Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station

{{short description|Railway station in Itakura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{TBSN|TN|07|50}}
Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station

| native_name = 板倉東洋大前駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Itakura-toyodai-mae Station West Entrance 1.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station in August 2012

| other_name =

| address = 1-1-1 Asahino, Itakura-machi, Ōra-gun, Gunma-ken 374-0112

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|36.2224|N|139.6482|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 36px Tōbu Railway

| line = 18px Tōbu Nikkō Line

| distance = 25.6 km from {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| tracks = 4

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TN-07

| website = {{Official website|http://railway.tobu.co.jp/guide/station/info/3120.html}}

| opened = 25 March 1997

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 3,819 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Tobu

|line1=Nikko Line|to-left1=Minami-Kurihashi|left1=Kurihashi|note-left1={{TBSN|TN|04|25}}|note-mid1={{SLL|Express|c=#e10084|t=#FFF}}|right1=Shin-Ōhirashita|note-right1={{TBSN|TN|10|25}}

|line2=Nikko Line|left2=Yagyū|note-left2={{TBSN|TN|06}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Local|c=#8a8b89|t=#FFF}}|right2=Fujioka|note-right2={{TBSN|TN|08}}}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station|板倉東洋大前駅|Itakura Tōyōdai-mae-eki}} is a passenger railway station in the town of Itakura, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-07".

Lines

Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station is served by Tōbu Nikkō Line, and is {{Convert|25.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}.

Station layout

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| title-bg = Orange

| title-color = Black

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This station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located underneath. Tracks 1 and 4 are on passing loops.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1, 2|first=2|name= Tōbu Nikkō Line |col= Orange|dir= for {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}} and {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3, 4|first=3|nidx= Tōbu Nikkō Line |col= Orange|dir= for {{STN|Shin-Tochigi|x}} and {{STN|Tōbu-Nikkō|x}}}}

History

Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station opened on 25 March 1997.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan | page = 223| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Itakura Tōyōdai-mae Station becoming "TN-07".{{cite web|url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title= ja:「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|trans-title= Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time|date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway|language= Japanese|format= pdf|accessdate= 11 November 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|archive-date= 8 August 2012|url-status= dead}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3819 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja:駅情報(乗降人員)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2 August 2020}}