Unga Station

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.

Unga Station

運河駅
Unga Station west entrance in July 2013
Location405 Akatsuchi, Higashi-Fukai, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Coordinates35.9145°N 139.9065°E / 35.9145; 139.9065
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms1 island, 1 side platform
Other information
Station codeTD-19
History
Opened1911
Passengers
FY201421,232 daily
Location
Unga Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Unga Station
Unga Station (Japan)

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Urban Park Line TD19
Umesato TD18   Limited Express Urban Park Liner   Nagareyama-ōtakanomori TD22
Umesato TD18   Express   Nagareyama-ōtakanomori TD22
Umesato TD18   Section Express   Edogawadai TD20
Umesato TD18   Local   Edogawadai TD20

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 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)
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