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
Platforms 2 side platforms
Other information
Station code TN-22
History
Opened 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 284 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.

Station platforms, October 2012

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 2014, the station was used by an average of 284 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  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.
  3. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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

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