Tsūdō Station

Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Tsūdō Station (通洞駅, Tsūdō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Tsūdō Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station platform on a snowy day, 2015

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

History

Tsūdō Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.^[1] The station building and platform received protection by the national government as a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2009.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ashio Copper Mine is 5 minutes on foot from this station.
• former Ashio Town Hall
• Ashio Post Office
• National Route 122

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. "わたらせ渓谷鐵道通洞駅本屋及びプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Tsūdō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)