Ienaka Station
Ienaka Station (家中駅, Ienaka-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-14".
 Ienaka Station 家中駅 | |
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 Ienaka Station east exit in May 2011 | |
| Location | 5897-9 Ienaka Tsuga-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi-ken 328-0111 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.4299°N 139.7473°E |
| Operated by |  |
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| Distance | 52.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TN-14 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1929 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2020) | 425 daily |
| Location | |
  Ienaka Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Ienaka Station Ienaka Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Ienaka Station is served by the Tobu Nikko Line, and is 52.4 km from the starting point of the line at Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen.[1]
Station layout
This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Nikko Line | for Tōbu-Nikkō |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Nikko Line | ||||
| Kassemba | Local | Tōbu Kanasaki | ||
| Kassemba | Section Express | Tōbu Kanasaki | ||
History
Ienaka Station opened on 1 April 1929.[1] It became unstaffed from 1 September 1973.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ienaka Station becoming "TN-14".[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 425 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- former Tsuga town hall
- Ienaka Post Office
See also
References
- 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- Ienaka Station information (in Japanese)