Shimo-Imaichi Station


Shimo-Imaichi Station is a railway station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23".

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. It is 87.4 km from the starting point of the Tobu Nikko Line at.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

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 was installed next to the station in 2016 for turning the steam locomotive used on steam-hauled tourist trains operating between Shimo-Imaichi and since August 2017. The turntable was acquired from the JR West Nagatoshi Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 2,420 passengers daily.

Surrounding area