JA17
Ukimafunado Station

浮間舟渡駅
Ukimafunado Station, February 2016
General information
Location4 Ukima, Kita, Tokyo
（東京都北区浮間4丁目）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)JA Saikyō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened30 September 1985
Passengers
FY201119,463 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Akabane
JA16
towards Ōsaki
 Saikyō Line
Local
 Toda-Kōen
JA18
towards Ōmiya

Ukimafunado Station (浮間舟渡駅, Ukimafunado-eki) is a railway station on the Saikyō Line in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Ukimafunado Station is served by the Saikyō Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 8.6 km north of Ikebukuro Station.[2] The station identification colour is "tokiwa green".[2]

The station name is taken from the Ukima and Funado districts in which the station lies.[2]

Under the JR fare calculation system, this station is the northern boundary station of the "Tokyo 23 Districts" area.

Station layout

Ticket barriers at the station, March 2007

The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.[2]

Platforms

1 JA Saikyō Line for Akabane, Shinjuku, and Ōsaki
R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba
2 JA Saikyō Line for Musashi-Urawa, Ōmiya, and Kawagoe

History

Ukimafunado Station opened on 30 September 1985.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 19,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200016,488[4]
200518,420[5]
201019,546[6]
201119,463[3]

Surrounding area

Schools

  • Shibaura Institute of Technology Junior and Senior High School[7]
  • Kita Ward Ukima Junior High School[8]
  • Kita Ward Ukima Elementary School
  • Itabashi Ward Shimura No. 5 Junior High School
  • Itabashi Ward Funado Elementary School[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅情報（浮間舟渡駅） [Station Information: Ukimafunado Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Shibaura Institute of Technology Junior and Senior High School website. Retrieved 30 October 2012 (in Japanese)
  8. ↑ Kita Ward Ukima Junior High School website Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 October 2012. (in Japanese)
  9. ↑ Itabashi Ward Funado Elementary School website. Retrieved 30 October 2012. (in Japanese)
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