Nikkō Station

Nikkō Station
日光駅
Nikkō Station in August 2017
Location Aioi-chō, Nikkō, Tochigi
Japan
Coordinates 36°44′50″N 139°37′20″E / 36.7471805°N 139.622122°E / 36.7471805; 139.622122Coordinates: 36°44′50″N 139°37′20″E / 36.7471805°N 139.622122°E / 36.7471805; 139.622122
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Nikkō Line
Distance 40.5 km from Utsunomiya
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 August 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 929 daily
Location
Nikkō Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Nikkō Station
Nikkō Station (Japan)

Nikkō Station (日光駅, Nikkō-eki) is a railway station on the Nikkō Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nikkō Station forms the terminus of the Nikkō Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Utsunomiya

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-2 ■ Nikkō Line for Imaichi and Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nikkō Line
Imaichi Local Terminus

History

Nikkō Station opened on 1 August 1890.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 469. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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