Daiyamukō Station

Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°43′56″N 139°41′31″E / 36.7321°N 139.6919°E / 36.7321; 139.6919Operated by

Tōbu Nikkō LineDistance0.8 km from Shimo-ImaichiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTN-51WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened2 January 1917Previous namesDaiyamukō-Imaichi (to 1919)PassengersFY2020161 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Shimo-Imaichi TN23 Terminus		Kinugawa Line		Ōkuwa TN52 towards Shin-Fujiwara

Location
Daiyamukō Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Daiyamukō Station Daiyamukō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Daiyamukō Station (大谷向駅, Daiyamukō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-51".

Lines

Daiyamukō Station is served by the Tōbu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and from Asakusa and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and is 0.8 km from the starting point of the line at Shimo-Imaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line	for Kinugawa-Onsen
2	■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line	for Shimo-Imaichi

History

The station opened on 2 January 1917 as Daiyamukō-Imaichi Station (大谷向今市駅).^[1] It was renamed Daiyamukō in 1919.^[1] The station was closed in November 1927, and reopened on 1 March 1931.^{[citation needed]} It was destaffed from 1 September 1983.^[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Daiyamukō Station becoming "TN-51.^[2]

The platforms received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Properties in 2017.^[3] ^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

Surrounding area

Imaichi Daiyamukō Post Office
National Route 121
National Route 461

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "東武鉄道大谷向駅下りプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
^ "東武鉄道大谷向駅上りプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.