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Nishi-Kawada Station

Railway station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°30′53″N 139°51′03″E / 36.51472°N 139.85083°E / 36.51472; 139.85083Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)■ Tobu Utsunomiya LineDistance18.3 km from Shin-TochigiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTN-37WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 August 1931PassengersFY20192410 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Yasuzuka TN36 towards Shin-Tochigi		Utsunomiya Line		Esojima TN38 towards Tōbu-Utsunomiya

Location
Nishi-Kawada Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Nishi-Kawada Station Nishi-Kawada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishi-Kawada Station (西川田駅, Nishi-Kawada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-37".

Lines

Nishi-Kawada Station is served by the Tobu Utsunomiya Line, and is 18.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shin-Tochigi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passageway.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line	for Tōbu Utsunomiya
2	■ Tobu Utsunomiya Line	for Tochigi

History

Nishi-Kawada Station opened on 11 August 1931.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Nishi-Kawada Station becoming "TN-37".^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2410 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Tochigi General Sports Center
JGSDF Camp Kita-Utsunomiya

References

^ https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/4108/ Official home page
^ ^a ^b 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ 「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.