Tochigi Station
TN11 Tochigi Station 栃木駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tochigi station north entrance in December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 / 1-35 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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| Distance | 10.8 km from Oyama (JR East) 44.9 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (JR East) 1 side + 1 island platform (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-11 (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website (JR East) Official website (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 May 1888 (JR East) 1 April 1929 (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2019 | 4,857 daily (JR East) 11,449 daily (Tobu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tochigi Station (栃木駅, Tochigi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture. Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Lines
[edit]Tochigi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō 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 is 10.8 km from the starting point of that line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
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JR East station
[edit]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
[edit]The Tobu Station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
[edit]| 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 |
History
[edit]The JR East Ryōmō Line station opened on 22 May 1888. The Tōbu 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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 11,449 passengers daily.[3] The JR East station was used by 4,857 passengers (alighting) daily.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tochigi city center
- Tochigi City Hall
Bus routes
[edit]- THS
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
External links
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- Tochigi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
- Tochigi Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)