Tochigi Station
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.
- Ryōmō Line
- Tobu Nikko Line
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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 「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.
External links
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- Tochigi Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°22′18″N 139°43′52″E / 36.3717°N 139.7312°E