Imaike Station (Aichi)
Imaike Station (今池駅, Imaike-eki) is an underground metro station located in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. 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
- Nagoya Municipal Subway
- Higashiyama Line (Station number: H14)
- Sakura-dōri Line (Station number: S08)
Layout
Imaike Station has two underground island platforms.
Platforms
1 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Higashiyama Kōen and Fujigaoka |
2 | ■ Higashiyama Line | For Sakae, Nagoya, and Takabata |
3 | ■ Sakura-dōri Line | For Aratama-bashi and Tokushige |
4 | ■ Sakura-dōri Line | For Nagoya and Nakamura Kuyakusho |
References
- ^ 今池 [Imaike] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004). "高度経済成長期の鉄道整備―昭和30~40年代". 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese). グランプリ出版. p. 65. ISBN 978-4-87687-260-2. OCLC 57547788.
- ^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 235, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imaike Station (Aichi).
- Imaike Station official web site (in Japanese)
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