Toshimaen Station

Toshimaen Station
豊島園駅
The Seibu station, May 2011
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Nerima
Neighborhood etc. 4-16-5 Nerima
Postal code176-0001
(in Japanese)東京都練馬区練馬4-16-5
History
Year opened 1927
Former name Toshima Station
Present name since 1933
Rail services
Station number(s) SI39 (Seibu)
E36 (Toei)
Operator(s) Seibu Railway
Toei Subway
Line(s) Seibu Toshima Line
Toei Ōedo Line
Statistics 13,583 passengers/day (Seibu, FY2013)
The Toei station entrance, July 2010

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 Toei Subway.

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

Toei Ōedo Line

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

1 Toei Ōedo Line for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2 Toei Ōedo Line for Hikarigaoka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Seibu Toshima Line
Nerima Local Terminus
Toei Ōedo Line
Nerima - Nerima-kasugachō

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, January 2009

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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. 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 2 September 2014.

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Coordinates: 35°44′33″N 139°38′53″E / 35.7424°N 139.6480°E