Shin-Takatoku Station | |
| Native Name: | 新高徳駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 465 Takatoku, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2523 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Tōbu Railway |
| Line: | Tōbu Nikkō Line |
| Distance: | 7.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island platform |
| Code: | TN-53 |
| Opened: | 1 November 1917 |
| Former: | Takatoku (to October 1929) |
| Passengers: | 335 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shin-Takatoku Station |
is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-53".
Shin-Takatoku Station is served by the Tōbu 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.[1]
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
The station opened on 1 November 1917 as .[2] It was renamed Shin-Takatoku on 22 October 1929.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on Tōbu lines, with Shin-Takatoku Station becoming "TN-53".[3]
The platform and passenger shelter on the platform received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 335 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]