Hikarigaoka Station

E38
Hikarigaoka Station
E38; Hikarigaoka Station; 光が丘駅
	Entrance A3
Location	Nerima, Tokyo; Japan
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line(s)	E Toei Ōedo Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	11.9 m
Other information
Station code	E-38
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 December 1991
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	56,529 daily
Services
Location
	Hikarigaoka Station Location within Japan

Hikarigaoka Station (光が丘駅, Hikarigaoka-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Ōedo Line in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway.

Lines

Hikarigaoka Station is the terminus of the Toei Ōedo Line. It is numbered E-38.[1]

Station layout

The station is the westernmost of all Toei stations, and, at a depth of 11.9 m below ground level, the platform is the closest to the surface of all the Ōedo Line stations.[1] There are five exits from the station, labelled A1 through to A5.[2]

Platforms

The station has an island platform with two tracks.

1	E Toei Ōedo Line	for Tochōmae, Roppongi, and Daimon
2	E Toei Ōedo Line	Alighting only

The platforms in November 2014

History

Hikarigaoka Station opened on 10 December 1991.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 56,529 passengers (28,347 boarding, 28,182 exiting) daily.[4] Below is a table of the passenger statistics of the station beginning with 1991, the year the station entered service.

Year	Passengers	Source
1991	7,982	[5]
1992	9,019	[6]
1993	10,027	[7]
1994	11,025	[8]
1995	11,303	[9]
1996	11,540	[10]
1997	13,501	[11]
1998	19,545	[12]
1999	20,689	[13]
2000	22,285	[14]
2001	23,975	[15]
2002	25,030	[16]
2003	26,098	[17]
2004	26,668	[18]
2005	27,230	[19]
2006	28,041	[20]
2007	29,251	[21]
2008	29,286	[22]
2009	28,706	[23]
2010	28,468	[24]
2011	28,425	[25]

Surrounding area

The station is located towards the centre of the Hikarigaoka housing complex and is located in the vicinity of the large Hikarigaoka IMA shopping centre.[26] Hikarigaoka itself is located at the northern point of Nerima, Tokyo near the border with Itabashi, Tokyo and Wakō, Saitama. Bus services from this station are operated by Kokusaikōgyō Bus and Seibu Bus.[1] A spur of National Route 443 is routed above the station.[27]

Cultural references

The station and other parts of the Toei Ōedo Line are referenced in the Digimon Adventure franchise.[28][29][30]

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