Tochigi Station
Tochigi Station 栃木駅 | |||||
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 Tochigi station north entrance in December 2009 | |||||
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| Location | Numawada-cho, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′18″N 139°43′52″E / 36.3717°N 139.7312°E | ||||
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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 Tobu Nikko Line, and is 44.3 km from the starting point of the Nikko Line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1] It is also a station on the JR East Ryōmō Line and s 10.8 km from the starting point of that line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
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JR East station
Tochigi Station 栃木駅 | |
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| JR East station | |
 Tochigi Station south entrance | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-1 Numawada-cho, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken Japan |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | ■ Ryōmō Line |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 May 1888 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 5,185 daily |
The JR East station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
| 1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Oyama |
| 2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Sano, Maebashi, and Takasaki |
Tobu Railway station
 Tochigi Station 栃木駅 | |
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| Tobu Railway station | |
 The Tobu platforms in June 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-35 Numawada-cho, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken Japan |
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Nikko Line |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TN-11 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1929 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 11,431 daily |
The Tobu Station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen TS Tobu Skytree Line for Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 2-3 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu Nikkō |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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 | Express | Shin-Tochigi | ||
| Shin-Ōhirashita | Section Express | Shin-Tochigi | ||
| Shin-Ōhirashita | Local | Shin-Tochigi | ||
History
The JR East Ryōmō Line station opened on 22 May 1888. 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 2014, the Tobu station was used by an average of 11,341 passengers daily.[3] The JR East station was used by 5185 passengers (alighting) daily.[4]
Surrounding area
- Tochigi city center
- Tochigi City Hall
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]. 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.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
External links
- Tochigi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Tochigi Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)