Narimasu Station
Narimasu Station (成増駅, Narimasu-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Narimasu Station 成増駅 | |
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The south entrance in July 2016 | |
Location | 2-13-1 Narimasu, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0094 Japan |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | |
Distance | 10.4 km from Ikebukuro |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Connections | Bus terminal |
Other information | |
Station code | TJ-10 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 1 May 1914 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 57,729 daily |
Location | |
Narimasu Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Shimo-Akatsuka and Wakōshi, it is 10.4 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Rapid, Express, Semi Express, and Local services stop at this station. During midday, six of the eight Local trains per hour terminate here, with the other two continuing to Kawagoeshi.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Platforms 2 and 4 are used to allow faster trains to overtake slower stopping trains. This station has a season ticket sales office.[3]
Platforms
1/2 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Shiki, Kawagoe, Shinrinkōen, Ogawamachi, and Yorii |
3/4 | ■ Tobu Tojo Line | for Kami-Itabashi, Ōyama, and Ikebukuro |
- The north entrance in July 2016
- The ticket barriers in July 2016
- The platforms viewed from the up end in February 2012
- The platforms viewed from the down end in February 2012
- The view from the down end of the platforms in February 2012, with the turn-back siding for terminating trains visible to the left of the main running tracks
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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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 | ||||
Ikebukuro | Rapid | Wakōshi | ||
Ikebukuro | Express | Wakōshi | ||
Ikebukuro | Semi express | Wakōshi | ||
Shimo-Akatsuka | Local | Wakōshi |
History
The station opened on 1 May 1914 coinciding with the opening of the Tojo Railway line from Ikebukuro.[4]
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Narimasu Station becoming "TJ-10".[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 57,729 passengers daily.[6] Passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.[7]
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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1950 | 6,724[Note 1] |
1960 | 14,506[Note 1] |
1970 | 34,416[Note 1] |
1980 | 40,076[Note 1] |
1990 | 37,067[Note 1] |
2000 | 41,985[Note 1] |
2010 | 37,548[Note 1] |
2014 | 57,729 |
- Number of boarding passengers only
Surrounding area
North side
- Narimasu Library
- Itabashi Art Museum
- Akatsuka No. 2 Junior High School
- Akatsuka Elementary School
- Akatsuka Park
South side
- Chikatetsu-Narimasu Station (on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line)
- Hokei Junior High School
- Narimasu Elementary School
- Hikarigaoka Park
See also
References
- "Narimasu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
- Yamamoto, Tomoyuki (October 2008). 東武東上線の神話時代(1). Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 570. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 126–131.
- 「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 21 March 2012.
- 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 20 July 2016.
- Sawauchi, Kazuaki (October 2013). 東武鉄道東上線の歴史過程 [History of the Tobu Tojo Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. 63 (880): 18.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narimasu Station. |
- Tobu station information (in Japanese)