Shin-Tochigi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{TBSN|TN|12|size=50}}
Shin-Tochigi Station

| native_name = 新栃木駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Tobu-railway-TN12-Shin-tochigi-station-building-20210803-130649.jpg

| alt =

| caption = The station building in August 2021

| other_name =

| address = 1-8-18 Hirayanagimachi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 328-0012

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|36.3901|N|139.7417|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}}

| operator = 36px Tobu Railway

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{TBLS|TN}} Tobu Nikko Line
{{TBLS|TN}} Tobu Utsunomiya Line

}}

| distance = 47.9 km from {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}

| platforms = 1 island + 1 side platform

| tracks = 3

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TN-12

| website = {{Official website|http://railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/3116.html}}

| opened = 1 April 1929

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 4163 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Shin-Tochigi Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Tobu

|line1=Nikko Line|to-left1=Minami-Kurihashi|left1=Tochigi|note-left1={{TBSN|TN|11|25}}|note-mid1={{SLL|Express|c=#e10084|t=#FFF}}|right1=Shin-Kanuma|note-right1={{TBSN|TN|18|25}}

|line2=Nikko Line|left2=Tochigi|note-left2={{TBSN|TN|11}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Local|c=#8a8b89|t=#FFF}}|right2=Kassemba|note-right2={{TBSN|TN|13}}

|line3=Utsunomiya|through-left3=Nikko Line|right3=Yashū-Hirakawa|note-right3={{TBSN|TN|31}}}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Shin-Tochigi Station|新栃木駅|Shin Tochigi-eki|lit. "New Tochigi Station"}} is a junction railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-12".

Lines

Shin-Tochigi Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is also a terminal station of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line. It is located 47.9 km from the starting point of the Tōbu Nikkō Line at {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}} and is 24.3 km from the opposing terminus of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line at {{STN|Tōbu Utsunomiya|x}}

Station layout

This station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-linem|span=2|first=2|pfn=1|linename= Tōbu Nikkō Line|lwidth=200|linecol=Orange|dir= for {{STN|Tōbu-Nikkō|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|linename= Tōbu Utsunomiya Line|linecol=Orange|dir=for {{STN|Tobu Utsunomiya|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=2, 3|span=2|linename= Tōbu Nikkō Line |linecol=Orange|dir= for {{STN|Tochigi|x}} and {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}
for Tōbu-Nikkō}}

{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename= Tōbu Utsunomiya Line|linecol=Orange|dir=for Tobu Utsunomiya}}

History

Shin-Tochigi Station opened on 1 April 1929.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan | page = 223| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shin-Tochigi Station becoming "TN-12".{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title=ja:「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|trans-title=Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 November 2013}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja:駅情報（乗降人員)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}