Toyohara Station
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Toyohara Station 豊原駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Toyoharako, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-3211 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°03′19″N 140°09′18″E / 37.0553°N 140.1550°ECoordinates: 37°03′19″N 140°09′18″E / 37.0553°N 140.1550°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 176.7 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 16, 1887 | ||||||||||
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FY2008 | 55 daily | ||||||||||
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Toyohara Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture |
Toyohara Station (豊原駅, Toyohara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Toyohara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 176.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout[]
Toyohara Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya |
2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Shirakawa and Kōriyama |
History[]
Toyohara Station opened on July 16, 1887. It was renamed Shimotsuke Toyohara Station (下野豊原駅) on April 1, 1925, but reverted to its original name on August 1, 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area[]
The station is located in an isolated mountainous area, with few buildings in the vicinity.
See also[]
External links[]
Media related to Toyohara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
- Tōhoku Main Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1887
- Nasu, Tochigi