Ōkuwa Station (Tochigi)
 Ōkuwa Station 大桑駅 | |||||
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 Ōkuwa Station in October 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 131 Ōkuwa, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2411 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°45′38″N 139°42′48″E / 36.76056°N 139.71333°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.8 km from Shimo-Imaichi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TN-52 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 January 1917 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 177 daily | ||||
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Ōkuwa Station (大桑駅, Ōkuwa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-52".
Lines
Ōkuwa Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 4.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Kinugawa-Onsen |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi |
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The entrance on the east side of the station in October 2008 -
The platform in October 2008 -
The station viewed from the north end in June 2014
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Daiyamukō | Section Express | Shin-Takatoku | ||
| Daiya-Mukō | Local | Shin-Takatoku | ||
History
Ōkuwa Station opened on 2 January 1917.[1] It was destaffed from 1 September 1983.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōkuwa Station becoming "TN-52.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 177 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Ōkuwa Post Office
National Route 121
See also
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)