Imai Station

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
Location	296-2 Kawanakajima-machi Imai, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 381-2226 Japan
Coordinates	36.5956°N 138.1453°E
Elevation	359.0 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	2.1 km from Shinonoi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1997
Passengers
FY2015	1,966 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinonoi Terminus Shin'etsu Main Line Shinonoi – Nagano Kawanakajima toward Niigata Shinonoi toward Shiojiri Shinonoi Line Local & Rapid Misuzu Kawanakajima toward Nagano Preceding station Shinano Railway Following station Shinonoi toward Karuizawa Shinano Railway Line Local Kawanakajima toward Nagano
Location
Imai Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Imai Station Imai Station (Japan)

Lines

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

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

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

Imai Station opened on 1 October 1997.

Passenger statistics

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)