Shimo-goshiro Station (下小代駅, Shimo-goshiro-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-21".

TN21
Shimo-goshiro Station

下小代駅
Shimo-goshiro Station entrance in August 2021
General information
Location329 Goshiro, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1107
Japan
Coordinates36°39′06″N 139°42′50″E / 36.6516°N 139.7139°E / 36.6516; 139.7139
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Nikko Line
Distance78.5 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTN-21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 July 1929
Passengers
FY2020190 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Itaga
TN20
Nikkō Line
Local
Myōjin
TN22
Location
Shimo-goshiro Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Shimo-goshiro Station
Shimo-goshiro Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Shimo-goshiro Station is located in Japan
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Shimo-goshiro Station
Shimo-goshiro Station (Japan)
Shimo-goshiro station platform in August 2021
Shimo-goshiro Station platform sign, November 2013

Lines

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Shimo-goshiro Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 78.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

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The station is unmanned with a single island platform connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

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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Shimo-goshiro Station opened on 7 July 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1] A new station building was completed in 2007.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shimo-goshiro Station becoming "TN-21".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 190 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Goshiro Middle School

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. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  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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