Shimo-Imaichi Station (下今市駅, Shimo-Imaichi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23".
TN23 Shimo-Imaichi Station 下今市駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1110 Imaichi, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1261 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°43′32″N 139°41′36″E / 36.7256°N 139.6932°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 87.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TN-23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 July 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016-2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2,432 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShimo-Imaichi Station is served by the 94.5 km Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is also the starting point of the 16.2 km Tobu Kinugawa Line to Shin-Fujiwara. It is 87.4 km from the starting point of the Tobu Nikko Line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Tōbu-Nikkō |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Kinugawa Line | for Kinugawa-Onsen |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tōbu Nikkō Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
History
editShimo-Imaichi Station opened on 7 July 1929.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Shimo-Imaichi Station becoming "TN-23".[2]
A turntable was installed next to the station in 2016 for turning the steam locomotive used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between Shimo-Imaichi and Kinugawa-Onsen since August 2017.[3] The turntable was acquired from the JR West Nagatoshi Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[3] A two-stall engine shed to house the steam locomotive was also constructed adjacent to it. At the same time, the station was renovated to architecturally resemble a Japanese railway station from the Showa era.
The original footbridge linking the platforms received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[4]
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The station in October 2008 -
The station entrance in August 2017, following renovation -
The turntable and engine shed in August 2017
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Former Imaichi City Hall
- Imaichi Post Office
National Route 119
National Route 121
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「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 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b 蒸気機関車（ＳＬ）復活運転の車両・施設計画概要について [Details of rolling stock and facilities planned for steam locomotive operation] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "東武鉄道下今市駅旧跨線橋". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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- Shimo-Imaichi Station information (in Japanese)