Unga Station

Railway station in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°54′52″N 139°54′23″E / 35.9145°N 139.9065°E / 35.9145; 139.9065Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s)TD Tobu Urban Park LinePlatforms1 island, 1 side platformOther informationStation codeTD-19HistoryOpened9 May 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-09)PassengersFY201421,232 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Nodashi
TD18
towards Ōmiya
 Urban Park Liner Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
TD22
towards Kashiwa
Nodashi
One-way operation
 Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Nodashi
TD18
towards Ōmiya
 Urban Park Line
Express
 Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
TD22
towards Funabashi
Urban Park Line
Section Express
 Edogawadai
TD20
towards Kashiwa
Urban Park Line
Local
 Edogawadai
TD20
towards Funabashi
Location
TD19 Unga Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
TD19 Unga Station
TD19
Unga Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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TD19 Unga Station is located in Japan
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Unga Station (Japan)
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Unga Station (運河駅, Unga-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Urban Park Line in Nagareyama, Chiba Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Unga Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tobu Urban Park Line from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture. It is 33.2 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

Unga Station has one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks. The station building was rebuilt as a new overhead station, completed during fiscal 2013.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Nodashi, Kasukabe, Iwatsuki, and Ōmiya
2/3 ■ Tobu Urban Park Line for Kashiwa and Funabashi

History

Unga Station opened on 9 May 1911. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Noda Line, with Unga Station becoming "TD-19".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 21,132 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • The station building before rebuilding, in September 2007
    The station building before rebuilding, in September 2007
  • The former station underpass in July 2013
    The former station underpass in July 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ ２０１３年度の鉄道事業設備投資計画 [Fiscal 2013 railway business investment plan] (PDF). Tobu News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links

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