Shimo-Imaichi Station
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Shimo-Imaichi Station entrance in October 2008
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Location | 1110 Imaichi, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1261 Japan |
Operated by | Tobu 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 | railway |
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Opened | 7 July 1929 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 2,420 daily |
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Shimo-Imaichi Station (下今市駅 Shimo-Imaichi-eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Nikko Line in , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23".
Shimo-Imaichi Station is served by the 94.5 km Tobu Nikko Line, and also forms a terminal station 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.
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station entrance by a footbridge.
Shimo-Imaichi Station opened on 7 July 1929.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Shimo-Imaichi Station becoming "TN-23".
A turntable is scheduled to be installed next to the station during 2016 for turning the steam locomotive to be used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between Shimo-Imaichi and Kinugawa-Onsen from summer 2017. The turntable is to be acquired from the JR West Nagatoshi Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 2,420 passengers daily.
Coordinates: 36°43′32″N 139°41′36″E / 36.7256°N 139.6932°E