Tōbu Kanasaki Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = {{TBSN|TN|15|50}}
Tōbu-kanasaki Station

| native_name = 東武金崎駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Tobu-railway-TN15-Tobu-kanasaki-station-building-20210804-075331.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tōbu-kanasaki Station in August 2021

| other_name =

| address = 243-2 Kanasaki Nishikata-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0601

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|36.4664|N|139.7494|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 36px Tobu Railway

| line = 18px Tobu Nikko Line

| distance = 56.6 km from {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TN-15

| website = {{Official website|1=http://railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/3203.html}}

| opened = 1 April 1929

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 545 daily

| pass_year = FY2020

| map_type = Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Tōbu-kanasaki Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Tobu

|line2=Nikko Line|left2=Ienaka|note-left2={{TBSN|TN|14}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Local|c=#8a8b89|t=#FFF}}|right2=Niregi|note-right2={{TBSN|TN|16}}}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Tōbu-kanasaki Station|東武金崎駅|Tōbu Kanasaki-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-15".

Lines

Tōbu-kanasaki Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 56.6 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}.

Station layout

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

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Tobu Nikko Line |col= Orange|dir= for {{STN|Shin-Tochigi|x}} and {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= Tobu Nikko Line |col= Orange|dir= for {{STN|Tōbu-Nikkō|x}}}}

History

Tōbu-kanasaki Station opened on 1 April 1929.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = 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}} It became unstaffed from 8 March 1972. The platform was lengthened in 2006.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tōbu-kanasaki Station becoming "TN-15".{{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 545 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}}