Shimo-Imaichi Station

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 Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23".


Shimo-Imaichi Station

下今市駅
Shimo-Imaichi Station frontage in August 2017
Location1110 Imaichi, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1261
Japan
Coordinates36.7256°N 139.6932°E / 36.7256; 139.6932
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)
Distance87.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeTN-23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 July 1929
Rebuilt2016-2017
Traffic
Passengers (FY2019)2,432 daily
Location
Shimo-Imaichi Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Shimo-Imaichi Station
Shimo-Imaichi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shimo-Imaichi Station is served by the 94.5 km Tobu Nikko 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 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Tōbu-Nikkō
2 ■ Tobu Kinugawa Line for Kinugawa-Onsen
3, 4 ■ Tobu Nikko Line for Shin-Tochigi and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Nikko Line
Myōjin   Local   Kami-Imaichi
Myōjin   Semi Express   Kami-Imaichi
Shin-Kanuma   Express   Tōbu Nikkō
Tobu Kinugawa Line
Myōjin   Local   Daiya-Mukō
Myōjin   Section Express   Daiya-Mukō

History

Shimo-Imaichi Station opened on 7 July 1929.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu 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 loco 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 station in October 2008
  • The station entrance in August 2017, following renovation
  • 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).[4]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 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. 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. 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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