Shimo-Imaichi Station | |
| Native Name: | 下今市駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1110 Imaichi, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1261 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | Tōbu Railway |
| Distance: | 87.4 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Code: | TN-23 |
| Opened: | 7 July 1929 |
| Rebuilt: | 2016-2017 |
| Passengers: | 2,432 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shimo-Imaichi Station |
is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-23".
Shimo-Imaichi Station is served by the 94.5 km Tōbu Nikkō 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 .
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.[1]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu 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 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 locomotive 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 original footbridge linking the platforms received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]