Higashi-Matsuyama Station
東松山駅
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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]
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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]
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]
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 |
« | Service | » | ||
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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 |
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.
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 30,180 passengers daily.[4]
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