Myōjin Station

Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°40′35″N 139°42′44″E / 36.6765°N 139.7122°E / 36.6765; 139.7122Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s)TN Tobu Nikko LineDistance81.3 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-KōenPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTN-22WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1929PassengersFY2019229 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shimo-Goshiro
TN21
 Nikkō Line
Local
 Shimo-Imaichi
TN23
Location
Myōjin Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Myōjin Station
Myōjin Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Myōjin Station is located in Japan
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Myōjin Station (明神駅, Myōjin-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-22".

Lines

Myōjin Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 81.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

Station platforms in August 2021

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Tōbu-Nikkō
2 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

History

Myōjin Station opened on 1 November 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Myōjin Station becoming "TN-22".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Imaichi Myōjin Post Office

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

Media related to Myōjin Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Myōjin Station information (in Japanese)