Morinjimae Station

Morinjimae Station

茂林寺前駅
; Morinjimae Station; 茂林寺前駅
	Morinjimae Station in December 2014
Location	Horiecho 1624, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374-0033; Japan
Coordinates	36°13′36″N 139°31′38″E / 36.2266°N 139.5272°ECoordinates: 36°13′36″N 139°31′38″E / 36.2266°N 139.5272°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Isesaki Line
Distance	72.4 km from Asakusa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	TI-09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1927.
Passengers
FY2020	1574 daily
Location
	Morinjimae Station Location within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Tobu Isesaki Line
Kawamata		Local		Tatebayashi

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[]

^ 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.
^ 「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.
^ 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)

[terada2013-1] 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.

[tobu20120209-2] 「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.

[TobuRail2019stats-3] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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