Shizuwa Station

Shizuwa Station (静和駅, Shizuwa-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-09".


Shizuwa Station

静和駅
Shizuwa Station in May 2011
Location2143 Shizuwa Iwafune-machi, Tochigi, Tochigi
（栃木県栃木市岩舟町静和2143）
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Nikko Line
Other information
Station codeTN-09
History
Opened1929
Previous namesTobu-Izumi (until 1929)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)1473 daily

Lines

Shizuwa Station is served by Tobu Nikko Line, and is 37.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
2 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Nikkō

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Nikko Line
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kirifuri: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Section Express: Does not stop at this station
Fujioka   Local   Shin-Ōhirashita

History

Shizuwa Station opened on 1 April 1929.[1] The station was originally called Tobu-Izumi Station (東武和泉駅), but the name was changed to its present name on 1 July 1929.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shizuwa Station becoming "TN-09".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,473 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area
  • Iwafune-Shizuwa Post Office

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]. 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 11 November 2013.
  3. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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