is a

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in the city of Tochigi,

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. Japan, operated jointly by the

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(JR East) and the

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operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

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. The ...

, and is 44.3 km from the starting point of the Nikko Line at . It is also a station on the JR East Ryōmō Line and is 10.8 km from the starting point of that line at

Oyama Station is a junction railway station in the city of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Overview This station is the repr ...

Station layout

JR East station

The JR East station consists of one

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serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Tobu Railway station

The Tobu Station consists of one elevated

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and one elevated island platform serving three tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

History

The JR East Ryōmō Line station opened on 22 May 1888. The Tōbu station opened on 1 April 1929. It was rebuilt as an elevated station on 17 May 2000. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tochigi Station becoming "TN-11".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tobu station was used by an average of 11,449 passengers daily. The JR East station was used by 4,857 passengers (alighting) daily.

Surrounding area

*Tochigi city center *Tochigi City Hall

Bus routes

*THS **For Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal

References

External links

Tochigi Station information
(JR East)

(Tobu) {{Tobu Nikko Line Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture Stations of East Japan Railway Company Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888 Tobu Nikko Line Ryōmō Line Tochigi, Tochigi