Higashi-matsubara Station explained


Higashi-matsubara Station
Native Name:東松原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Setagaya, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Operator:Keio Corporation
Line:Keio Inokashira Line
Code:IN07
Opened:1933
Passengers:18,374 daily
Pass Year:FY2011

is a railway station on the Keio Inokashira Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

Lines

Higashi-matsubara Station is served by the 12.7 km Keio Inokashira Line from in Tokyo to . Located between and, it is 4.0 km from the Shibuya terminus.[1]

Service pattern

Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with the station building built above the tracks.[2] On both the east and west ends (toward Shibuya and Kichijoji respectively), the exits are served by over-track bridges, between which is the station building. There are elevators from the south side of the east end of the station to the ground-level exit, and also between the ticket gate area and platforms.

The platform was previously only long enough to accommodate four 18-meter cars, with roads crossing the tracks at either end, and the station building on the western end. Later, the crossing on the eastern end was closed, the platform extended, and the existing station building was closed and rebuilt as an above-track station.

Platforms

History

The station opened on August 1, 1933.[1]

From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Higashi-matsubara Station becoming "IN07".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 18,374 passengers daily.[4]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
1999 16,426
2010 18,529
2011 18,374

External links

35.6627°N 139.6556°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 . 206. 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1巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア . Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area . Kodansha . April 2010 . Japan . 10, 53. 978-4-06-270061-0.
  3. Web site: http://www.keio.co.jp/news/backnumber/news_release2012/nr130118_numbering.pdf. ja:京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。. Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line. 18 January 2013. News release. Keio Corporation. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616182704/https://www.keio.co.jp/news/backnumber/news_release2012/nr130118_numbering.pdf. 16 June 2019. 23 February 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: http://www.keio.co.jp/group/traffic/railroading/passengers/index.html. ja:1日の駅別乗降人員. Average daily station usage figures. 2013. Japanese. Japan . Keio Corporation. 23 February 2013.