Ienaka Station

Railway station in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°25′48″N 139°44′50″E / 36.4299°N 139.7473°E / 36.4299; 139.7473Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s) Tobu Nikko LineDistance52.4 km from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-KōenPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTN-14WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1929PassengersFY2020425 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kassemba
TN13
 Nikkō Line
Local
 Tōbu Kanasaki
TN15
Location
Ienaka Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
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Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Ienaka Station is located in Japan
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Ienaka station platform in August 2021

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".

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

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

  1. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

Media related to Ienaka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Ienaka Station information Archived 2019-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)