Kinugawa-Onsen Station
Kinugawa-Onsen Station 鬼怒川温泉駅 | |
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 Kinugawa-Onsen Station in October 2008 | |
| Location |
1390 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō, Tochigi （栃木県日光市鬼怒川温泉大原1390） Japan |
| Operated by | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Kinugawa Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TN-55 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Previous names | Otaki; Shimotaki (until 1927) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2011) | 2,633 daily |
Kinugawa-Onsen Station (鬼怒川温泉駅 Kinugawa-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-55".
Lines
Kinugawa-Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi (starting trains only) |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi for Shin-Fujiwara |
| 3 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shin-Fujiwara |
| 4 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Tochigi | Limited Express Spacia Kinu | Terminus | ||
| Tochigi | Limited Express Kinugawa | Terminus | ||
| Kosagoe | Section Rapid | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Kosagoe | Local | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
History
The station opened on 17 March 1919 as Shimo-Taki Station (下滝駅). It was renamed Otaki Station (下滝駅) on 19 March 1922, and Kinugawa-Onsen on 19 February 1927.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kinugawa-Onsen Station becoming "TN-55".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,633 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Kinugawa River
- Kinugawa Onsen hot spring area
- Tobu World Square theme park
- Kinugawa Onsen Post Office
- National Route 121
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). 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 27 May 2015.
External links
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- Official website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°49′22″N 139°42′59″E / 36.8227°N 139.7163°E