Kinugawa-Onsen Station
Kinugawa-Onsen Station (鬼怒川温泉駅, Kinugawa-Onsen-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-56".
TN56 Kinugawa-Onsen Station 鬼怒川温泉駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kinugawa-Onsen Station in August 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1390 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.8227°N 139.7163°E |
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | TN Tobu Kinugawa Line |
| Distance | 12.4 km from Shimo-Imaichi |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TN-56 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 March 1919 |
| Previous names | Otaki; Shimotaki (until 1927) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 2,731 daily |
| Location | |
  Kinugawa-Onsen Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Kinugawa-Onsen Station Kinugawa-Onsen Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Kinugawa-Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi (starting trains only) |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi for Shin-Fujiwara |
| 3 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shin-Fujiwara |
| 4 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Tobu World Square | SL Taiju | Terminus | ||
| Tobu World Square | Limited Express Kinu | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Tobu World Square | Limited Express Spacia Kinugawa | Terminus | ||
| Tobu World Square | Limited Express Revaty Kinu | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Tobu World Square | Limited Express Revaty Aizu | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Terminus | Aizu Mountain Express | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Tobu World Square | Section Express | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
| Tobu World Square | Local | Kinugawa-Kōen | ||
History
The station opened on 17 March 1919 as Shimo-Taki Station (下滝駅). It was renamed Otaki Station (大滝駅) on 19 March 1922, and Kinugawa-Onsen on 19 February 1927.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kinugawa-Onsen Station becoming "TN-55".[2] It was renumbered "TN-56" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.[3]
A turntable was installed next to the station during 2016 for turning the steam locomotive to be used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between Shimo-Imaichi and Kinugawa-Onsen from summer 2017.[4] The turntable was acquired from the JR West Miyoshi Station in Hiroshima Prefecture.[4]
The spur leading to the turntable in August 2017
The turntable in August 2017
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2731 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Kinugawa River
- Kinugawa Onsen hot spring area
- Tobu World Square theme park
- Kinugawa Onsen Post Office
National Route 120
National Route 121
See also
References
- 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.
- 蒸気機関車（ＳＬ）復活運転の車両・施設計画概要について [Details of rolling stock and facilities planned for steam locomotive operation] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original (pdf) on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 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)