Shimo-Imaichi Station

Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Distance87.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-KōenPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4Other informationStation codeTN-23WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened7 July 1929Rebuilt2016-2017PassengersFY20192,432 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Shin-Kanuma
TN18
towards Shinjuku
 Nikkō Tōbu–Nikkō
TN25
Terminus
Shin-Kanuma
TN18
towards Asakusa
 Spacia X
Tochigi
TN11
towards Asakusa
 Kegon
Terminus SL Taiju Futara
Shin-Kanuma
TN18
towards Minami-Kurihashi
 Nikkō Line
Express
Myojin
TN22
 Nikkō Line
Local
 Kami-Imaichi
TN24
Shin-Kanuma
TN18
towards Shinjuku
 Kinugawa Tobu World Square
TN55
Shin-Kanuma
TN11
towards Asakusa
 Spacia X
Tochigi
TN11
towards Asakusa
 Kinu
Aizu Shin-Takatoku
TN53
Terminus SL Taiju Tobu World Square
TN55
Kinugawa Line Daiyamukō
TN51
Location
Shimo-Imaichi Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Shimo-Imaichi Station
Shimo-Imaichi Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Shimo-Imaichi Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Imaichi Station
Shimo-Imaichi Station
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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".

Lines

Shimo-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

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

Shimo-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]

  • The station in October 2008
    The station in October 2008
  • The station entrance in August 2017, following renovation
    The station entrance in August 2017, following renovation
  • The turntable and engine shed in August 2017
    The turntable and engine shed in August 2017

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 「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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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