Toyohara Station

Toyohara Station (豊原駅, Toyohara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Toyohara Station

豊原駅
Toyohara Station, September 2010
LocationToyoharako, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-3211
Japan
Coordinates37.0553°N 140.1550°E / 37.0553; 140.1550
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance176.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 16, 1887
Passengers
FY200855 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kurodahara
toward Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Shirasaka
toward Morioka
Location
Toyohara Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Toyohara Station
Toyohara Station (Japan)

Lines

Toyohara Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 176.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Toyohara Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Tohoku Main Line for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya
2  Tohoku Main Line for Shirakawa and Kōriyama

History

Toyohara Station opened on July 16, 1887. It was renamed Shimotsuke Toyohara Station (下野豊原駅) on April 1, 1925, but reverted to its original name on August 1, 1948. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

The station is located in an isolated mountainous area, with few buildings in the vicinity.

See also

Media related to Toyohara Station at Wikimedia Commons

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