is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.
Lines Tokawa Station forms the southern terminus of the Chōshi Electric Railway Line from and is a distance of from Chōshi Station.
Station layout
, the station is staffed, and consists of a side platform serving a single track, with a run-around loop used as a storage siding.
History Tokawa Station opened on 5 July 1923.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2007 150 2008 242 2009 232 2010 209
Surrounding area Tokawa Mini Furusato Museum Tokawa Harbour Chōshi Marina Nagasaki Beach Chiba Institute of Science
Eight fishing lanes Close to Tokawa Station, there are eight historical lanes leading down the hill to the sea and fishing harbour. These are named as follows, from east to west.
Film location The station building has been used as a filming location, including the 1985 NHK TV drama series .
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Choshi Electric Railway station information Tokawa Mini Furusato Museum website