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{{short description|Railway station in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name        = {{TBSN|TN|32|50}}<br/>Yashū-Ōtsuka Station
| native_name = 野州大塚駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type        =
| image       = Tobu-railway-TN32-Yashu-otsuka-station-building-20210803-081655.jpg
| alt         =
| caption     = Yashū-Ōtsuka Station in August 2021
| other_name  =
| address     = 1258-10 Ōtsuka-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken, 328-0007
| country     = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|36.4086|N|139.7724|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator    = [[File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg|50px]] [[Tobu Railway]]
| line        = {{colorbull|Orange}} [[Tobu Utsunomiya Line]]
| platforms   =  1 side platforms
| connections =
| structure   =
| code        = TN-32
| website     = {{Official|1=http://railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/4103.html}}
| opened      = 1 November 1931
| closed      =
| former      =
| passengers  = 513 daily
| pass_year   = FY2019
| map_type    = Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label       = Yashū-Ōtsuka Station
| services    = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tobu
|line1=Utsunomiya|left1=Yashū-Hirakawa|note-left1={{TBSN|TN|31}}|right1=Mibu|note-right1={{TBSN|TN|33}}}}
}}
[[File:Yashu-otsuka Station platforms - sep 18 2016.jpg|thumb|Platforms, 2016]]
{{Nihongo| '''Yashū-Ōtsuka Station'''|野州大塚駅|Yashū-Ōtsuka-eki}} is a [[railway station]] in the city of [[Tochigi, Tochigi]], Japan, operated by the [[private railway]] operator [[Tobu Railway]]. The station is numbered "TN-32".
==Lines==
Yashū-Ōtsuka Station is served by the [[Tobu Utsunomiya Line]], and is 3.9&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Shin-Tochigi}}.
==Station layout==
The station consists of two opposed [[side platform]]s connected to the station building by a footbridge.
===Platforms===
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name= Tobu Utsunomiya Line|lwidth=200 |col= Orange |dir= for {{STN|Tochigi}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx= Tobu Utsunomiya Line |col= Orange |dir= for {{STN|Tōbu Utsunomiya}}}}
==History==
Yashū-Ōtsuka Station opened on 1 November 1931. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Yashū-Ōtsuka Station becoming "TN-32".<ref name="tobu20120209">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title=ja:「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|trans-title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= ja|format= pdf|access-date= 27 May 2015}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 513 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="TobuRail2019stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja:駅情報（乗降人員)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2 August 2020}}</ref>
==Surrounding area==
*Former Kou village hall
*Kou Post Office
==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Yashū-Ōtsuka Station}}
* {{Official website| http://railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/4103.html }} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tobu Utsunomiya Line}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Tobu Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931]]
[[Category:Tobu Utsunomiya Line]]
[[Category:Tochigi, Tochigi]]