Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station (下野大沢駅, Shimotsuke-Ōsawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station 下野大沢駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station in June 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 557 Dosawa, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1274 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°41′11.41″N 139°43′56.96″E / 36.6865028°N 139.7324889°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nikkō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 28.2 km from Utsunomiya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1929 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 731 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShimotsuke-Ōsawa Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 28.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Utsunomiya.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Nikkō Line | for Utsunomiya |
| 2 | ■ Nikkō Line | for Imaichi and Nikkō |
History
editShimotsuke-Ōsawa Station opened on 1 November 1929. On 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR). A new station building was completed in 2010.
Surrounding area
edit- Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Post Office
See also
editExternal links
edit Media related to Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)