Morinjimae Station

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.

TI09 Morinjimae Station 茂林寺前駅
Morinjimae Station in December 2014
General information
Location	Horiecho 1624, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma-ken 374-0033 Japan
Coordinates	36.2266°N 139.5272°E / 36.2266; 139.5272
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
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Kawamata TI08 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Isesaki Line Section Express Section Semi Express Tatebayashi TI10 Terminus Isesaki Line Local Tatebayashi TI10 towards Isesaki
Location Morinjimae Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Morinjimae Station Morinjimae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The platforms in December 2014

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)