Shin-Ōhirashita Station

Shin-Ōhirashita Station (新大平下駅, Shin-Ōhirashita-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-10".

TN10 Shin-Ōhirashita Station 新大平下駅
Shin-Ōhirashita Station west exit in August 2021
General information
Location	571-2 Tomita Ōhira-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4404 Japan
Coordinates	36.3388°N 139.7021°E / 36.3388; 139.7021
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Nikko Line
Distance	40.1 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	TN-10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1931
Passengers
FY2020	2722 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Itakura Tōyōdai-mae TN07 towards Minami-Kurihashi Nikkō Line Express Tochigi TN11 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Shizuwa TN09 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Nikkō Line Local
Location Shin-Ōhirashita Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Shin-Ōhirashita Station Shin-Ōhirashita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shin-Ōhirashita Station is served by the Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is 40.1 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.^[1]

Station layout

This station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Tōbu Nikkō Line	for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Nikkō
3, 4	■ Tōbu Nikkō Line	for Minami-Kurihashi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

History

Shin-Ōhirashita Station opened on 1 November 1931.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shin-Ōhirashita Station becoming "TN-10".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2722 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Former Ōhira town hall
• Ōhira Post Office
• Ōhira Culture Center
• Ōhira Public Library
• Ōhira Sports Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Shin-Ōhirashita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shin-Ōhirashita Station information (in Japanese)