Tobu World Square Station

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Tobu World Square Station

東武ワールドスクウェア駅
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The station entrance in August 2017
Location334-10 Kinugawa-Onsen Ohara, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken
Japan
Coordinates 36°48′30.8″N139°42′33.1″E / 36.808556°N 139.709194°E / 36.808556; 139.709194 Coordinates: 36°48′30.8″N139°42′33.1″E / 36.808556°N 139.709194°E / 36.808556; 139.709194
Operated by Tobu Tetsudo Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s)TN Tobu Kinugawa Line
Distance10.6 km from Shimo-Imaichi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessAccess ramp
Other information
Station codeTN-55
Website Official website
History
Opened22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)
Location
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Tobu World Square Station
Location within Japan

Tobu World Square Station (東武ワールドスクウェア駅, Tōbu Wārudo Sukuea-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It opened on 22 July 2017, and primarily serves the adjacent Tobu World Square theme park.

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Lines

Tobu World Square Station is served by the 16.2 km (10.1 mi) Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo. Situated between Kosagoe and Kinugawa-onsen stations, it lies 10.6 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. [1]

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Shimo-Imaichi  SL Taiju  Kinugawa-Onsen
Shimo-Imaichi Limited Express Kinu Kinugawa-Onsen
Shimo-Imaichi Limited Express Spacia Kinugawa Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe  Limited Express Revaty Kinu Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe  Limited Express Revaty Aizu Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe Aizu Mountain Express Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe Section Express Kinugawa-Onsen
Kosagoe Local Kinugawa-Onsen

History

Initial details of the new station were formally announced on 25 November 2016. [2]

Surrounding area

The entrance to Tobu World Square in 2010 Nikko-Kotsu TDB 7534 Selega-GJ.jpg
The entrance to Tobu World Square in 2010

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References

  1. 2017年夏 東武鬼怒川線に新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア」を開業します [New Tobu World Square Station to open on Tobu Kinugawa Line in summer 2017](pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. 東武鉄道、新駅「東武ワールドスクウェア駅」開業へ [Tobu to open new Tobu World Square station]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

Official website (in Japanese)