Nishi-Kawada Station

TN37
Nishi-Kawada Station

西川田駅
Nishi-Kawada Station in August 2021
General information
Location5-1-17 Nishi-Kawada, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-0152
Japan
Coordinates36°30′53″N 139°51′03″E / 36.51472°N 139.85083°E / 36.51472; 139.85083
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line
Distance18.3 km from Shin-Tochigi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTN-37
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 August 1931
Passengers
FY20192410 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Yasuzuka
TN36
towards Shin-Tochigi
 Utsunomiya Line Esojima
TN38
towards Tōbu-Utsunomiya
Location
Nishi-Kawada Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Nishi-Kawada Station
Nishi-Kawada Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Nishi-Kawada Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Kawada Station
Nishi-Kawada Station
Nishi-Kawada Station (Japan)

Nishi-Kawada Station (西川田駅, Nishi-Kawada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-37".

Lines

Nishi-Kawada Station is served by the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, and is 18.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passageway.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tōbu Utsunomiya
2 ■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line for Tochigi

History

Nishi-Kawada Station opened on 11 August 1931.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Nishi-Kawada Station becoming "TN-37".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2410 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Tochigi General Sports Center
  • JGSDF Camp Kita-Utsunomiya

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/4108/ Official home page
  2. ^ a b 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ 「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.
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