Shin-Fujiwara Station (新藤原駅, Shin-Fujiwara-eki, lit. "New Fujiwara Station") is a junction railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, jointly operated by the private railway operators Yagan Railway and Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-58" in the Tobu Railway system.
TN58 Shin-Fujiwara Station 新藤原駅 | |
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Shin-Fujiwara Station in October 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Fujiwara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 399-28 Japan |
Coordinates | 36.8526°N 139.7328°E / 36.8526; 139.7328 |
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Distance | 16.2 km from Shimo-Imaichi |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | TN-58 |
History | |
Opened | 28 December 1919 |
Electrified | 19 March 1922 |
Previous names | Fujiwara (until 1922) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 726 daily (Tobu) |
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Shin-Fujiwara Station is a terminal station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line, and is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi Station. It is also a terminus for the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line and is located 30.7 km (19.1 mi) from the opposing terminal at Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station.
Shin-Fujiwara Station has two island platforms serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.
1 | ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line | for Shimo-Imaichi |
2-4 | ■ Aizu Kinugawa Line | for Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi |
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Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Ryūōkyō | ||
Tobu Kinugawa Line | ||||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Limited Express Kinu | Terminus | ||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Limited Express Revaty Kinu | Terminus | ||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Limited Express Revaty Aizu | Ryūōkyō | ||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Aizu Mountain Express | Ryūōkyō | ||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Section Express | Terminus | ||
Kinugawa-Kōen | Local | Terminus |
The station opened on 28 December 1919 as Fujiwara Station (藤原駅).[1] It was renamed Shin-Fujiwara on 19 March 1922 at the same time the line was electrified.[2]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Fujiwara Station becoming "TN-57".[3] It was renumbered "TN-58" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of Tobu World Square Station (TN-55) in July 2017.[4]
In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Yagen Railway portion of the station was used by 492 passengers daily in fiscal 2016.[6]
Stations of the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line | |
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Stations of the Tobu Kinugawa Line | |
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