Tōbu-Nikkō Station

Tōbu-Nikkō Station (東武日光駅, Tōbu-Nikkō-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-25".

Tōbu-Nikkō Station 東武日光駅
Tōbu Nikkō Station in November 2016
Location	4-3 Matsubara-chō, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken Japan
Coordinates	36.748056°N 139.62008°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Nikko Line
Distance	94.5 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms	1 bay platforms
Other information
Station code	TN-25
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1929
Passengers
FY2020	3104 daily
Location
Tōbu-Nikkō Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Tōbu-Nikkō Station Tōbu-Nikkō Station (Japan)

Lines

Tōbu-Nikkō Station is the terminus of the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is located 94.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station.[1] The station is served by all-stations "Local" services from Shin-Tochigi, as well as direct Limited express Spacia and limited-stop "Rapid" and "Section Rapid" services from the Asakusa terminal in Tokyo.[2]

Station layout

Tōbu-Nikkō Station concourse and ticket barriers in October 2008

The station has five terminating platforms, numbered 1 to 2 and 4 to 6.

Adjacent stations

Sign on the platform

«		Service	»
Tobu Nikko Line (TN-25)
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)		Limited Express Spacia Kegon		Terminus
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)		Limited Express Revaty Kegon		Terminus
Shimo-Imaichi (TN-23)		Express		Terminus
Kami-Imaichi (TN-24)		Section Express		Terminus
Kami-Imaichi (TN-24)		Local		Terminus

History

Tōbu-Nikkō Station opened on 1 October 1929.[1] The current station building was completed in October 1997.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Tōbu-Nikkō Station becoming "TN-25".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3104 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

• Nikkō Station on the JR East Nikkō Line
• Nikkō Police Station
• Nikkō Fire Station

Tobu Nikko Station Bus stop

Route Buses

Bus stop	No.	Via	Destination	Company	Notes
2A	Y	Chūzenji Onsen Station (Lake Chūzenji)	Yumoto Onsen	■Tobu Bus Nikko
	YK	Chūzenji Onsen Station・Kotoku Onsen (Nikko Astraea Hotel)
2B	W	(Circular-route bus for the World Heritage Site) Hotel Seikoen mae ・ Shōdō-shōnin zō mae ・ Omote-sando ・ Nishi-sando ・ Jinja-mae（Rinnō-ji)・Nikkō Tōshōgū・Futarasan Shrine・Tobu Nikko	Nikko Station	■Tobu Bus Nikko
2C	H HY	Nishi-Sando (Nikkō Tōshōgū)・Tamozawa Goyōtei	Okuhosoo	■Tobu Bus Nikko
	M	Nikkō Tōshōgū・Tamozawa Goyōtei・Yashio no Yu[5]	Kiyotaki
	C	Nishi-Sando (Nikkō Tōshōgū)・Tamozawa Goyōtei・Akechidaira	Chūzenji Onsen
	N		Nishi-Sandō
	SL	Taiyū-In(Rinno-ji)	Futarasan Shrine
2D	O	Kirifurinotaki・Kirifuri Kōgen	Ōzasa Bokujō	■Tobu Bus Nikko	Runs only during summer (Between April and November)
	K		Kirifuri Kōgen
	T	Nikko Kirifuri Skate Center	Kirifurinotaki		Runs only during winter (Between December and March)
	SL		Kinugawaonsen Station		Runs only when there is service of SL Taiju on holiday
2E	YH (Highway bus)	Haneda Airport	Yokohama Station	■Tobu Bus Nikko ■Keikyu Bus
	TokyoーNikko・Kinugawa Line (Highway bus)	Non stop	Tokyo Station	Tohoku-Kyūkō Bus
	S Nikko Regular Sightseeing Bus[6][7]	Shinkyō (神橋)・Chuzen-ji・Kegon Falls	Kinugawaonsen Station	■Tobu Bus Nikko	Passengers have to reserve the seats, but when there are vacant seats passengers can ride on the bus.

Nikko Shiei Bus

Busstop	No	Via	Destination	Company
Nikko Shiei Bus		Matō Station・Ashio Station・Tsūdō Station(Ashio Copper Mine)	Sōai Hospital	Nikko Shiei Bus
			Shimo-Imaichi Station

Nikko Station Bus stop

The bus stop is located on Japan National Route 119 between Nikko Station and Tobu-Nikko Station.

Route bus

Bus stop	No	Via	Destination	Company
Kanto Jidosya			Nikkō Tōshōgū	Kanto Jidōsha
			Utsunomiya Station

Highway Bus

Bus stop	No	Via	Destination	Company
Highway bus	Marronnier	Non stop	Narita Airport	Kanto Jidōsya and Chiba Kōtsū

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 2013 Tobu Timetable, published March 2013
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 8 June 2013.
4. 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. The busstop is passed by partly services that
6. Official Website
7. Leaflet

External links

Media related to Tōbu-Nikkō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobu-Nikko Station information (Tobu Railway) (in Japanese)