is a junction

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, jointly operated by the

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operators

Yagan Railway The is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the . The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient ...

and

Tobu 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 longes ...

. The station is numbered "TN-58" in the Tobu Railway system.

Lines

Shin-Fujiwara Station is a terminal station on the

Tobu Kinugawa Line The is a 16.2 km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. At Shimo-Imaichi Station it connects with the Tob ...

, and is located from the official starting point of the line at

Shimo-Imaichi Station is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23". Lines Shimo-Imaichi Station is served by the 94.5 km Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is also the s ...

. It is also a terminus for the

Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line The is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the . The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient ...

and is located from the opposing terminal at

Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station is a railway station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. Lines Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 56.4 rail kilometers from the official starting ...

Station layout

Shin-Fujiwara Station has two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 28 December 1919 as . It was renamed Shin-Fujiwara on 19 March 1922 at the same time the line was electrified. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shin-Fujiwara Station becoming "TN-57". It was renumbered "TN-58" on 21 April 2017 ahead of the opening of

Tobu World Square Station is a railway station in the city of 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. Lines Tobu World Square Station is se ...

(TN-55) in July 2017.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu portion of the station was used by an average of 726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Yagen Railway portion of the station was used by 492 passengers daily in fiscal 2016.Tochigi Prefecture statistics
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Surrounding area

* * Kinugawa River * Yagan Railway head office

References

External links

Tobu Railway station information

{{Tobu Kinugawa Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Aizu Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1919 Tobu Kinugawa Line Nikkō, Tochigi