Shin-Fujiwara Station

Shin-Fujiwara Station (新藤原駅, Shin-Fujiwara-eki, lit. "New Fujiwara Station") is a junction railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Yagan Railway and Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-58" in the Tobu Railway system.

TN58
Shin-Fujiwara Station

新藤原駅
Shin-Fujiwara Station in October 2008
LocationFujiwara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 399-28
Japan
Coordinates36.8526°N 139.7328°E / 36.8526; 139.7328
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance16.2 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codeTN-58
History
Opened28 December 1919
Electrified19 March 1922
Previous namesFujiwara (until 1922)
Passengers
FY2019726 daily (Tobu)
Location
Shin-Fujiwara Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Shin-Fujiwara Station
Shin-Fujiwara Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Fujiwara Station is a terminal station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi Station. It is also a terminus for the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line and is located 30.7 km (19.1 mi) from the opposing terminal at Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station.

Station layout

Shin-Fujiwara Station has two island platforms serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi
2-4 ■ Aizu Kinugawa Line for Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line
Terminus Local Ryūōkyō
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Kinugawa-Kōen   Limited Express Kinu   Terminus
Kinugawa-Kōen   Limited Express Revaty Kinu   Terminus
Kinugawa-Kōen   Limited Express Revaty Aizu   Ryūōkyō
Kinugawa-Kōen   Aizu Mountain Express   Ryūōkyō
Kinugawa-Kōen   Section Express   Terminus
Kinugawa-Kōen   Local   Terminus

History

The station opened on 28 December 1919 as Fujiwara Station (藤原駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Fujiwara on 19 March 1922 at the same time the line was electrified.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Fujiwara Station becoming "TN-57".[3] It was renumbered "TN-58" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Yagen Railway portion of the station was used by 492 passengers daily in fiscal 2016.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 東武鉄道の世界 [The World of Tobu Railway] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 8 April 2015. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-330-54215-7.
  3. 「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 15 August 2015.
  4. 東武鬼怒川線新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」の開業日を７月２２日（土）に決定しました！ [New Tobu World Square Station on Tobu Kinugawa Line to open on 22 July 2017] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 28 February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. Tochigi Prefecture statistics
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