Kosagoe Station

TN54
Kosagoe Station

小佐越駅
Kosagoe Station in August 2021
General information
Location29 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken
Japan
Coordinates36°48′08″N 139°42′23″E / 36.8021°N 139.7064°E / 36.8021; 139.7064
Operated by Tōbu Railway
Line(s)TN Tōbu Kinugawa Line
Distance9.9 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeTN-54
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 November 1924
Previous namesKosagoemae (until 1930)
Passengers
FY2019215 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shin-Takatoku
TN53
towards Shimo-Imaichi
 Kinugawa Line Tobu World Square
TN55
towards Shin-Fujiwara
Location
Kosagoe Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kosagoe Station
Kosagoe Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Kosagoe Station is located in Japan
Kosagoe Station
Kosagoe Station
Kosagoe Station (Japan)

Kosagoe Station (小佐越駅, Kosagoe-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-54".

Lines

Kosagoe Station is served by the Tōbu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa in Tokyo, and is 9.9 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line for Shimo-Imaichi
2 ■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen

History

The station opened on 11 November 1924 as Kosagoemae Station (小佐越前駅).[1] It was renamed Kosagoe on 6 July 1930.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Kosagoe Station becoming "TN-54".[2]

The platform received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 215 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ 「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] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "東武鉄道小佐越駅プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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