Myōjin Station (明神駅, Myōjin-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-22".
TN22 Myōjin Station 明神駅 | |||||||||||
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 Myōjin Station entrance in August 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 329 Myōjin, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°40′35″N 139°42′44″E / 36.6765°N 139.7122°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | TN Tobu Nikko Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 81.3 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-22 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 229 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMyōjin Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 81.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Tōbu-Nikkō |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
History
editMyōjin Station opened on 1 November 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Myōjin Station becoming "TN-22".[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Imaichi Myōjin Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Myōjin Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Myōjin Station information (in Japanese)