Shizuwa Station

Railway station in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°18′59″N 139°41′06″E / 36.3163°N 139.6850°E / 36.3163; 139.6850Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s) Tobu Nikko LineDistance37.3 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-KōenPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTN-09WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1929Previous namesTobu-Izumi (until 1929)PassengersFY20201196 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Fujioka
TN08
 Nikkō Line
Local
 Shin-Ōhirashita
TN10
Location
Shizuwa Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Shizuwa Station
Shizuwa Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Shizuwa Station is located in Japan
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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".

Lines

Shizuwa 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

This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
2 ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Nikkō

History

Shizuwa 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1196 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Iwafune-Shizuwa Post Office

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 「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.
  3. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Shizuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Shizuwa Station information (in Japanese)