is a junction

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in the city of Tochigi,

Tochigi Prefecture is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,897,649 (1 June 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi ...

, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and '' keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second lon ...

. The station is numbered "TN-12".

Lines

Shin-Tochigi Station is served by the

Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. T ...

, and is also a

terminal station A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing such ...

of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line. It is located 47.9 km from the starting point of the Tōbu Nikkō Line at and is 24.3 km from the opposing terminus of the Tōbu Utsunomiya Line at

Station layout

This station consists of one

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and one

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, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Shin-Tochigi Station opened on 1 April 1929. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shin-Tochigi Station becoming "TN-12".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Tochigi Post Office * Tochigi Fire Department

References

External links

* {{Tobu Utsunomiya Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Tobu Nikko Line Tobu Utsunomiya Line Tochigi, Tochigi