Imaike Station (Nagoya)
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.[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.
H13 S08 Imaike Station 今池駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Nagoya Municipal Subway station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Imaike 5-1, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi (名古屋市千種区今池五丁目1) Japan | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | H13 S08 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 15 June 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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2009 | 20,641 daily | |||||||||||||||
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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.[3] 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
- Imaike Station official web site (in Japanese)