Kinugawa–Onsen Station Explained

Kinugawa-Onsen Station
Native Name:	鬼怒川温泉駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1390 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Tobu Railway
Line:	Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance:	12.4 km from
Platforms:	2 island platforms
Code:	TN-56
Opened:	17 March 1919
Former:	Otaki; Shimotaki (until 1927)
Passengers:	2,731 daily
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Kinugawa-Onsen Station

is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-56".

Lines

Kinugawa–Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 17 March 1919 as . It was renamed on 19 March 1922, and Kinugawa-Onsen on 19 February 1927.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kinugawa–Onsen Station becoming "TN-55".^[2] It was renumbered "TN-56" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.^[3]

A turntable was installed next to the station during 2016 for turning the steam locomotive to be used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between and Kinugawa-Onsen from summer 2017.^[4] The turntable was acquired from the JR West Miyoshi Station in Hiroshima Prefecture.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2731 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

Surrounding area

Kinugawa River
Kinugawa Onsen hot spring area
Tobu World Square theme park
Kinugawa Onsen Post Office

Notes and References

Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 223. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 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. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. 27 May 2015. dead.
Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/79c334dda9506eee8dc5a17f5b07168c/170228_3.pdf . ja: 東武鬼怒川線新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」の開業日を７月２２日（土）に決定しました！. New Tobu World Square Station on Tobu Kinugawa Line to open on 22 July 2017. 28 February 2017. News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301012720/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/79c334dda9506eee8dc5a17f5b07168c/170228_3.pdf . 1 March 2017 . live . 22 July 2017.
Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/b1aa63bbdbbedc2f1f8e1b16523e14e7/160421_3.pdf?date=20160421123657. ja: 蒸気機関車（ＳＬ）復活運転の車両・施設計画概要について. Details of rolling stock and facilities planned for steam locomotive operation. 21 April 2016. News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928031131/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/b1aa63bbdbbedc2f1f8e1b16523e14e7/160421_3.pdf?date=20160421123657. 28 September 2020. 23 April 2016. dead.
Web site: https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja:駅情報（乗降人員). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.