Higashi-Matsuyama Station

Higashi-Matsuyama Station
東松山駅
East entrance, April 2010
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Higashimatsuyama
Neighborhood etc. 1-12-11 Yakyū-chō
Postal Code 355-0028
(in Japanese) 東松山市箭弓町1-12-11
History
Year opened 1923
Former name Bushū Matsuyama Station
Present name since 1954
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 30,180 passengers/day (FY2010)
Small bus terminal at this station

Higashi-Matsuyama Station (東松山駅 Higashimatsuyama-eki?) is a railway station in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Higashi-Matsuyama Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 49.9 km from Ikebukuro.[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid Express, Express, Commuter Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by five Express trains per hour in each direction between Ikebukuro and Shinrinkōen or Ogawamachi stations.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The platforms were originally island platforms serving four tracks, but the outer tracks were removed following completion of double-tracking beyond to Shinrinkōen.

This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]

Platforms

1 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
2 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Sakado, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
◌ Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
◌ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Sakado   TJ Liner   Shinrinkōen
Sakado   Rapid Express   Shinrinkōen
Takasaka   Express   Shinrinkōen
Takasaka   Commuter Express   Shinrinkōen
Takasaka   Semi Express   Shinrinkōen
Takasaka   Local   Shinrinkōen

History

The station was first opened on 1 October 1923 as Bushū Matsuyama Station (武州松山駅?). The station was renamed Higashi-Matsuyama Station in October 1954 when Higashi-Matsuyama became a city.[1][2] The station building was refurbished between 2008 and 2010 with the addition of lifts on either side.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 30,180 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Higashi-Matsuyama_Station Higashi-Matsuyama Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b "Higashi-Matsuyama Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7408.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
  3. ^ a b Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)]" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line