Operated by Tobu Railway Station code TN-55 Opened 17 March 1919 | Line(s) Tobu Kinugawa Line Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location 1390 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522
Japan Distance 12.4 km from Shimo-Imaichi Website railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/4208.html Similar Shimo‑Imaichi Station, Kinugawa‑Kōen Station, Tōbu Nikkō Station, Tobu World Square, Shin‑Fujiwara Station | ||
Kinugawa onsen station
Kinugawa-Onsen Station (鬼怒川温泉駅, Kinugawa-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-55".
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Lines
Kinugawa-Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms.
History
The station opened on 17 March 1919 as Shimo-Taki Station (下滝駅). It was renamed Otaki Station (下滝駅) on 19 March 1922, and Kinugawa-Onsen on 19 February 1927.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kinugawa-Onsen Station becoming "TN-55".
Future plans
A turntable is scheduled to be installed next to the station during 2016 for turning the steam locomotive to be used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between Shimo-Imaichi and Kinugawa-Onsen from summer 2017. The turntable is to be acquired from the JR West Miyoshi Station in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 2,633 passengers daily.