Station layout
The station is staffed,[2] and consists of one side platform serving a single track, with a run-around loop used as a storage siding.[1]
History
Tokawa Station was opened on 5 July 1923.[2][3]
Film location
The station building has been used as a filming location, including the 1985 NHK TV drama series Mio-tsukushi (澪つくし).[1]
Surrounding area
- Tokawa Mini Furusato Museum
- Tokawa Harbour
- Chōshi Marina
- Nagasaki Beach
- Chiba Institute of Science
Eight fishing lanes
Close to Tokawa Station, there are eight historical lanes leading down the hill to the sea and fishing harbour. These are named as follows, from east to west.[4]
- Ōmichi (王路)
- Amba-dōri (阿波通り)
- Nagaya-dōri (長屋通り)
- Shinura-dōri (新浦通り)
- Ichijō-dōri (一条通り)
- Isshin-dōri (一心通り)
- Motoura-dōri (本浦通り)
- Jōbō-dōri (条坊通り)
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chōshi Electric Railway Line | ||||
| Inuboh | Terminus | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道（上） [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ "メルヘン駅舎（各駅案内）" [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)] (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "外川の８つの坂道" [The eight lanes of Tokawa] (in Japanese). Japan: Choshi Tourist Association. May 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokawa Station. |
- Choshi Electric Railway station information (Japanese)
- Tokawa Mini Furusato Museum website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°41′57″N 140°51′25″E / 35.69917°N 140.85694°E