Kinugawa-Kōen Station
Railway station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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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".
Japan
Tobu Railway
Tobu Kinugawa LineTN57 Kinugawa-Kōen Station 鬼怒川公園駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Kinugawa-Kōen Station in August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 19 Fujiwara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2521 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.8409°N 139.7228°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 14.5 km from Shimo-Imaichi | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-57 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1939 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 249 daily | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
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
National Route 121- Kinugawa River
- Kinugawa Onsen
- Kinugawa Park
- Kinugawa Onsen Ropeway
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 249 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
