Nishiarai Station

Nishiarai Station (西新井駅, Nishiarai-eki) is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by private railway operator Tobu Railway.

For the station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner, see Nishiaraidaishi-nishi Station.

Nishiarai Station 西新井駅
West exit, July 2015
Location	Adachi, Tokyo （足立区西新井栄町2-1-1） Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Daishi Line.
Other information
Station code	TS-13
History
Opened	1899
Traffic
Passengers ([1])	58,180 daily

Lines

The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Daishi Line.

The station platforms with the Daishi Line platforms on the right, 2008

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks.

Platforms

1/2	■ Tobu Daishi Line	for Daishimae
3	■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express)	for Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ōta, Minami-Kurihashi, and Shin-Tochigi
4	■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local)	for Takenotsuka, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, and Minami-Kurihashi
5	■ Tobu Skytree Line (Local)	for Kita-Senju, Asakusa Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line for Naka-Meguro
6	■ Tobu Skytree Line (Express)	for Kita-Senju, Asakusa, Oshiage Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line for Shibuya and Chūō-Rinkan

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tobu Skytree Line (TS-13)
Limited Express Spacia: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Ryōmō: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Revaty: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Shimotsuke: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Skytree Liner: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Urban Park Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Senju (TS-09)		Express		Sōka (TS-16)
Kita-Senju (TS-09)		Section express		Sōka (TS-16)
Kita-Senju (TS-09)		Semi-express		Sōka (TS-16)
Kita-Senju (TS-09)		Section semi-express		Sōka (TS-16)
Umejima (TS-12)		Local		Takenotsuka (TS-14)
Tobu Daishi Line (TS-13)
Terminus		Local		Daishimae (TS-51)

History

The station opened on 27 August 1899.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Nishiarai Station becoming "TS-13".[3]

References

1. Nishiarai Station information. Retrieved on 19 September 2008. (in Japanese)
2. 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. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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 27 May 2012.

External links

• Nishiarai Station information (in Japanese)