Tobu World Square Station

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TN55
Tobu World Square Station

東武ワールドスクウェア駅
170825 Tobu World Square Station Nikko Japan02n.jpg
The station entrance in August 2017
Location334-10 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522
Japan
Coordinates36°48′30.8″N 139°42′33.1″E / 36.808556°N 139.709194°E / 36.808556; 139.709194Coordinates: 36°48′30.8″N 139°42′33.1″E / 36.808556°N 139.709194°E / 36.808556; 139.709194
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s)TN Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance10.6 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessAccess ramp
Other information
Station codeTN-55
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)
Passengers
FY2019298
Location
Tobu World Square Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Tobu World Square Station
Tobu World Square Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture

Tobu World Square Station (東武ワールドスクウェア駅, Tōbu Wārudo Sukuwea-eki, officially stylized as TOBU WORLD SQUARE Station) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It opened on 22 July 2017, and primarily serves the adjacent Tobu World Square theme park.

Lines[]

Tobu World Square Station is served by the 16.2 km (10.1 mi) Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo. Situated between Kosagoe and Kinugawa-onsen stations, it lies 10.6 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.

Station layout[]

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.[1]

  • The station entrance in August 2017

  • The station platform looking north in August 2017

  • The station platform looking south in August 2017

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Shimo-Imaichi   SL Taiju   Kinugawa-Onsen
Shimo-Imaichi   Limited Express Kinu   Kinugawa-Onsen
Shimo-Imaichi   Limited Express Spacia Kinugawa   Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe   Limited Express Revaty Kinu   Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe   Limited Express Revaty Aizu   Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe   Aizu Mountain Express   Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe   Section Express   Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe   Local   Kinugawa-Onsen

History[]

Initial details of the new station were formally announced on 25 November 2016.[2]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area[]

The entrance to Tobu World Square in 2010

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ ２０１７年夏 東武鬼怒川線に新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」を開業します [New Tobu World Square Station to open on Tobu Kinugawa Line in summer 2017] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ 東武鉄道、新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア駅」開業へ [Tobu to open new Tobu World Square station]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ 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)

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