Tōbu–Nikkō Station

For the JR East station, see 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".

TN25 Tōbu-Nikkō Station 東武日光駅
Tōbu Nikkō Station in November 2016
General information
Location	4-3 Matsubara-chō, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken Japan
Coordinates	36°44′53″N 139°37′12″E / 36.748056°N 139.62008°E / 36.748056; 139.62008
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
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Shimo-Imaichi TN23 towards Shinjuku Nikkō Terminus Shimo-Imaichi TN23 towards Asakusa Spacia X Kegon Shimo-Imaichi TN23 Terminus SL Taiju Futara Shimo-Imaichi TN23 towards Minami-Kurihashi Nikkō Line Express Kami-Imaichi TN24 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Nikkō Line Local
Location
Tōbu-Nikkō Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Tōbu-Nikkō Station Tōbu-Nikkō Station (Japan) Show map of 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

 

Sign on the platform

 

The station platforms, 2021

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

History

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

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

Bus service

Tobu Nikko Station Bus stop

Route and Highway Buses

Bus stop	No.	Via	Destination	Company	Notes
2A	Y	Chūzenji Onsen Station (Lake Chūzenji)	Yumoto Onsen^[5]	■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^[6]	Kiyotaki
	C	Nishi-Sando (Nikkō Tōshōgū)・Tamozawa Goyōtei・Akechidaira	Chūzenji Onsen
	N		Nishi-Sandō
	SL	Taiyū-In(Rinno-ji)	Futarasan Shrine
2D	K		Kirifuri Kōgen	■Tobu Bus Nikko	Operated during summer (Between April and November)
	T	Nikko Kirifuri Skate Center	Kirifurinotaki		Operated during winter (Between December and March)
	SL		Kinugawaonsen Station		Operated when there are services of SL Taiju on holidays
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^[7]^[8]	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 this bus routes.

Nikko Municipal Bus

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

Nikko Kinugawa Express

• Nikko Kotsu
  • For Kinugawaonsen 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
		Bunsei University of Art	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. Passengers are able to transfer onto Yumoto Onsen Line bound for Jomo-Kogen Station, Minakami Station and Tanigawadake Ropeway via Kamata and Numata Station at this bus stop from May through November excluding weekdays. The other months are excepted from service season because the Kosei Tunnel is sealed off due to heavy snow during winter.
6. The bus stop is passed by partly services
7. Official Website
8. Leaflet

External links

  Media related to Tōbu-Nikkō Station at Wikimedia Commons

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