SI14 Higashi-Kurume Station 東久留米駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kurume Station north entrance, June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-8 Honchō, Higashikurume-shi, Tokyo 203-0014 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′40″N 139°32′01″E / 35.7610°N 139.5337°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.8 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 54,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-Kurume Station (東久留米駅, Higashi-kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Higashi-Kurume Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Hibarigaoka and Kiyose, it is 17.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1]
Station layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" shopping and eating complex opened in 2010. The station building includes lavatories for men and women and a wheelchair-accessible multi-purpose restroom.
Platforms
| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line |
for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
History
Higashi-Kurume Station opened on 15 April 1915.[1] It was named Higashi-Kurume to avoid confusion with Kurume Station in Kyushu.[2]
The station was rebuilt in 1994 with a new structure spanning the tracks and platforms.[2]
The "Emio Higashi-Kurume" station complex opened in 2010.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Kurume Station becoming "SI14".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 16th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 54,968 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 49,205[6] |
| 2010 | 52,275[7] |
| 2015 | 53,984[8] |
Surrounding area
- Higashikurume City Office
- Higashikurume Fire Station
- Higashikurumeshi Chikurin Park
See also
References
- 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 1 2 3 4 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. 32/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Kurume Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kurume Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)