Ōkuwa Station (Tochigi)


Ōkuwa Station
大桑駅
Ōkuwa Station in October 2008
Location 131 Ōkuwa, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken
Japan
Coordinates 36°45′38″N 139°42′48″E / 36.76056°N 139.71333°E / 36.76056; 139.71333Coordinates: 36°45′38″N 139°42′48″E / 36.76056°N 139.71333°E / 36.76056; 139.71333
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance 4.8 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code TN-52
Website Official website
History
Opened 2 January 1917
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 174 daily
Location
Ōkuwa Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Ōkuwa Station
Ōkuwa Station (Japan)

Ōkuwa Station (大桑駅, Ōkuwa-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-52".

Lines

Ōkuwa Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 4.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen
2 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Daiya-Mukō   Section Rapid   Shin-Takatoku
Daiya-Mukō   Local   Shin-Takatoku

History

Ōkuwa Station opened on 2 January 1917.[1] It was destaffed from 1 September 1983.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ōkuwa Station becoming "TN-52.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 174 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ 「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. Retrieved 27 May 2015.


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