Toyohara Station

Toyohara Station (豊原駅, Toyohara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Toyohara Station 豊原駅
Toyohara Station, September 2010
Location	Toyoharako, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-3211 Japan
Coordinates	37.0553°N 140.1550°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	176.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 16, 1887
Passengers
FY2008	55 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kurodahara toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Shirasaka toward Morioka
Location
Toyohara Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Toyohara Station Toyohara Station (Japan)

Lines

Toyohara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 176.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Toyohara Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya
2	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Shirakawa and Kōriyama

History

Toyohara Station opened on July 16, 1887. It was renamed Shimotsuke Toyohara Station (下野豊原駅) on April 1, 1925, but reverted to its original name on August 1, 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

The station is located in an isolated mountainous area, with few buildings in the vicinity.

• National Route 294

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Toyohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)