Tōbu Kanasaki Station

TN15 Tōbu-kanasaki Station 東武金崎駅
Tōbu-kanasaki Station in August 2021
General information
Location	243-2 Kanasaki Nishikata-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 322-0601 Japan
Coordinates	36.4664°N 139.7494°E / 36.4664; 139.7494
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Nikko Line
Distance	56.6 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	TN-15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1929
Passengers
FY2020	545 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Ienaka TN14 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Nikkō Line Local Niregi TN16 towards Tōbu–Nikkō
Location Tōbu-kanasaki Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Tōbu-kanasaki Station Tōbu-kanasaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tōbu-kanasaki Station (東武金崎駅, Tōbu Kanasaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-15".

Lines

Tōbu-kanasaki Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 56.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.^[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Nikko Line	for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
2	■ Tobu Nikko Line	for Tōbu-Nikkō

History

Tōbu-kanasaki Station opened on 1 April 1929.^[1] It became unstaffed from 8 March 1972.^[1] The platform was lengthened in 2006.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Tōbu-kanasaki Station becoming "TN-15".^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 545 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 293
• Kanasaki Post Office

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 Tōbu-Kanasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tōbu-kanasaki Station information (in Japanese)