Daiya-Mukō Station

Daiya-Mukō Station (大谷向駅, Daiya-Mukō-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-51".


Daiya-Mukō Station

大谷向駅
Daiya-Mukō Station in October 2008
Location1406 Imaichi, Nikkō, Tochigi
（栃木県日光市今市1406）
Japan
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Kinugawa Line
Other information
Station codeTN-51
History
Opened1917
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)176 daily

Lines

Daiya-Mukō Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 0.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms 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
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)   Local   Ōkuwa (TN-51)
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)   Section Express   Ōkuwa (TN-51)

History

The station opened on 2 January 1917 as Daiya-Mukō-Imaichi Station (大谷向今市駅).[1] It was renamed Daiya-Mukō in 1919.[1] The station was closed in November 1927, and reopened on 1 March 1931. It was destaffed from 1 September 1983.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Daiya-Mukō Station becoming "TN-51.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 176 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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