Shin-Takatoku Station


Shin-Takatoku Station is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-53".

Lines

Shin-Takatoku Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and lies 7.3 km from the starting point of the line at.
The station was formerly also the terminus of the 23.5 km Tobu Yaita Line, which operated from on the Tohoku Main Line between 1 March 1924 and 30 June 1959.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 November 1917 as Takatoku Station. It was renamed Takatoku on 22 October 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tobu lines, with Shin-Takatoku Station becoming "TN-53".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 397 passengers daily.

Surrounding area