Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station

Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station (下野大沢駅, Shimotsuke-Ōsawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station 下野大沢駅
Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station in June 2009
General information
Location	557 Dosawa, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1274 Japan
Coordinates	36°41′11.41″N 139°43′56.96″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Nikkō Line
Distance	28.2 km from Utsunomiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1929
Passengers
FY2014	731
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Imaichi towards Nikkō Nikkō Line Fubasami towards Utsunomiya
Location Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 28.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Utsunomiya.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Nikkō Line	for Utsunomiya
2	■ Nikkō Line	for Imaichi and Nikkō

History

Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station opened on 1 November 1929. On 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR). A new station building was completed in 2010.

Surrounding area

• Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)