Tobu World Square Station Explained

Tobu World Square Station
Native Name:	東武ワールドスクウェア駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	334-10 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-2522
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	36.8086°N 139.7092°W
Operator:	Tobu Railway
Line:	Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance:	10.6 km from
Platforms:	1 side platform
Tracks:	1
Accessible:	Access ramp
Code:	TN-55
Passengers:	298
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Tobu World Square Station

is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It opened on 22 July 2017, and primarily serves the adjacent Tobu World Square theme park.

Lines

Tobu World Square Station is served by the 16.2km (10.1miles) Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from and in Tokyo. Situated between and stations, it lies 10.6 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track.^[1]

History

Initial details of the new station were formally announced on 25 November 2016.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

- Tobu World Square theme park, opened in April 1993
Hotel Harvest Kinugawa
Kinugawa River

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/f883e7037e77959c7e4757af67657502/161125.pdf?date=20161125131020 . ja: ２０１７年夏東武鬼怒川線に新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」を開業します. New Tobu World Square Station to open on Tobu Kinugawa Line in summer 2017. 25 November 2016. News release. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126003458/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/f883e7037e77959c7e4757af67657502/161125.pdf?date=20161125131020. 26 November 2016. live . 28 November 2016.
Web site: http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-915.html. ja: 東武鉄道、新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア駅」開業へ . Tobu to open new Tobu World Square station . 25 November 2016. tetsudo-shimbun.com. Tetsudo Shimbun . Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128074636/http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-915.html. 28 November 2016. live . 28 November 2016.
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.