Itaga Station (板荷駅, Itaga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-20".

TN20
Itaga Station

板荷駅
Itaga Station in August 2021
General information
Location222 Itaga, Kanuma-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1111
Japan
Coordinates36°37′12″N 139°42′28″E / 36.62000°N 139.70778°E / 36.62000; 139.70778
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Nikko Line
Distance74.9 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeTN-20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 July 1929
Passengers
FY202087 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kita-Kanuma
TN19
Nikkō Line
Local
Shimo-Goshiro
TN21
Location
Itaga Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Itaga Station
Itaga Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Itaga Station is located in Japan
Itaga Station
Itaga Station
Itaga Station (Japan)

Lines

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Itaga Station platform in August 2021

Itaga Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 74.9 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]

Station layout

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The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

History

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Itaga Station opened on 7 July 1929.[1] The platforms were lengthened in 2006.[citation needed]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Itaga Station becoming "TN-20".[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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Itaga Station is located in a rural area south of the center of former Itaga Village

  • Kanuma City Itaga Cultural Center

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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