Myōjin Station (明神駅, Myōjin-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-22".

TN22
Myōjin Station

明神駅
Myōjin Station entrance in August 2021
General information
Location329 Myōjin, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1101
Japan
Coordinates36°40′35″N 139°42′44″E / 36.6765°N 139.7122°E / 36.6765; 139.7122
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TN Tobu Nikko Line
Distance81.3 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeTN-22
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1929
Passengers
FY2019229 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shimo-Goshiro
TN21
Nikkō Line
Local
Shimo-Imaichi
TN23
Location
Myōjin Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Myōjin Station
Myōjin Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Myōjin Station is located in Japan
Myōjin Station
Myōjin Station
Myōjin Station (Japan)

Lines

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Myōjin Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 81.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

 
Station platforms in August 2021

Platforms

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1  Tobu Nikko Line for Tōbu-Nikkō
2  Tobu Nikko Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

History

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Myōjin Station opened on 1 November 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Myōjin Station becoming "TN-22".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Imaichi Myōjin Post Office

See also

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References

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  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]. 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 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ 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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