Tobu World Square Station
Railway station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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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.
Japan
Tobu Railway
Tobu Kinugawa LineTN55 Tobu World Square Station 東武ワールドスクウェア駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 334-10 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°48′30.8″N 139°42′33.1″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 10.6 km from Shimo-Imaichi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Access ramp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
National Route 121- Tobu World Square theme park, opened in April 1993
- Hotel Harvest Kinugawa
- Kinugawa River
