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Railway station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

TN58
Shin-Fujiwara Station
新藤原駅
Shin-Fujiwara Station in October 2008
General information
LocationFujiwara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 399-28
Japan
Coordinates36°51′09″N 139°43′58″E / 36.8526°N 139.7328°E / 36.8526; 139.7328
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance16.2 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTN-58
History
Opened28 December 1919
Electrified19 March 1922
Previous namesFujiwara (until 1922)
Passengers
FY2019726 daily (Tobu)
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kinugawa-KōenTN57towards Asakusa Aizu through to Aizu Kinugawa Line
Kinugawa-KōenTN57towards Shimo-Imaichi Kinugawa Line Terminus
Preceding station Yagan Railway Following station
through to Kinugawa Line Aizu Ryūōkyōtowards Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
Terminus Aizu Kinugawa Line
Location
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Shin-Fujiwara Station (新藤原駅, Shin-Fujiwara-eki, lit. "New Fujiwara Station") is a junction railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Yagan Railway and Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-58" in the Tobu Railway system.

Lines

Shin-Fujiwara Station is a terminal station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) 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 km (19.1 mi) 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

History

The station opened on 28 December 1919 as Fujiwara Station (藤原駅). It was renamed Shin-Fujiwara on 19 March 1922 at the same time the line was electrified.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Fujiwara Station becoming "TN-57". It was renumbered "TN-58" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Yagen Railway portion of the station was used by 492 passengers daily in fiscal 2016.

Surrounding area

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] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 東武鉄道の世界 [The World of Tobu Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 8 April 2015. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-330-54215-7.
  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 15 August 2015.
  4. 東武鬼怒川線新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」の開業日を７月２２日（土）に決定しました！ [New Tobu World Square Station on Tobu Kinugawa Line to open on 22 July 2017] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 28 February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. Tochigi Prefecture statistics

External links

Stations of the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line
Stations of the Tobu Kinugawa Line
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