Kosagoe Station

TN55
Kosagoe Station

小佐越駅
TN55; Kosagoe Station; 小佐越駅
	Kosagoe Station in August 2021
Location	29 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	36°48′08″N 139°42′23″E / 36.8021°N 139.7064°ECoordinates: 36°48′08″N 139°42′23″E / 36.8021°N 139.7064°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	TN Tōbu Kinugawa Line
Distance	9.9 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	TN-54
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1924
Previous names	Kosagoemae (until 1930)
Passengers
FY2019	215 daily
Location
	Kosagoe Station Location within Tochigi PrefectureShow map of Tochigi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Kosagoe Station (小佐越駅, Kosagoe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-54".

Lines[]

Kosagoe Station is served by the Tōbu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 9.9 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms[]

1	■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line	for Shimo-Imaichi
2	■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line	for Kinugawa-Onsen

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Tōbu Kinugawa Line
SL Taiju: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kinu: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Spacia Kinugawa: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Takatoku	Limited Express Revaty Kinu	Tobu World Square
Shin-Takatoku	Limited Express Revaty Aizu	Tobu World Square
Shin-Takatoku	Aizu Mountain Express	Tobu World Square
Shin-Takatoku	Section Express	Tobu World Square
Shin-Takatoku	Local	Tobu World Square

History[]

The station opened on 11 November 1924 as Kosagoemae Station (小佐越前駅).^[1] It was renamed Kosagoe on 6 July 1930.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kosagoe Station becoming "TN-54".^[2]

The platform received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 215 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Kinugawa River
Kinugawa Onsen hot spring area
hot spring area
Tobu World Square theme park

References[]

^ 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.
^ 「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 27 May 2015.
^ "東武鉄道小佐越駅プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] 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.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[Bunka-3] "東武鉄道小佐越駅プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)

[TobuRail2019stats-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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