Tōbu-Nikkō Station

Tōbu-Nikkō Station (東武日光駅, Tōbu-Nikkō-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-25".

For the JR East station, see Nikkō Station.
Tōbu-Nikkō Station

東武日光駅
Tōbu Nikkō Station in November 2016
Location4-3 Matsubara-chō, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.748056°N 139.62008°E / 36.748056; 139.62008
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Nikko Line
Distance94.5 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms1 bay platforms
Other information
Station codeTN-25
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 192
Traffic
Passengers (FY2020)3104 daily
Location
Tōbu-Nikkō Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Tōbu-Nikkō Station
Tōbu-Nikkō Station (Japan)

Lines

Tōbu-Nikkō Station is the terminus of the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is located 94.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station.[1] The station is served by all-stations "Local" services from Shin-Tochigi, as well as direct Limited express Spacia and limited-stop "Rapid" and "Section Rapid" services from the Asakusa terminal in Tokyo.[2]

Station layout
Tōbu-Nikkō Station concourse and ticket barriers in October 2008

The station has five terminating platforms, numbered 1 to 2 and 4 to 6.

Adjacent stations
Sign on the platform
« Service »
Tobu Nikko Line (TN-25)
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)   Limited Express Spacia Kegon   Terminus
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)   Limited Express Revaty Kegon   Terminus
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)   Express   Terminus
Kami-Imaichi (TN-24)   Section Express   Terminus
Kami-Imaichi (TN-24)   Local   Terminus

History

Tōbu-Nikkō Station opened on 1 October 1929.[1] The current station building was completed in October 1997.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Tōbu-Nikkō Station becoming "TN-25".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3104 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 2013 Tobu Timetable, published March 2013
  3. 「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 8 June 2013.
  4. 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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