Morinjimae Station

Railway station in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
36°13′36″N 139°31′38″E / 36.2266°N 139.5272°E / 36.2266; 139.5272Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tōbu Isesaki LineDistance72.4 km from AsakusaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTI-09WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1927.PassengersFY20201574 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Kawamata
TI08
 Isesaki Line
Section Express
Section Semi Express
 Tatebayashi
TI10
Terminus
Isesaki Line
Local
 Tatebayashi
TI10
towards Isesaki
Location
Morinjimae Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Morinjimae Station
Morinjimae Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
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Morinjimae Station is located in Japan
Morinjimae Station
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Morinjimae Station (Japan)
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The platforms in December 2014

Morinjimae Station (茂林寺前駅, Myorinjimae-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Morinjimae Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 72.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Asakusa.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line for Kuki and Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
2 ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Ōta and Ashikaga

History

Morinjimae Station opened on 1 April 1927.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Morinjimae Station becoming "TI-09".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1574 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Morinji Temple
  • Morinji Numa (swamp)
  • Yacho-no-mori flower garden

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Morinjimae Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Tobu station information (in Japanese)