Shin-Takatoku Station

Shin-Takatoku Station (新高徳駅, Shin-Takatoku-eki, lit. "New-Takatoku Station") is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-53".


Shin-Takatoku Station

新高徳駅
Shin-Takatoku station building in October 2008
Location465 Takatoku, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2523
Japan
Coordinates36.7796°N 139.7107°E / 36.7796; 139.7107
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Nikkō Line
Distance7.3 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTN-53
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1917
Previous namesTakatoku (to October 1929)
Passengers
FY2019335 daily
Location
Shin-Takatoku Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Shin-Takatoku Station
Shin-Takatoku Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Takatoku Station is served by the Tōbu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and lies 7.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]

The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from Yaita on the Tohoku Main Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi
2 ■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tōbu Kinugawa Line
Ōkuwa   Local   Kosagoe
Ōkuwa   Section Express   Kosagoe

History

The station opened on 1 November 1917 as Takatoku Station (高徳駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Takatoku on 22 October 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tōbu lines, with Shin-Takatoku Station becoming "TN-53".[3]

The platform and passenger shelter on the platform received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 335 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

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. Hanai, Masahiro (April 1998). "東北本線沿線に失われた私鉄の接続駅を訪ねる1 東武鉄道矢板線" [Visiting Lost Private Railway Interchange Stations on the Tohoku Main Line (1): Tobu Yaita Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 444. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 76–81.
  3. 「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 April 2015.
  4. "東武鉄道新高徳駅プラットホーム及び上家". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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