Shin-Fujiwara Station
Shin-Fujiwara Station 新藤原駅 | |
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 Shin-Fujiwara Station in October 2008 | |
| Location |
399-28 Fujiwara, Nikkō, Tochigi （栃木県日光市藤原399-28） Japan |
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| Line(s) | |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TN-57 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Previous names | Fujiwara (until 1922) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2011) | 904 daily |
Shin-Fujiwara Station (新藤原駅 Shin-Fujiwara-eki, lit. "New Fujiwara Station") is a railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Yagan Railway and Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23" in the Tobu Railway system.
Lines
Shin-Fujiwara Station is a terminal station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and is located 16.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi Station. It is also a terminus for the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line and is located 30.7 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station.
Station layout
Shin-Fujiwara Station has two island platforms serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi |
| 2-4 | ■ Aizu Kinugawa Line | for Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Ryūōkyō | ||
| Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
| Kinugawa-Kōen | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 28 December 1919 as Fujiwara Station (藤原駅).[1] It was relocated to its current location and renamed Shin-Fujiwara on 19 March 1922.[1] Tobu Railway connected to this station from 1 May 1943.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Fujiwara Station becoming "TN-57".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 904 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- National Route 121
- Kinugawa River
- Yagan Railway head office
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ 「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 15 August 2015.
External links
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- Tobu Railway station information (Japanese)
- Yagen Railway station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 36°51′09″N 139°43′58″E / 36.8526°N 139.7328°E