Unga Station

TD19 Unga Station 運河駅
Unga Station east entrance in May 2021
General information
Location	405 Akatsuchi, Higashi-Fukai, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.9145°N 139.9065°E / 35.9145; 139.9065
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	9 May 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-09)
Passengers
FY2014	21,232 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Nodashi TD18 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Liner Nagareyama-ōtakanomori TD22 towards Kashiwa Nodashi One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Nodashi TD18 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Line Express Nagareyama-ōtakanomori TD22 towards Funabashi Urban Park Line Section Express Edogawadai TD20 towards Kashiwa Urban Park Line Local Edogawadai TD20 towards Funabashi
Location TD19 Unga Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture TD19 Unga Station TD19 Unga Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.
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)

External links

• Tobu Railway Station information (in Japanese)