Tobu World Square Station
TN55 Tobu World Square Station 東武ワールドスクウェア駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station entrance in August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 / 36.808556°N 139.709194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TN 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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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.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.[1]
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The station entrance in August 2017
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The station platform looking north in August 2017
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The station platform looking south in August 2017
History
[edit]Initial details of the new station were formally announced on 25 November 2016.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
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National Route 121
- Tobu World Square theme park, opened in April 1993
- Hotel Harvest Kinugawa
- Kinugawa River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ２０１７年夏 東武鬼怒川線に新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」を開業します [New Tobu World Square Station to open on Tobu Kinugawa Line in summer 2017] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ 東武鉄道、新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア駅」開業へ [Tobu to open new Tobu World Square station]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Official website (in Japanese)