Myōjin Station

Myōjin Station
明神駅

Myōjin Station entrance in February 2007
Location 329 Myōjin, Nikkō, Tochigi
(栃木県日光市明神883)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Nikko Line
Other information
Station code TN-22
History
Opened 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 331 daily

Myōjin Station (明神駅 Myōjin-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-22".

Lines

Myōjin Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 81.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  Tobu Nikko Line for Tōbu-Nikkō
2  Tobu Nikko Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Nikko Line
Shimo-Goshiro   Local   Shimo-Imaichi

History

Myōjin Station opened on 1 November 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Myōjin Station becoming "TN-22".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 331 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 15 August 2015.

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Coordinates: 36°40′35″N 139°42′44″E / 36.6765°N 139.7122°E / 36.6765; 139.7122

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