Ekoda Station

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Ekoda Station
江古田駅
Ekoda Station south entrance, July 2011
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Nerima
Neighborhood etc. 1-78-7 Asahigaoka
Postal code176-0005
(in Japanese)東京都練馬区旭丘1-78-7
History
Year opened 1922
Rail services
Station number(s) SI04
Operator(s) Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Statistics 32,942 passengers/day (FY2011)

Ekoda Station (江古田駅 Ekoda-eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Ekoda Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 4.3 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

View of the platforms, November 2005

Ekoda Station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The platforms are capable of handling 10-car trains.[2]

Platforms

1 Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
2 Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Higashi-Nagasaki   Local   Sakuradai
Limited express: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Express: no stop
Commuter express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Commuter semi express: no stop
Semi express: no stop

History

Old station building, May 2008

The station opened on 1 November 1922.[1]

Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Ekoda Station becoming "SI04".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 32,942 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 39,728[1]
2009 34,527[5]
2010 32,808[6]
2011 32,942[4]

Surrounding area

Several university and college campuses are located nearby the station.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 28/63. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6. 
  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. Retrieved 10 February 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "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. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  5. "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. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  6. "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 

External links

Coordinates: 35°44′15″N 139°40′22″E / 35.737489°N 139.672806°E / 35.737489; 139.672806

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