Toshimaen Station

Railway and metro station in Tokyo, Japan
  • Seibu Railway
  • Toei Subway
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (1 Seibu, 1 Toei)Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeAt grade (Seibu), Underground (Toei)Other informationStation codeSI39 (Seibu)
E36 (Toei)HistoryOpened15 October 1927; 96 years ago (15 October 1927)Previous namesToshima (until 1933)PassengersSeibu, FY201313,583 daily Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Terminus Toshima Line Nerima
SI06
Terminus
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station
Nerima-kasugachō
E37
towards Hikarigaoka
Ōedo Line Nerima
E35
towards Tochōmae
Location
Toshimaen Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
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Toshimaen Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
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Toshimaen Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
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Toshimaen Station is located in Tokyo
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Toshimaen Station (豊島園駅, Toshimaen-eki) is a railway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway and the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. It is located next to the former site of Toshimaen amusement park and the current Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter.

Lines

Toshimaen Station is served by the Seibu Toshima Line and the Toei Ōedo Line.

Platforms

Seibu Toshima Line

The Seibu station consists of an island platform serving two terminating tracks.[1] An additional disembarking platform originally existed opposite platform 2.[1]

1/2  Seibu Toshima Line for Nerima and Ikebukuro
  • Seibu platforms, 2008
    Seibu platforms, 2008

Toei Ōedo Line

The Toei station has an island platform serving two tracks.[1]

1 E Ōedo Line for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2 E Ōedo Line for Hikarigaoka
  • Toei platforms, 2019
    Toei platforms, 2019

History

The Seibu station opened on 15 October 1927, originally named Toshima Station (豊島駅).[2] It was renamed Toshimaen on 1 March 1933.[2] The Toei station opened on 10 December 1991.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Toshimaen Station becoming "SI39".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the Seibu station was the 60th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 13,583 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for the Seibu station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 12,560[2]
2009 12,927[5]
2010 12,639[5]
2011 12,707[6]
2012 13,318[4]
2013 13,583[4]

Surrounding area

Toshimaen amusement park entrance in January 2009
  • Toshimaen amusement park (formerly)
  • Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter (upcoming)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 31/66. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  2. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 202–215. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c 駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ^ 駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

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