Station code TN-53 Passengers (FY2011) 397 daily Phone +81 288-76-8128 | Line(s) Tobu Kinugawa Line Previous names Takatoku Opened 1917 | |
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Location 465 Takatoku, Nikkō, Tochigi（日光市高徳465）Japan Address Japan, Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko, 高徳465 Similar Kosagoe Station, Ōkuwa Station, Daiya‑Mukō Station, Kinugawa‑Kōen Station, Shimo‑Imaichi Station | ||
Shin-Takatoku Station (新高徳駅, Shin-Takatoku-eki, lit. "New-Takatoku Station") 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-53".
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Lines
Shin-Takatoku Station is served by the Tobu 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.
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.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1917 as Takatoku Station (高徳駅). It was renamed Takatoku on 22 October 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Shin-Takatoku Station becoming "TN-53".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 397 passengers daily.