Imaike Station (Nagoya) Explained


Imaike Station
Native Name:今池駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type: station
Address:Imaike 5-1, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi
Country:Japan
Operator:Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line:
    Code:H13
    S08
    Passengers:20,641 daily
    Pass Year:2009

    is an underground metro station located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.[1] [2] It is an interchange station and is located 11.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at Takabata Station and 6.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Sakura-dōri Line at Nakamura Kuyakusho Station.

    History

    Imaike Station was opened on 15 June 1960 as a station on the Higashiyama Line. The Sakura-dōri Line connected to the station on 10 September 1989. The wicket gates were automated to use the Manaca smart card system from 11 February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Sakura-dōri Line platform on 30 April 2011.

    Lines

    Layout

    Imaike Station has two underground island platforms.

    Platforms

    External links

    35.1699°N 136.937°W

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/subway/station_info/a_info/imaike.html . ja:今池 . Imaike . Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya . ja . 21 November 2010.
    2. Book: 佐藤, 信之 . ja:地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 . 19 June 2004 . グランプリ出版 . ja . 978-4-87687-260-2. 57547788 . 高度経済成長期の鉄道整備―昭和30~40年代 . 65 .