Unga Station

Unga Station

運河駅
Unga Station; 運河駅
	Unga Station east entrance in May 2021
Location	405 Akatsuchi, Higashi-Fukai, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°54′52″N 139°54′23″E / 35.9145°N 139.9065°ECoordinates: 35°54′52″N 139°54′23″E / 35.9145°N 139.9065°E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	TD Tobu Urban Park Line
Platforms	1 island, 1 side platform
Other information
Station code	TD-19
History
Opened	1911
Passengers
FY2014	21,232 daily
Location
	Unga Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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.

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[]

Tokyo University of Science

The station building before rebuilding, in September 2007
The former station underpass in July 2013

References[]

^ 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.
^ 「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.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

External links[]

Tobu Railway Station information (in Japanese)

[tobu20130425-1] 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.

[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. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[3] 駅情報（乗降人員） - Tobu Railway official home page (in Japanese)

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