Shizuwa Station (静和駅, Shizuwa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-09".
TN09 Shizuwa Station 静和駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shizuwa Station in August 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2143 Shizuwa Iwafune-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4304 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′59″N 139°41′06″E / 36.3163°N 139.6850°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Nikko Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.3 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-09 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1929 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tobu-Izumi (until 1929) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 1196 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editShizuwa Station is served by Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 37.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]
Station layout
editThis station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Nikkō |
History
editShizuwa Station opened on 1 April 1929.[1] The station was originally called Tobu-Izumi Station (東武和泉駅), but the name was changed to its present name on 1 July 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shizuwa Station becoming "TN-09".[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Iwafune-Shizuwa Post Office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ 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 Shizuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shizuwa Station information (in Japanese)