Tsūdō Station (通洞駅, Tsūdō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the Watarase Keikoku Railway.

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Tsūdō Station

通洞駅
Tsūdō Station, February 2015
General information
LocationAshiomachi Matsubara 13, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1523
Japan
Coordinates36°38′12″N 139°26′23″E / 36.6368°N 139.4397°E / 36.6368; 139.4397
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance41.9 km from Kiryū
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeWK15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 December 1912
Passengers
FY201557 daily
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Haramukō
WK14
towards Kiryū
Watarase Keikoku Line Ashio
WK16
towards Matō
Sōri
WK13
towards Aioi
Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
Ashio
WK16
Terminus
Location
Tsūdō Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Tsūdō Station
Tsūdō Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Tsūdō Station is located in Japan
Tsūdō Station
Tsūdō Station
Tsūdō Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tsūdō Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

 
Station platform on a snowy day, 2015

Station layout

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The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

History

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Tsūdō Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.[1] The station building and platform received protection by the national government as a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2009.[2]


Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道通洞駅本屋及びプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
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