Naka-Itabashi Station

Naka-Itabashi Station (中板橋駅, Naka-Itabashi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Naka-Itabashi Station 中板橋駅
The south entrance in April 2016
Location	33–1 Yayoi-chō, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173–0021 Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Tojo Line
Distance	43.0 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	TJ-05
Website	www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7204.html
History
Opened	12 July 1933 (1933-07-12)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	26,961 daily
Location
Naka-Itabashi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Naka-Itabashi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Ōyama and Tokiwadai, it is 4.0 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 3 are used to allow non-stop trains to pass stopping trains.

Platforms

1/2	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Kami-Itabashi, Narimasu, and Shiki
3/4	■ Tobu Tojo Line	for Ōyama and Ikebukuro

• 
  The north entrance in April 2016
• 
  The down end of the platforms in April 2016
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  The up end of the platforms in April 2016
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  The passenger lift on platform 3/4 in April 2016
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  The station viewed from the level crossing at the east (Ikebukuro) end in April 2016

Adjacent stations

Tokiwadai Station visible from the end of the platforms in April 2016

←		Service		→
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kawagoe express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi express: Does not stop at this station
Ōyama		Local		Tokiwadai

History

The station opened on 12 July 1933.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Naka-Itabashi Station becoming "TJ-05".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 26,961 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2010	26,784[5]
2011	25,978[6]
2012	26,527[7]
2013	27,093[8]
2014	26,961[4]

Surrounding area

• Shakujii River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
3. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
4. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
7. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
8. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• Naka-Itabashi Station information (in Japanese)