is an underground

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located in Chikusa-ku,

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operated by the

Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

. It is an

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and is located 11.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Higashiyama Line at

Takabata Station is a subway station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Lines Takabata Station is a terminus of the Higashiyama Line subway, and is n ...

and 6.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Sakura-dōri Line at

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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. The

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s were automated to use the Manaca

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system from 11 February 2011.

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s were installed on the Sakura-dōri Line platform on 30 April 2011.

Lines

* ** (Station number: H14) ** (Station number: S08)

Layout

Imaike Station has two underground

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Platforms

References

External links

Imaike Station official web site
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture {{Aichi-railstation-stub