Kinugawa-Kōen Station

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TN57
Kinugawa-Kōen Station

鬼怒川公園駅
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Kinugawa-Kōen Station in August 2021
Location19 Fujiwara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2521
Japan
Coordinates36°50′27″N 139°43′22″E / 36.8409°N 139.7228°E / 36.8409; 139.7228Coordinates: 36°50′27″N 139°43′22″E / 36.8409°N 139.7228°E / 36.8409; 139.7228
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s)TN Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance14.5 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTN-57
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 1939
Rebuilt2006
Passengers
FY2019249 daily
Location
Kinugawa-Kōen Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kinugawa-Kōen Station
Kinugawa-Kōen Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture

Kinugawa-Kōen Station (鬼怒川公園駅, Kinugawa-Kōen-eki, lit. "Kinugawa Park Station") is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-57".

Lines[]

Kinugawa-Kōen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and is 14.5 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

Platforms[]

1 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi
2 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Shin-Fujiwara
3 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Kinugawa-Onsen   Limited Express Kinu   Shin-Fujiwara
Kinugawa-Onsen   Limited Express Revaty Kinu   Shin-Fujiwara
Kinugawa-Onsen   Limited Express Revaty Aizu   Shin-Fujiwara
Kinugawa-Onsen   Aizu Mountain Express   Shin-Fujiwara
Kinugawa-Onsen   Section Express   Shin-Fujiwara
Kinugawa-Onsen   Local   Shin-Fujiwara

History[]

Kinugawa-Kōen Station opened in May 1939.[2] The station was closed from 25 October 1944 to 1 September 1950.[1] It was closed again from 1 December 1961 to 10 December 1962.[1]

A new station building was completed in 2006.[3]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kinugawa-Kōen Station becoming "TN-56".[4] It was renumbered "TN-57" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.[5]

Surrounding area[]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 249 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ Sugizaki, Yukiyasu (22 July 2015). 東武鉄道 各駅停車 [Tobu Railway - Stopping at Every Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Yosensha Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 978-4-8003-0682-1.
  3. ^ 東武鉄道の世界 [The World of Tobu Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 8 April 2015. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-330-54215-7.
  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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ^ 東武鬼怒川線新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」の開業日を７月２２日（土）に決定しました！ [New Tobu World Square Station on Tobu Kinugawa Line to open on 22 July 2017] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 28 February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ 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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