Sanoshi Station

Railway station in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°17′25″N 139°33′54″E / 36.2904°N 139.5649°E / 36.2904; 139.5649Operated by

Tōbu Sano LineDistance9.0 km from TatebayashiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTI-33WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened2 August 1914Previous namesSanomachi (until 1943)PassengersFY2020696 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Tatebayashi TI10 towards Asakusa		Ryomo		Sano TI34 towards Kuzū
Tajima TI32 towards Tatebayashi		Sano Line		Sano TI34 towards Kuzū

Location
Sanoshi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Sanoshi Station Sanoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sanoshi Station (佐野市駅, Sanoshi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sano, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TI-33".

Lines

Sano-shi Station is served by the Tōbu Sano Line, and is located 9.0 km from the terminus of the line at Tatebayashi.

Station layout

Sano-shi Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by an underground passageway.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Sano Line	for Kuzū
2	■ Tōbu Sano Line	for Tatebayashi

History

Sano-shi Station opened on 2 August 1914 as Sanomachi Station (佐野町駅, Sanomachi-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1943.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Sanoshi Station becoming "TI-32".^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 696 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sano Shichiken-cho Post Office
Sano Cultural Center

References

^ 「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. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.