Imai Station (今井駅, Imai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Imai Station

今井駅
East entrance of Imai Station, August 2006
General information
Location296-2 Kawanakajima-machi Imai, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 381-2226
Japan
Coordinates36°35′44″N 138°08′43″E / 36.5956°N 138.1453°E / 36.5956; 138.1453
Elevation359.0 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance2.1 km from Shinonoi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1997
Passengers
FY20151,966 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinonoi
Terminus
Shin'etsu Main Line
Shinonoi – Nagano
Kawanakajima
towards Niigata
Shinonoi
towards Shiojiri
Shinonoi Line
Local & Rapid Misuzu
Kawanakajima
towards Nagano
Preceding station Shinano Railway Following station
Shinonoi
towards Karuizawa
Shinano Railway Line
Local
Kawanakajima
towards Nagano
Location
Imai Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Imai Station
Imai Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Imai Station is located in Japan
Imai Station
Imai Station
Imai Station (Japan)

Lines

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Imai Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinonoi Station. Shinanoi Line and Shinano Railway trains also stop at this station after continuing past the nominal terminus of these lines at Shinanoi en route to Matsumoto.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri
   Shinonoi Line for Shinonoi, Matsumoto and Shiojiri
   Shinano Railway Line for Togura, Ueda and Komoro
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagano

History

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Imai Station opened on 1 October 1997.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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