Shin-Takatoku Station
Shin-Takatoku Station 新高徳駅 | |
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| The station building in October 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Tochigi (See other stations in Tochigi) |
| City | Nikkō |
| Neighborhood etc. | 465 Takatoku |
| Postal code | 321-2523 |
| (in Japanese) | 日光市高徳465 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1917 |
| Former name | Takatoku Station |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TN-53 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Kinugawa Line |
| Statistics | 420 passengers/day (FY2010) |
Shin-Takatoku Station (新高徳駅 Shin-Takatoku-eki, lit. "Shin-Takatoku Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is numbered "TN-53".
Lines
Shin-Takatoku Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and lies 7.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]
The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from Yaita on the Tohoku Main Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Ōkuwa | - | Kosagoe | ||
History
The station opened on 1 November 1917 as Takatoku Station (高徳駅). This was changed to Shin-Takatoku at a later date.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Shin-Takatoku Station becoming "TN-53".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 38 (444): p.76–81.
- ↑ 「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 April 2015.
External links
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- Tobu station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°46′47″N 139°42′39″E / 36.7796°N 139.7107°E