Higashi-Nagasaki Station Explained


Higashi-Nagasaki Station
Native Name:東長崎駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:5-1-1 Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Seibu Railway
Line:Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Code:SI03
Opened:15 April 1915
Passengers:27,072 daily
Pass Year:FY2013

is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Nagasaki Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture, and is located 3.1 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks.[2] The platforms are capable of handling 10-car trains.[2]

Platforms

History

Higashi-Nagasaki Station opened on 15 April 1915.[1] While the name of the district in which the station is located is actually Nagasaki, the station was named Higashi-Nagasaki to avoid confusion with Nagasaki Station in Kyushu.[2]

Station numbering was introduced during fiscal 2012, with Higashi-Nagasaki Station becoming "SI03".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was the 37th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 27,072 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
200032,376
200927,593[5]
2010 26,464[6]
2011 26,109[7]
2012 26,598
2013 27,072

Surrounding area

External links

35.73°N 139.6832°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 201. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 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 . Kodansha . March 2011 . Japan . 29/63. 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. ja: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. 23 February 2012. News Release. Seibu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 10 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf. 24 September 2015.
  4. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 22 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171300/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/06/05/2013jyoukou.pdf. 14 July 2014.
  5. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044558/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/06/20/2010joukou.pdf. 26 June 2011.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 6 October 2014 . 26 January 2013 . dead .
  7. Web site: http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf. ja:駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均. Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011). Japanese. Japan. Seibu Railway. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101063659/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/company/business/railway-business/data/year/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/05/31/2011joukou.pdf. 1 November 2012.