Nikkō Station

For the Tobu Railway station, see Tōbu Nikkō Station.
Nikkō Station
日光駅

Nikkō Station in October 2012
Location Aioi-chō, Nikkō, Tochigi
(栃木県日光市相生町)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Nikkō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 929 daily

Nikkō Station (日光駅 Nikkō-eki) is a railway station on the Nikkō Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nikkō Station is a terminal station on the Nikkō Line, and is located 40.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Utsunomiya

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed island platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Nikkō Line for Imaichi and Utsunomiya
2  Nikkō Line for Utsunomiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nikkō Line
Imaichi Local Terminus

History

Nikkō Station opened on 1 August 1890.[1] On 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 112. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

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Coordinates: 36°44′50″N 139°37′20″E / 36.7471805°N 139.622122°E / 36.7471805; 139.622122

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