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 Taiko-dori Station.

H13 S08 Imaike Station 今池駅
Nagoya Municipal Subway station
General information
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
Line(s)	Higashiyama Line Sakura-dōri Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	H13 S08
History
Opened	15 June 1960; 65 years ago (15 June 1960)
Passengers
2009	20,641 daily
Services
Preceding station Nagoya Municipal Subway Following station Chikusa H12 towards Takabata Higashiyama Line Ikeshita H14 towards Fujigaoka Kurumamichi S07 towards Taiko-dori Sakura-dōri Line Fukiage S09 towards Tokushige

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 Taiko-dori