Ōkuwa Station (Tochigi)

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".


Ōkuwa Station

大桑駅
Ōkuwa Station in October 2008
Location131 Ōkuwa, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2411
Japan
Coordinates36°45′38″N 139°42′48″E
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance4.8 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTN-52
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 January 1917
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019)177 daily
Location
Ōkuwa Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Ōkuwa Station
Ōkuwa Station (Japan)

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

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

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See also

References

  1. 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.
  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 27 May 2015.
  3. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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